The Association for Dressings & Sauces (ADS) named its fifteenth annual Dressing of the Year Award winner as Q & B Foods for its Kewpie Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing and Marinade. The award was presented at the ADS Annual Meeting held October 8-10 at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort in Marco Island, Florida.

You like product improvements. We do too! In fact, Prepared Foods and Ventura Foods proudly announce several new features to 2016 Spirit of Innovation Awards. This 12th annual contest recognizes food and beverage manufacturers’ product development teams for their collaborative work on innovative new entries.

Raspberry Rhubarb Goat Milk Caramels from Big Picture Farm in Townshend, Vt. is the winner of the sofi™ Award for outstanding new product of 2015. The confection is one of 33 winners in the annual competition which honors excellence across all specialty food categories, from appetizers to pastas to vinegar.

Industry judges honored Tate & Lyle’s new salt-reduction ingredient, SODA-LO Salt Microspheres, as the “Heart Health and Circulatory Innovation of the Year” and as the overall “Most Innovative Health Ingredient of the Year,” during the NuW Excellence Awards at Health Ingredients Europe.

What are the next hot ideas in cold dairy products? The American Dairy Science Association (ASDA) went to a warm locale, Phoenix, to host its annual meeting and the inaugural Dairy Research Institute New Product Competition.

The Excellence In Innovation (EII) Awards are a unique opportunity to acknowledge outstanding product development teams and the innovation used to design and launch successful new products—all while providing new products and companies with priceless worldwide exposure.