EHL awards winners of the 2017 Nestlé R&D Challenge
On November 7th 2017, the “Nestlé R&D Challenge”, a contest organized in collaboration with the Nestlé Research Center, took place for the third time at EHL.
On November 7th 2017, the "Nestlé R&D Challenge", a contest organized in collaboration with the Nestlé Research Center, took place for the third time at EHL.
The challenge? Nine teams of students are asked to create innovative recipes in three product categories: Drink, Main Meal Vegan and Dessert.
This year's task was to introduce the newly developed "micronized spices". Gained by grounding fresh spices to a powder and mixing it with vegetable oil, these ingredients enhance the release of flavor and aroma compounds when a meal is consumed, and play an important nutritional role as well.
Nestlé's R&D department counted on EHL students' culinary expertise to come up with creative solutions and inspire new products. The contestants were given a free hand, the only restrictions being the portion size and the usage of micronized Turmeric and Rosemary. After careful planning and development, the teams proved their ingenuity on site, by preparing their creations in EHL's very own R&D kitchens. A jury composed of MOFs (Meilleur Ouvrier de France), EHL staff and Nestlé Research experts, then tasted and evaluated all drinks and dishes. The winners were awarded CHF 1'000 during the Award Ceremony at EHL on November 9th.
The wide diversity of delicious results showcased the great potential of micronized spices. Congratulations to the winners of this year's "Nestlé R&D Challenge" and thank you to all participants for showing great dedication and out-of-the-box thinking throughout the entire
Winners of the 2017 Nestlé R&D Challenge:
1 st place, kitchen management: Team 6: Ramesh Eashwar, Ringier Samuel
1 st place, drinks: Team 6: Ramesh Eashwar, Ringier Samuel "Emulsion de basilic romarin et son émulsion fraise cumin"
1 st place, vegan main course: Team 7: Mathieu Benjamin, Wuarchoz Florian, Régis Louis "Salade de lentille mangue avocat"
1st place, desserts: Team 3: Menu Aline, Jost Gwendolyn, Tareava Milana "Tiramisu à la framboise"
2 nd place overall: Team 6: Ramesh Eashwar, Ringier Samuel
1st place overall: Team 2: Hornung David, Diouf Aimé, Junod Nicolas
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