Food Innovation and Development (FID) is held to find the ideas for the “new” and “unique” products which sastify the target customers and the marked demand. The candidates are stundents in the Food Technology and the Quality Assurance and Food Safty. The contest was held two rounds: the short list and final. The short list round took place on 14/12/2018 with 102 stundents participated. The board of examiners chose 10 products in the total of 31 products which met the “new” and “unique” criteria. Ten products were improved continuosly under supported by four lecturers including: Mr. Tran Chi Hai, Ms. Ha Thi Thanh Nga, Ms. Tran Thi Cuc Phuong and Ms. Hoang Thi Ngoc Nhon.    

The members of 10 teams in the FID final

Ten products in the FID final

The FID final took place on 21/4/2019 at the Meeting–Hall C, HUFI. The contest has attracted 400 students who participated and cheered the teams. The boards of examiners are the enterprise, and lecturers in food technology.

Examiner: Ms Tran Nguyen Thien Huong, Manager, Department of Quality Assurance, Vietnam NISSHIN SEIFUN Company.

Examiner: Mr Tran Ngoc Sinh, Director, VIET SIN Company.

Examiner: Dr. Phan Thuy Xuan Uyen, Head, Department of Nutrition Science, Institute of Food Biology Technology, HUFI.

Examiner: Mr. Francesco Tran Van Lieng, CEO/Chairman of Vietnam Cacao JSC.

Examiner: Ms. Huynh Nguyen Phong Chau, Department of R&D, Vina Café Company.

Examiner: Mr. Nguyen Anh Tuan, Department of R&D, Vina Café Company.

Examiner: MSc. Lieu My Dong, Lecturer, Department of Food Science, FST, HUFI.

Examiner: Dr. Le Minh Tam, Lecturer, Department of Quality Assurance and Food Safty, FST, HUFI.

There are three sections in the final including: (1) Sensory evaluation; (2) Nutrient labelling; (3) Presentation. Examiners mark unprejudiced. In addition, they give good advices for teams to improve the products. Students studied not only from lecturers but also from enterprises. “Good for health” is a wonderful message in this contest by 10 products. The products were used natural raw materials, reduced preservatives and tested the microbiology, physical-chemical compositions in order to ensure the food quality and safe for human.      

The board of examiners at the FID final

The examiners marked the sensory testing and nutrient labelling of products: 

Dr.Le Minh Tam, Lecturer in FST, is an examiner in the sensory evaluation of products.

Examiners marked the nutrient labelling of products

Examiners marked the presentation section

Presentation section:

FID 02

FID 04

FID 05

FID 07

FID 09

FID 18

FID 20

FID 21

FID 32

FID 37

Ten 10 products in the FID final:

FID 02: The roast rice milk with Butterfly Pea Blue Flower

FID 04: Butterfly Pea Blue Flower Yoghurt

FID 05: Hibiscus Cookie

FID 07: Cookie with five bean types

FID 09: Dragon fruit jam with honey

FID 18: Carrot Yoghurt

FID 20: Vetgetarian Beef jerky from King oyster mushroom

FID 21: Jasmine-flavoured Ginseng bag

FID 32: Dry Cabbage Soup Instant

FID 37: Dry pork and seaweed cookie

Passing through three sections, examiners finally chose 3 teams with excellent ideal, beautiful labelling and good presentation.     

The ideal of products were encounraged by enterprise and some of them have feasible if they were improved before reaching the market.

The final results:

The organization and examiner boards at the first FID award

MSc. Nguyen Phu Duc, Director, Food Application and Technology Transfer Center, awarded the first prize

Mr. Francesco Tran Van Lieng, CEO, Vietnam Cacao Company, awarded the second prize.

Mr. Tran Ngoc Sinh, Director, Viet Sin Company, awarded the third prize.

Ms. Tran Nguyen Thien Huong, Manager, Department of Quality Assurance, Việt Nam Nisshin Seifun Company, awarded the consolation prize

Dr. Phan Thuy Xuan Uyen, Head, Department of Nutrition Science, HUFI, awarded the consolation prize

MSc. Nguyen Phu Duc, Director, Food Application and Technology Transfer Center, offerred flowers and gifts for examiners.

The organization and examiner boards and 10 teams

The first FID has ended with a lot of good memories among the teams, the organization and examiner boards. We hope that your products will be improved more in order to provide safe, high quality, and good for heath products for custumers. We wish motivation and confidence to you for doing your dream.    

How about you! Please enjoy the second FID in the next! 

Organization Department: Food Application and Technology Transfer Center, email: fattc@cntp.edu.vn.