And The Winner is….

The Taste Your Future campaign has announced the winners of its bursary contest!

Students from across Ontario submitted their ideas for a new food or beverage product, or for a process that could improve food and beverage manufacturing.  We are proud to announce the contest winners:

Maker & Designer Category

Danielle Laforest from the University of Guelph, for her product idea, Pure Herb. Danielle’s idea for frozen herbs packaged into meal- and cocktail-themed kits will help reduce food waste and inspire home cooks and cocktail-makers.

Scientist, Programmer, or Engineer Category

Angie Ibrahim from McMaster University, for her product idea, ICI Water. Angie’s idea makes room temperature beverages feel cold by infusing them with a flavourless compound that stimulates the mouth’s coldness receptors.

Taste Your Future is a campaign by Food and Beverage Ontario to encourage more young people and newcomers to consider a career in the province’s exciting food and beverage processing industry.  There are so many options to choose from and it’s such an important industry to be a part of!

Taste Your Future’s bursary contest is grateful for the support of its partners: Food and Beverage Ontario, the Golden Horseshoe Food and Farming Alliance and District Ventures Kitchen/Food Starter.

It was our pleasure to be involved in the judging and to provide career guidance and support to the winners going forward.

Do you have any comments or feedback? Are you interested in a career in Food & Beverage? We’d love to hear from you.