Ice cream infused with vegetables, to-go premium cheese snacks, decadent chocolate mousse and flavored paneer make up the finalists announced today in the Real California Milk Snackcelerator product innovation competition.

Five years after launching its initial Accelerator program, Kansas City, Kan.-based Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) said is gearing up for its 2021 program with the announcement of a new name, DFA CoLab Accelerator, and a continued focus on helping accelerate and grow ag-tech and dairy food product companies.

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.

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.

The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, the New York Dairy Promotion Order (DPO) Advisory Board and VentureFuel Inc. announced a new startup competition, MilkLaunch, focused on accelerating product innovation for dairy products in New York state.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., announced the return of its dairy product innovation competition with the launch of the Real California Milk Snackcelerator.

The DFA Accelerator is a 90-day immersive program with a combination of on-site meetings and virtual programs to provide training, growth opportunities and mentorship.

Milk-based beverages for active kids and ready-to-drink lattes with collagen are among the nine finalists announced in the California Milk Advisory Board’s (CMAB) Real California Milk Accelerator dairy startup competition.

The program helps mentor and grow dairy food product, ag technology companies.

One startup will receive a $1 million grand prize.