The New York startup competition saw applicants with products ranging from the idea stage to already existing.
NYS MilkLaunch, a new startup competition focused on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York state, announced the four finalists for its inaugural competition. They are:
MilkLaunch is run by New York-based corporate innovation consultancy VentureFuel in collaboration with the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board. The open competition included global applicants with products ranging from the idea stage to already existing. They entrants’ products have sales under $250,000 and contain at least 50% fluid milk; entrants make a commitment that if they win, their milk will be sourced from New York producers for at least 12 months, the competition’s organizers said.