Spring 2025 Dairy Runway Cohort Approaches Kitchen Incubator Phase
The Dairy Runway program begins with a six-week virtual entrepreneurship course, giving participants the opportunity to hear from industry...
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Dairy Runway Alumnae Win $10,000 Each in WomensNet Grants
Entrepreneurs Carol Fitzgerald and Benita Kasbo-Perez, both Dairy Runway alumna, have each won $10,000 in WomensNet grants to support their...
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Introducing Carol Fitzgerald: A Dairy Runway alum launching her new business, Hazy Fudge
Carol Fitzgerald found herself in a unique position to merge local industries when she founded Hazy Fudge, an alcohol-infused fudge company using...
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Spring 2024 Dairy Runway Cohort Takes Off
The Spring 2024 cohort of Dairy Runway is concluding the program’s six-week entrepreneurship course and advancing into the Kitchen Incubator phase...
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Dairy Competition Winner Awarded $200K Grant
Laura Mack, the owner of an independent ice cream parlor called lu•lu Ice Cream in Vergennes, Vermont, won a $200,000 Existing Dairy Processor...
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Dairy Innovators Welcome to Apply for Dairy Runway Entrepreneurship Program
Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) is accepting applications for the second cohort of Dairy Runway, an...
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Trio of Innovators Named Winners of Inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition
lu.lu Ice Cream, Oakfield Corners Cheese LLC, and Terra Firma Farm have been named winners of the inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation...
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Get to Know the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition Finalists
With the business development phase of the Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition underway, the Dairy Innovation Program is proud to...
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Dairy Competition Finalist Jonah Gershon Reimagines Butter
Jonah Gershon ‘24, a hotel administration major in the Nolan School of Hotel Administration at the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business and the...
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Dairy Runway Program Launches, Providing Support for Early-Stage Dairy Innovators
Cornell University’s Center for Regional Economic Advancement (CREA) and the Northeast Dairy Foods Research Center (NDFRC) have launched the Dairy...
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Dairy Innovation Initiative Announces 10 Finalists for the Inaugural Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition
Finalists will receive $20,000, up to three winners receiving an additional $55,000, and a presence at the Dairy Innovation Showcase at the 2023...
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Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition Launches with $365,000 in Awards
Funds to support innovation in value-added products made from Northeast dairy
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