Campden BRI and IFST (Institute of Food Science and Technology) have announced the finalists of Ecotrophelia UK 2014 - a competition that challenges student teams to develop brand-new, innovative, eco-friendly food products.
A panel of new product development experts has reviewed all the entries and has selected five teams from London Metropolitan University, College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE), Cardiff Metropolitan University, Harper Adams University and the Royal Agricultural University.
The teams will pitch their ideas to the ‘dragons’ — a panel of food experts including representatives from PepsiCo, DEFRA, Tesco, Nestlé, Sainsbury’s, Warburtons, and Genius to compete for £3,500 in prize money and the chance to represent the UK at Ecotrophelia Europe. The five finalist products are:
+ a main meal of mixed beans tempeh covered in sweet and sour sauce from London Metropolitan University
+ a cereal snack bar with bursting raspberry spheres from Harper Adams University
+ milk chocolate coated biscuits with an apple centre from the Cardiff Metropolitan team
+ a Thai fish roll starter from the Royal Agricultural University
+ a ready-to-eat pulled chicken snack from the CAFRE team
“The very essence of Ecotrophelia is about encouraging young, ambitious individuals in higher education to get a taste for themselves of what is required for a successful career in the exciting and dynamic food industry,” said Bertrand Emond, head of membership and training at Campden BRI. “Campden BRI continues to be committed to supporting young and emerging talent in the food sector and we are excited to be helping to organise the UK heats again this year.”
The winners will be announced the following day at the annual Campden BRI day and will go on to compete for €15,000 at the European competition on 19 and 20 October.
