American Dairy Products Institute® (ADPI®) and Dairy Foods honored Select Custom Solutions with the 2025 Breakthrough Award for Ingredient Innovation for its ImmuniGen supplement. Dairy Foods Publisher Doug Peckenpaugh presented the award to Michael Homewood, general manager, Select Custom Solutions Southwest; and Steve Cooper, vice president, Business Development, Select Milk Producers, during the ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More Annual Conference, which took place April 28 in Chicago, IL.
Select Custom Solutions Southwest operates as part of the MHF Group Holdings network. The Select Custom Solutions facility specializes in manufacturing the aforementioned ImmuniGen, a premium colostrum-based immune and gut health supplement.
“The product is designed to support immune defense, gut lining integrity, and nutrient absorption, making it a powerful ally for overall wellness and performance,” said Homewood.
“We’ve positioned ImmuniGen as a market leader by combining scientific formulation, superior sourcing practices, and clean-label transparency, and by responding to consumer demand for functional products that are both effective and trustworthy.”
Select Custom Solutions is being honored for much more than filling a consumer need.
In lightning-quick time, MHF Group Holdings expanded its processing and packaging capabilities with the addition of the Select Custom Solutions Southwest facility, dedicated to ImmuniGen. This investment included the integration of state-of-the-art equipment and a proprietary drying and agglomerationProcess used to increase the size of the powder particles. Agglomeration is a step in the instantizing
process. process, dramatically enhancing efficiency, solubilityAbility of a liquid to dissolve another material. Examples: Lactose dissolving in water, alcohol dissolving in water. More and more.
“Innovation is the lifeblood of the dairy ingredients industry. Every year we look forward to the Breakthrough Award to spotlight the dedication to innovation we see from ingredient formulators and processors across the dairy industry. These are the innovations that catalyze great opportunities for category and product growth across dairy,” remarked Peckenpaugh.
Please watch for the June issue of Dairy Foods to see an extended story on the ADPIAmerican Dairy Products Institute More/Dairy Foods Breakthrough Award for Ingredient Innovation.
