R&D Teams of the Year

Each year we ask for nominations from food or beverage companies about their Research and Development Teams. We look for R&D Teams of three different sizes: small business (less than $100 million in sales), medium ($100-$500 million) and large (more than $500 million in sales). We honor the companies each year in both the magazine and on the website. 

Highlights

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Business Strategies

Starting Simple: The Strategic Key to Explosive Growth

Oct. 24, 2024
The CEO of Egglife Foods tells how, for startups, excelling at one thing can be the best route to success.
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R&D Teams of the Year

R&D Teams of the Year: Egglife Foods

Sept. 5, 2024
A home solution to a dietary problem became a value-added business for an egg producer.
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Product Development

2023 R&D Teams of the Year: J. M. Smucker

July 14, 2023
Different product development teams work independently on human food, coffee and pet food, yet find ways to collaborate.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2022 R&D Team of the Year: Sophie’s Kitchen

Aug. 11, 2022
The two-person R&D Team for our third R&D Team of the Year has cast a net around faux fish, broadening the portfolio to include “seafood” burgers.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2022 R&D Team of the Year: Eat Just

July 25, 2022
A pioneer in cultivated meats and now plant-based egg replacers, Eat Just’s product development team combines science with art.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2022 R&D Team of the Year: SunOpta

June 27, 2022
SunOpta leads off our 2022 crop of R&D Teams of the Year, with Just Egg and Sophie's Kitchen featured in coming months.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2021 R&D Team of the Year: Golden State Foods

July 15, 2021
Connected and skillful product development continued last year despite Covid restrictions.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2021 R&D Team of the Year: Talking Rain

July 15, 2021
The 29-year-old beverage Sparkling Ice added alcohol in the pandemic year.
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Fruits and Vegetables

2017 R&D Team of the Year: B&G Foods

May 10, 2017
Our R&D Teams winner for the medium category, B&G Foods, lost no time reinvigorating acquisition Green Giant.
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R&D

2017 R&D Team of the Year: Nonni's Foods

May 10, 2017
Nonni's Foods, our small-company R&D Team of 2017, bakes the only nationally available line of biscotti in the U.S.
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R&D Teams of the Year

2017 R&D Team of the Year: Tyson Foods

May 10, 2017
Our large-company R&D Team of the Year continues the drive for higher-value processed foods.
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R&D

2015 R&D Team of the Year: Among Friends

June 8, 2015
Two moms with a passion for healthier baked goods pre-mix delicious with nutritious.