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Plant-Based Cheese or Pepperoni

         About Schwan’s: Schwan’s is a national, multibillion-dollar company that manufactures and markets many popular brands including Red Baron®, Tony’s®, and Freschetta® pizzas, Mrs. Smith’s® and Edwards® desserts, and Pagoda® Asian-style snacks. Open Innovation Challenge: Schwan’s is seeking plant-based cheese and/or pepperoni that performs and functions close to current frozen pizzas. Reason for Seeking External Innovation Partnership: Plant based products are on trend, but commercially available non-dairy cheese… Continue Reading Plant-Based Cheese or Pepperoni

    Reduced Conversion Cost of Liquid Milk

          About Land O’Lakes: Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, is a member-owned cooperative with industry-leading operations that span the spectrum from agricultural production to consumer foods. With 2018 annual sales of $15 billion, Land O’Lakes is one of the nation’s largest cooperatives, ranking 216 on the Fortune 500. Building on a legacy of more than 97 years of operation, Land O’Lakes today operates some… Continue Reading Reduced Conversion Cost of Liquid Milk

      Chip Integrity in Refrigerated Dairy Desserts

            About Land O’Lakes: Land O’Lakes, Inc., one of America’s premier agribusiness and food companies, is a member-owned cooperative with industry-leading operations that span the spectrum from agricultural production to consumer foods. With 2018 annual sales of $15 billion, Land O’Lakes is one of the nation’s largest cooperatives, ranking 216 on the Fortune 500. Building on a legacy of more than 97 years of operation, Land O’Lakes today operates some… Continue Reading Chip Integrity in Refrigerated Dairy Desserts

        Personalized Protein Snack or Meal

            About Hormel Foods: Hormel Foods is a Fortune 500 company that manufactures and markets brand-name food and meat products globally.  The company is headquartered in Austin, Minnesota where it was founded in 1891 by George Hormel. Open Innovation Challenge: Personalized protein snacks or meals [vending machine delivery]. Design a vending machine application to distribute personalized protein snacks or meals based on the identified needs of the consumer. The consumer… Continue Reading Personalized Protein Snack or Meal

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