Diane Holtaway, M.A., is the associate director of business development at the Food Innovation Center, which is part of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment station. The Food Innovation Center's goal is to stimulate and support sustainable economic growth and prosperity to the food and agricultural industries in the New Jersey region by providing businesses with innovative research, customized practical solutions, resources for business incubation, and a trusted source for information and guidance. 

Holtaway worked at the Global Consumer Food Center at Campbell Soup Company, Best Foods, Thomas J. Lipton, and the Ladies' Home Journal and Redbook magazines, where she was involved in bringing and sustaining new products in the marketplace, from new concept design to sales and marketing.