Nine Fluid Milk Startups Embark On Journey to Compete For $ 250K in Real California Milk Accelerator Competition to Drive Innovation in the Dairy Milk Category

The competition, launched in 2019, aims to inspire innovation and investment in fluid milk products, packaging and capacity within California by connecting manufacturers, producers, investors, ideas and entrepreneurs for high quality, sustainable dairy beverages.

Chobani Unveils First-Ever Product to Help Raise Money & Support for American Farmers

October 10, 2019 Chobani

Building upon the company’s dairy industry initiative Milk Matters™, Chobani is launching their second limited-edition charity flavor, called Farmer Batch, which is made in partnership with American Farmland Trust (AFT), a non-profit dedicated to saving the land that sustains us by protecting farmland, promoting sound farming practices and keeping farmers on the land.

siggi’s Names Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Allison Thirion the Winner of the 2019 Siggi Supports Entrepreneurs Contest

October 10, 2019 siggi's

Allison Thirion, MPH, RDN, LD, of Cleveland, Ohio will receive a $10,000 grant – the largest grant awarded by the Siggi’s Supports Entrepreneurs contest since the program’s inception – to help support her initiative, Nutrition Network. Nutrition Network is a program that connects students and educators to nutrition experts in their area to learn about the importance of eating healthy, whole foods.

Walmart to put Indian Shrimp on the Blockchain

October 10, 2019 CoinIdol.com

Walmart is collaborating with IBM’s Food Trust initiative to improve the supply of delicious seafood shrimp from India. Walmart also promised to help small seafood exporters to attain Best Aquaculture Practices (BAP) certification to improve product competitiveness on the global market.

How to Breed a Better Oyster

Oyster hatcheries already try to breed animals with characteristics that make them more marketable, like meatier bodies or specific shell shapes. But the briney bivalves currently face threats from warming oceans and several parasitic diseases. The traits that could help them survive are harder to spot.