Food Science & Technology students won Best Packaging Award at Food Innovation Product Award 2019

02 Dec 2019

Congratulations to our Food Science & Technology (DFST) students for their Best Packaging Award at Food Innovation Product Award (FIPA) 2019. FIPA is a food innovation competition that builds on Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association (SFMA)’s existing collaborations between the industry and Institutes of Higher Learning.

From left: Ms Tho Swee Ling from PAR International, Dr Oni Yuliarti, Phoon Ming Yee, Tor Shi Qi and Poon Min Hwee

PAR International’s Singapore Moments is a gift which comes with Edible Packaging to pack the best of traditional Singaporean Tasty Flavours

For the third edition of FIPA, students from the Food Science and Technology courses from ITE, Polytechnics and Universities partnered 21 food manufacturers to develop innovative food products and market launch strategies.

Singapore Polytechnic fielded three teams. They went through an enhanced 9-month innovation process to help participants develop business capabilities through design thinking, market and consumer insights, conceptualisation, prototyping, packaging, marketing and pitching.