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Dairy Farmers of America names startups for 2022 CoLab Accelerator program

Six startups are addressing important industry issues, including waste management and sustainability, energy-efficiency and milk flavor innovation.

April 14, 2022

Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced the six startup companies that will participate in the cooperative’s 2022 CoLab Accelerator program.

A big investment in regional dairy

USDA commits to additional funding to support long-term resilience in the dairy industry.

Kathie Canning

March 31, 2022

On March 2, USDA announced an additional investment of $80 million in the Dairy Business Innovation (DBI) Initiatives.

Dairy industry challenges are also opportunities

For 2022, we could take better advantage of opportunities across three areas, in particular.

Blake Anderson

January 17, 2022

Opportunities are knocking in our industry today, and thus, our organizations are fraught with “challenges,” given the social, scientific, and geopolitical environments in which we coexist.

Innovation in a time of uncertainty

Hundreds of entrepreneurs recognized the vast opportunities New York State provides agrifood businesses and submitted applications to Grow-NY to introduce novel business ideas to the region.

Catharine Young Jenn Smith

August 3, 2021

Economic survival. The overarching challenge business owners face day in and day out — those in the agrifood industry are no exception.

Dairy checkoff helps Taco Bell create new beverage featuring dairy

The Mtn Dew Baja Blast Colada Freeze features a dairy-based creamer made from real heavy cream, with pineapple and coconut flavors to give it a tropical feel.

May 20, 2021

Dairy Management Inc., Rosemont, Ill., said Taco Bell is unveiling its second frozen beverage featuring dairy at all participating U.S. locations, thanks to checkoff support.

Real California Milk Excelerator competition returns

Boasting a new name, the third edition of the CMAB dairy product innovation competition, with innovation consultancy VentureFuel, will award up to $650,000 in prizes for new dairy products that support performance and recovery benefits.

May 14, 2021

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., announced the return of its annual dairy innovation competition with a new name and increased focus on advancing excellence in functional dairy product development.

Dairy checkoff working with entrepreneurs to address industry challenges

DMI said it is partnering with Venture Winston Grants, which designed a competition where startup companies may apply for funding that will allow them to incorporate dairy into their concepts.

May 4, 2021

Dairy Management Inc. (DMI) said it entered a partnership that will provide access to a network of inventors and entrepreneurs tasked with providing marketplace solutions for industry challenges focused on health and sustainability.

Trends spell innovation opportunity for dairy in 2021

Kathie Canning

January 5, 2021

In my December column, I pointed to two areas of particular consumer interest, products that boost immune health and products that target the microbiome, that will spell innovation opportunity for dairy processors in 2021. Those areas of interest are huge, but they are not the only trends that bode well for dairy in the New Year.

It’s time for optimism and enthusiasm in dairy industry

Kathie Canning

December 7, 2020

As I write this column, 2020 is not quite over, although I suspect most folks are anxiously counting the days until it is.

Real California Milk Snackcelerator doubles semi-finalist pool, expands to over $800,000 in awards

Influx of creative dairy snacking startups inspires CMAB to add $350,000 in additional awards and create the ‘Sweet & Savory 16’ runoff in VentureFuel-run innovation competition.

October 7, 2020

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., said it doubled the number of semi-finalists and added more than $350,000 in additional awards to the Real California Milk Snackcelerator, its dairy product innovation competition.