Ganeden drives food and beverage innovation with Probiotic Jumpstart programme
Judges to select one company’s product concept for a partnership to make probiotic history
In an effort to cultivate probiotic innovation in the functional food and beverage market, Ganeden has announced Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart — an industry-first entrepreneurial programme designed to help companies launch new probiotic products.
The programme from Ganeden is an opportunity that invites all scientists, entrepreneurs and inventors with a brand-new probiotic food or beverage product concept to submit their idea to Ganeden. While entries will be accepted for all product categories, the company encourages submissions for novel products that will resonate with consumers and fill a specific need in the marketplace.
The grand-prize winner will receive US$25,000 in support to utilize GanedenBC30 probiotics in the product, as well as the guidance, assistance and expertise needed to help develop and launch their innovation into the food and beverage industry.
'Ganeden’s growth and success has been accomplished by helping hundreds of forward-thinking companies around the world develop and market innovative, first-of-their-kind probiotic products,' said Andy Lefkowitz, Ganeden’s CEO. 'The future of the food and beverage market is functional foods, and we see this programme as a huge opportunity to share our expertise and support the industry by helping others bring their ideas to life and onto shelves.'
All initial concepts must be submitted on the Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart website by 6 May 2016. Three finalists will then be chosen to present their ideas in-person to a panel of esteemed judges during the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) show in Chicago on 16 July 2016. The presentations, to be done by two representatives from each company, will be judged by a panel of respected industry experts from both manufacturing and retail backgrounds. The panel includes Mark Retzloff, a pioneer in the organic and natural foods industry, and Caroline Beckman, co-founder and CEO at Nomva.
'This is a wonderful opportunity to help nurture our fantastic industry, and I am humbled to be a judge for Ganeden’s programme,' said Mark Retzloff, senior partner for the Boulder Farm Team and chairman for multiple food and beverage boards. 'I’ve personally watched products containing GanedenBC30 gain significant traction in the marketplace, and look forward to seeing the success that this programme will bring.'
To learn more about Ganeden’s Probiotic Innovation Jumpstart programme or to submit a product idea, click here. For information on GanedenBC30 probiotics, visit GanedenBC30.com.
