Center for Dairy Research to create one-of-a-kind public resource for entrepreneurs, with access to pilot plant and consulting services.

Halo Top and Siggi’s products are included among the best in innovation.

The accelerator, Inno Accel, is an offshoot of the Inno Agropur program.

Mopro Nutrition offers yogurt infused with whey protein and probiotics.

U.S.-based dairy entrepreneurs are encouraged to apply for consideration by June 29.

The event is a revamped version of the Innovation Roadshow held by David Michael & Company.

Checkoff scientists helped the chain create a number of dairy-focused products.

The startup companies are ‘disrupting, innovating and inspiring’ new food categories.

A team of students from North Carolina State University took first place and won $8,000 in the annual Dairy Products Competition sponsored by the National Dairy Council.

The consumer packaged goods industry delivered anemic growth in 2013, inching up 1.8%. The edibles category basically mimicked the trajectory of the whole industry (+1.7%), while nonedibles grew just over a percentage point and general merchandise was flat.