Month: May 2015

DDW, The Color House is pleased to announce this year’s first place winners of the Natural Coloring Competition for Students and the recipients of a $2,500 cash prize. The winners are Mary Angela Daum (Team Captain) and Max Van Tassell from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with their project “Mystical Lemon Berry Blush,” a color-changing novelty gelato.  The gelato, which was formulated with anthocyanin pigments, demonstrated a change in color from purple to bright pink caused by a pH reduction when a lemon powder containing citric acid was applied. …

Cacao Barry® – the world’s leading brand of high-quality French chocolate and cocoa products for gourmet professionals – announced Anthony Vellut, Chocolate Manager for Jean Philippe Patisserie at the ARIA Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, as champion of the 2015 L’Art du Chocolatier™ Challenge. Runner ups for the coveted title of Chocolatier of the Year were Helen Hong and Wilfredo Barajas, who took home second and third place, respectively. …

Food safety will be a prominent theme at the International Dairy-Deli-Bakery Association’s™ (IDDBA) Dairy-Deli-Bake Seminar and Expo, June 7-9 in Atlanta, GA, as the association will provide attendees with keynote and workshop sessions, demos, a certification class, and resources in support of its year-long food safety campaign, Safe Food Matters! …