The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., announced the 12 semifinalists in the Real California Milk Excelerator, the third edition of the CMAB’s dairy product innovation competition in partnership with innovation consultancy VentureFuel.

The competition, which will award prize money totaling $22,500 for creative use of California cheese and other dairy products in off-premise dishes, will culminate with a live cook-off event July 28 at the Culinary Institute of America’s Copia facility in Napa, Calif.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB), Tracy, Calif., announced the launch of an inaugural foodservice competition challenging professional chefs to create innovative “to-go” dishes using California dairy products.

To help encourage families to cherish shared moments at the breakfast table, Real California Milk — the Tracy, Calif.-based California Milk Advisory Boards (CMAB) — said it created a new digital series of short stories for children.