The prototypes represent a mix of foods and beverages that support three major shifts in global consumer eating behavior: plant-based protein, sugar reduction, and clean and simple labels. 

These concentrated dairy ingredients naturally intensify cheese or butter notes, and deliver impactful dairy essences.

A panel of industry experts named AVOKE as the top choice for the startup to win Ganeden's Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart program -- with entrant Daniel Karsevar taking home $25,000 for AVOKE to support the launch of the new vegan, avocado-based smoothie bowls with probiotics.

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.

Roundtable attendees will be encouraged to ask questions, propose challenges, and discuss solutions to those challenges facing the food and beverage industry today.

At a special presentation on Sunday morning at IFT15: Where Science Feeds Innovation, IFT President-Elect Colin Dennis announced and presented four companies with the 2015 IFT Food Expo Innovation Award. The winners are Aseptia Technologies, Corbion, Ecolab, and Parabel.

From nutritious foods that fill you up faster to new weight-loss medications to government food taxes, obesity experts predict maintaining a healthy weight may get much easier during the next few decades.

Roger Clemens, chief scientific officer of the E.T. Horn Company, is the new president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).

Archer Daniels Midland Company is introducing several new food ingredients and feature a wide range of its high-quality ingredients at the 2011 Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) Food Expo in New Orleans.