McGill Food Science students selected as Institute of Food Technologists finalists

Three teams of McGill Food Science students (food product development class-U3) have been selected as finalists in three different Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA) competitions. They will attend the annual IFT FIRST event and expo in Chicago in July 2024, where they will compete with the other teams for cash prizes.

This year, McGill teams will be competing in the IFTSA Smart Snacks for Kids Product Development Competition, the Developing Solutions for Developing Countries Product Development Competition, and the IFTSA & Mars Product Development Competition.

Last year, McGill students Cassandra Popovich, Valerie Leclerc, and Jiachen Wei claimed top honors in the IFTSA Smart Snacks for Kids Competition for their team's Hungry Monster chocolate-flavored tart that kids can build by themselves by filling the tarts and decorating them into hungry monsters using fun decorations.

Congratulations and good luck to all of our remarkable competitors!