Food Innovation Challenge Names Top Three Finalists
August 10 2016 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
The 2016 Food Innovation Challenge announced today that
Kathy’s Kitchen of Virginia, Illinois; Soozie's Doozies,
LLC of Union, Missouri; and Sweet Freedom Gluten Free
Bakery of New Hampton, Iowa, will continue to the competition’s
final round. These three finalists will present to a panel of
judges, with the final winner being announced at an awards banquet
at the Decatur Club the evening of Thursday, Aug 11.
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Co-sponsors Archer Daniels Midland
Company (ADM) and National Foodworks Services (NFS) celebrate with
the three finalists for the 2016 Food Innovation Challenge. L to R:
Tony Caccomo, managing partner; NFS; Al and Chantal Papousek of
Sweet Freedom Gluten Free Bakery; Robert Stanton and Olivia Kelvin
of Soozie's Doozies, LLC; Daryl and Kathy Keylor of Kathy's
Kitchen; and Mark Matlock, senior vice president of food research,
ADM. (Photo: Business Wire)
The winner of the Challenge will receive $50,000 in seed funding
from Archer Daniels Midland Company (NYSE: ADM), $50,000 in
services from National Foodworks Services (NFS), along with other
prizes, all designed to help advance their food innovation.
Kathy and Daryl Keylor of Kathy’s Kitchen produce a
Vidalia onion relish. Their mentors are Randy Bird, regional sales
manager, Matsutani Ingredients; and Myung Kim, Decatur SCORE
chapter.
Olivia Kelvin and Robert Stanton of Soozie's Doozies, LLC
offer a refrigerated cookie dough. Their mentors are Jon Seighman,
senior director food applications, ADM’s WILD Flavors and Specialty
Ingredients business unit; and John Wellehan, managing director,
Good Food Business Accelerator.
Chantal and Al Papousek of Sweet Freedom Gluten Free
Bakery produce gourmet gluten-free cupcakes. Their mentors are
Mark Floerke, bakery applications research chef, ADM; and Doug
Brauer, vice president of economic development, Richland Community
College.
The 10 semi-finalists for the 2016 Food Innovation Challenge
presented their second-round pitches to the judges on Tuesday, Aug.
9. During the pitches, contestants were able to use the Richland
Community College kitchens as well as the knowledge gained over the
past two months working with mentors to help fine tune everything
from product formulations and ingredients to target markets and
business plans.
A limited number of tickets for the awards banquet are still
available for $50 each and can be purchased online at
www.foodinnovationchallenge.com/registration. Tickets must be
purchased in advance. Proceeds from the ticket sales will benefit
Mercy Kitchens, a 13-week culinary-based job skills training
program offered by The Good Samaritan Inn.
Additional prizes and services may be provided by other contest
sponsors including Aripack, County Market, Dale’s Southlake
Pharmacy, Jones & Thomas, Merieux NutriSciences, Millikin
University, PTL and Richland Community College. A full list of
contest sponsors is available at www.foodinnovationchallenge.com in
addition to more information about the finalists and their food
innovations. The Food Innovation Challenge is also on Facebook,
Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Pinterest.
About The Food Innovation Challenge:
The Food Innovation Challenge is a start-up competition for
aspiring Midwest cash entrepreneurs to showcase their new or early
stage food business and product ideas. The Grand Prize Winner will
receive $50,000 from Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) and
$50,000 in services from National Foodworks Services (NFS) to help
get their food idea off the ground. For more information and a full
list of contest sponsors and partners, visit
www.foodinnovationchallenge.com.
About ADM:
For more than a century, the people of Archer Daniels Midland
Company (NYSE: ADM) have transformed crops into products that serve
the vital needs of a growing world. Today, we’re one of the world’s
largest agricultural processors and food ingredient providers, with
more than 32,300 employees serving customers in more than 160
countries. With a global value chain that includes 428 crop
procurement locations, 280 ingredient manufacturing facilities, 39
innovation centers and the world’s premier crop transportation
network, we connect the harvest to the home, making products for
food, animal feed, industrial and energy uses. Learn more at
www.adm.com.
About National Foodworks Services:
National Foodworks Services is an incubator commercial kitchen
project company. Resting in Illinois’ billion dollar gateway,
National Foodworks Services offers a full range of FDA approved
commercial food processing including baking, bottling, freezing and
packaging of consumer ready food products. National Foodworks
Services will further expand opportunities for small or new food
concepts looking to bring products to the consumer arena. For more,
visit www.nationalfoodworks.com.
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The Food Innovation ChallengeMedia Contact:Jackie
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