Presenting our Product Development Team Finalists for 2023-2024! We're proud of them for making it to the final level, and we wish them well in their respective competitions. You can read about each competition below. Congratulations, teams!
Team/Product Name: Tepache Tornado
Team Members: Enrique Fernandez, Alex Wu, Dion Skaria (team captain), Naomi Myrie, Yongju Cho
Competition Name: IFTSA Smart Snacks for Kids Product Development Competition
Product Description: Tepache Tornado is a novel product as it will be some children’s first science experiment in the form of a fun, delicious, and nutritious beverage.
When your competition finals are taking place and where competitions will take place: During IFT FIRST in Chicago, July 16 – 19, 2024.
Team/Product Name: CranBo
Team Members: Nut Jinapangkas, Gwen Gonzalez (team captain), Andrea Starry
Competition Name: Ocean Spray 2024 Student Product Development Competition
Product Description: CranBo is a healthier and more sustainable alternative to bubble teas for a first-time consumer of Ocean Spray products. By combining a passion fruit, cranberry, and green tea base with chewy cranberry crystal boba all in one bottle, CranBo will be the next best drink on the market!
When your competition finals are taking place and where competitions will take place: April 24th, 2024, from 10:00 am -12:00 pm PDT on Microsoft Teams (Online).
Team/Product Name: ColorFir
Team members: Siqi Wu, Yugin Zhang, Xinyue Zhang, Xinyue Chang, Yenhung Chiang, Zhuofan Yin.
Competition Name: Dairy Management Inc. New Product Competition
Product Description: ColorFir is a dairy-based frozen kefir designed to promote gut health. It combines kefir, goji berry powder, and protein powder. The kefir, rich in probiotics, is the core of this dessert, celebrated for its gut-enhancing properties. This product, composed of 87% dairy ingredients, is a good source of protein, dietary fiber, Vitamin C, and calcium.
When your competition finals are taking place and where competitions will take place: May 1, via webinar presentation.