New Products Conference recast to help innovators find future vision, consumer insights and better ways to ideate and develop new products
July 11, 2016
When it came to planning the 34th annual New Products Conference, Prepared Foods’ editorial and planning teams went back to the drawing board to recast the entire event.
The Prepared Foods New Products Conference is the food & beverage industry’s premier event for gaining valuable insights into global new product introductions
July 8, 2016
Say hello to Craig Dubitsky, an award-winning innovator and founder of Hello Products, a Montclair, N.J., oral care company taking on this $30B daily-use category.
The Prepared Foods New Products Conference is the food & beverage industry’s premier event for gaining valuable insights into global new product introductions
July 8, 2016
She’s ranked among the nation’s top 50 futurists. However, Nancy Giordano, founder of Play Big Inc., Austin, Texas, brings so much more to the table! Nancy also is a veteran strategist who strives to better leverage the powerful possibilities that exist at the intersection of business trends, societal needs and authentic brand stories.
The Oats Research Laboratory will focus on advancing the sustainability and quality of oats in the US
July 6, 2016
General Mills and South Dakota State University (SDSU) announced the opening of a state-of-the-art oat variety development lab on the Brookings campus. The Oats Research Laboratory will focus on advancing the sustainability and quality of oats in the US.
This year’s Breakthrough Innovation Award process reviewed nearly 3,500 consumer products that were introduced in 2014
July 5, 2016
Nielsen announced the 2016 U.S. Nielsen Breakthrough Innovation Award winners. Nielsen’s annual Breakthrough Innovation Awards recognize America’s unsung household heroes. In conjunction with announcing the winners, Nielsen also issued the fifth edition of the U.S. Breakthrough Innovation Report at Nielsen’s U.S. Consumer 360 event in Las Vegas.
Product concepts to be presented to industry experts in Shark Tank-type presentation
June 24, 2016
Ganeden announced its first-ever Innovation Jumpstart program, which encouraged the development of new probiotic food and beverage ideas. Submissions flooded in during the three month entry time, and after extensive deliberation three finalists have been selected.
The semi-finalists were matched up with food industry mentors to help guide them through the remainder of the competition
June 15, 2016
The Food Innovation Challenge announced the ten semi-finalists for the 2016 competition at a welcome reception at Millikin University in Decatur, Ill. The semi-finalists were also matched up with food industry mentors to help guide them through the remainder of the competition.
For dairy, the current era of exalting everything "real" has led to a revival of the real cheese, cream, butter, and other ingredients once replaced by artificial alternatives.
The need for attractive oils that provide or enhance a desired set of functions, from textural to organoleptic to metabolic, is driving technologists to develop multiple new takes on oils and fats for preparation and use in food and beverage formulations.