Competitions Archive

07 June

IFTSA Competition and Awards Finalists to Compete at IFT FIRST 2023

IFTSA Competition and Awards Finalists to Compete at IFT FIRST 2023 We are thrilled to announce the finalists for the IFT Student Association competition and awards. This year’s competition brought brightest and most talented students in the science of...

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11 January

IFTSA’s Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition 2020

IFTSA’s Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition 2020 Winning Team: Making Bonbon Bouye, A Peanut Nutrition Bar By: Edwin Allan Sub-Saharan Africa remains unable to rely on its domestic agriculture to feed its population. Over 70% of consumed food...

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01 April

Science Meets Food During COVID-19

Dear IFTSA Community, We are writing to share with you the current status of Science Meets Food in response to COVID-19. The cancellation of Area Meetings and the transfer of IFT20 Annual Expo to a virtual experience are some...

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20 November

Crowdsourcing for Food Scientists

To bridge the gap between academia, industry and the public at large, crowdsourcing for all food-related problems could be a good fit. Making case studies revolving around food science publicly available may lead to efficient problem-solving platforms. Crowdsourcing could...

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24 July

IFT15 – 72 Hours of Food… But what happened?

By: John Gleeson Chicago didn’t know what hit it when thousands of food scientists appeared wide eyed and bushy tailed ready for IFT15. The convention floor was bustling with more colourful* food samples than you could possible eat, and...

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06 May

Say What?! 10 Food Trivia Favorites

By: Amelia Chen At our IFTSA area meeting, all we had to say was that we were in town for a food trivia competition for the hotel concierge to chuckle and overlook their policy for having a credit card...

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24 February

Fear of Science and the Need for Food Communicators

By: Matt Teegarden Popular media today is saturated by sensationalism when it comes to science–especially the science of food. Food scientists and other researchers are rapidly advancing food technology as we race to feed a growing world population, but...

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09 October

IFTSA to Host Webcast on Product Development Competition Tips for Success

Working on the next IFTSA product development competition winning product? Make sure to attend the IFTSA PD Competition Tips for Success Webcast (Oct. 21, 4:00pm EDT) to learn what makes a successful competition submission. Select competition judges, sponsors, and...

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29 September

Overview of IFTSA Competitions for 2014/15

Hello Fellow Foodies! Let’s hope that everyone is off to a great start for the fall semester! Some of you may be starting to form teams and concepts for the IFTSA competitions. Make sure to look at the updated...

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22 September

Big changes for the Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Competition

For those of you who can’t wait to get started preparing for this year’s DSDC competition, we want to inform you of a few changes coming to the competition this year! Before you hit the ground running, be sure...

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