November 3, 2024

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American Egg Board announces winners of 2024 product innovation competition, discusses supply-chain resiliency at IFT FIRST

American Egg Board announces winners of 2024 product innovation competition, discusses supply-chain resiliency at IFT FIRST

Each year, the American Egg Board, as part of its Eggcelerator Lab, invites US university students to develop innovative snacks and beverages that use eggs as a main ingredient. Each product submission must have the majority of its protein to be derived from eggs.

This year, seven teams made it to the final round of the competition, and three winners were announced at IFT FIRST, including:

  • First prize​: Sanket Prakash Vanare and Mackenzie Bui of the University of Georgia, Athens won the $8,000 grand prize for their Eggspresso, an iced coffee beverage concept with powdered eggs.
  • Second prize​: Sonis Su and Viral Shukla of Cornell University won second place and $5,000 for their crispy egg cookie with sabayon filling.
  • Third prize​: Josue Angel Cervantes and Alexis Kroslak of Johnson & Wales University, Providence won third and $3,000 for an ancient grains tetelas de huevo y mofongo – a tortilla pocket filled with egg and plantains.

American Egg Board has opened submissions for next year’s New Product Development Competition, with the theme of using use egg yolks in innovative and unique ways. Student teams of two are encouraged to submit their ideas by January 21, 2025​, with the winner to be announced at next year’s IFT FIRST.

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