Brekland, a Brooklyn-based startup building a biodegradable foam coating for crop protection, was awarded the $1 million grand prize in the 2025 Grow-NY Food and Agriculture business competition. The company is among seven winners splitting a total of $3 million in prize money.
Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition
December 8, 2022
The Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition is open to innovators working to develop new value-added products using raw milk and/or dairy ingredients produced in the Northeast.
In this competition, up to 10 innovators will receive $20K in participant support, as well as business incubation services such as product prototyping and optimization, food safety and compliance training, and help developing a business plan for bringing products to market. Of these 10 innovators, up to three will be selected to receive an additional $55K and given a presence at the 2023 Dairy Innovation Showcase at the 2023 Grow-NY Summit in Upstate New York.
Northeastern Dairy Product Innovation Competition News
Brekland wins $1 million Grow-NY prize at Canandaigua summit
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