The Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition supports food innovators in launching products made from dairy ingredients produced in the Northeast and gives dairy entrepreneurs, including those making products on organic and small farms, access to entrepreneurial and technical support.

Winners will receive an exclusive Babybel heart-shaped box of plant-based cheese, in addition to other first-time essentials: A set of wine glasses, cheese snacking board, two matching ultra-soft robes, and a cozy blanket. 

Schumacher is a business leader with an excellent track record across multiple leading companies in the consumer goods industry.

These vintages join the 2012, 2017, 2018, and 2019 varieties in the Maker's Reserve portfolio.

With the first-ever baby products to include protein from grass-fed collagen, Serenity Kids continues to innovate by introducing a new range of vegetable-forward, protein-rich and dairy-free smoothie pouches for babies and toddlers.  

In North America, flavor trends are driven by regional classics such as North Carolina’s spicy barbecue and Tex Mex. There’s a resurgence of basic flavors featured in past years’ charts as well as never-before-seen additions such as fig, ube and wasabi.

The rebrand of Tate & Lyle is another important milestone in the transformation of its business to become a purpose-led, growth-focused specialty food and beverage solutions business.

Durkin joined Leprino in 2011 and has been president and CEO since 2014. He most recently served as secretary of the Innovation Center board and previously chaired its Stewardship Commitment Taskforce.

A rare sugar that occurs naturally in a variety of foods including fruits and dairy products, tagatose works similarly to sucrose in many applications, is 90% as sweet and has 60% fewer calories.

The patent-pending formula leans on ultrafiltration to remove milk’s protein and is produced sustainably by using a nutrient-rich byproduct of the process.