The Spirit of Innovation Contest Winners
Ventura Foods Spirit of Innovation Awards

2007 AWARD WINNERS

Retail

-- 1st Place: RW Delights for Heavenly Souffle | View Article
-- 2nd Place: Cathead Foods for Go Stax Microwaveable Pancakes
-- 3rd Place: Oscar Mayer for Deli Creations Hot Sandwich Melts

Foodservice

-- 1st Place: Multy Grain Foods for Vegan Crab Style Cake
-- 2nd Place: Phillips Foods for Perfectly Seasoned Fish
-- 3rd Place: Jack in the Box for Sirloin Burger

Scholarship Donation Recipients

-- Retail: RW Delights - Artisan Baking Center, The Consortium for Worker Education
-- Foodservice: Multy Grain - The Culinary Institute of America

2006 AWARD WINNERS

Retail

-- 1st Place: FGF Brands for Naan bread | View Article
-- 2nd Place: General Mills for Warm Delights microwave brownie
-- 3rd Place: Liberty Richter for Ka-Me microwave Pad Thai

Foodservice

-- 1st Place: Hormel for a reformulated, lower-sodium line of luncheon meats | View Article
-- 2nd Place: Advance Food Company for a portion-controlled country-fried steak
-- 3rd Place: ConAgra Foods (Lamb Weston) for zero-trans-fat French fries

Scholarship Donation Recipients

-- FoodService: Ohio State University for Hormel
-- Retail: University of Guelph for FGF Brands

2005 AWARD WINNERS

Retail

-- 1st Place: Kraft Foods for DiGiorno Pizza | View Article
-- 2nd Place: Procter & Gamble for Pringles Prints
-- 3rd Place: Oberto Sausage Co. for Oh Boy! Oberto Beef Jerky Crisps

Foodservice

-- 1st Place: McCain Foods USA for Latin Latitudes | View Article
-- 2nd Place: FGF Brands for Espresso Shots
-- 3rd Place: ConAgra Foods for The Max Whole Grain Pizza

Scholarship Donation Recipients

-- Retail: University of Illinois and Kansas State University, Spirit of Innovation Award winner, Kraft Foods/DiGiorno Pizza
-- FoodService: University of Wisconsin, Spirit of Innovation Award winner, McCain Foods

2004 AWARD WINNERS

Retail

-- Winner: Barilla’s Restaurant Creations | View Article
-- Honorable Mention: Masterfoods USA for Snickers Marathon Energy Bars
-- Honorable Mention: HP Hood for Carb Countdown

Foodservice

-- Winner: Campbell Soup Company for Away From Home | View Article
-- Honorable Mention: Fishery Products International Inc. for UpperCrust Natural Cut Fillets

Scholarship Donation Recipients

-- Retail: Iowa State University - Barilla
-- FoodService: Rutgers University - Campbell's

2003 AWARD WINNERS

Retail

-- Winner: Schwan Food Company for Red Baron Pizza Slices | View Article

Foodservice

-- Winner: Wells’ Dairy for Friazos | View Article