UK food science and technology students are being encouraged to take part in Ecotrophelia UK, a food innovation competition promoting innovation, creativity and sustainability to students pursuing a future career in the food sector.
Following a successful 2016 when a team from Nottingham Trent University won the bronze prize at the Ecotrophelia European finals at SIAL in Paris, France, the Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) and Campden BRI hope that many more students will be encouraged to take part.
Ecotrophelia, which is now in its fifth year, is open to teams of undergraduate or postgraduate students, including teams from different universities on industrial placements. Last year a record 19 teams entered from across the UK.
Shortlisted students will be invited to pitch on 6 June 2017 to the ‘dragons’, a panel of food industry specialists – including representatives from Marks and Spencer, Coca-Cola, Mondelēz, PepsiCo, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Unilever and Warburtons – to be in with a chance of winning the top prize of £2,000.
Winners will be announced the following day and will go forward to represent the UK at the European final in November 2017.
Andrew Gardner, operations director at IFST, says, “Ecotrophelia UK provides an excellent opportunity for students to showcase their talent and gain an insight into the whole food and drink industry, from product development through to marketing and finance. They are our future food scientists and technologists and this experience will be invaluable for their careers in the industry.”
The closing date for entries is 29 March 2017. For more information, visit www.ecotrophelia-uk.org.
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