2024-2025 Committee
VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP
Product Development Competition Committee
The Product Development Competition Committee plans, organizes, and oversees the product development competition, which features students from across the country, and ends in the finals at BakingTECH. The committee decides on the annual theme related to trends and innovation in the baking industry, manages the application and selection of finalists, and promotes the competition in the run-up to BakingTECH.
Devanshu Mehta | Chair
Impossible Foods | Redwood City, CA
Harrison Helmick | Vice Chair
Roquette | Geneva, IL
Elizabeth Bitar Nalbandian
Washington State University | WA
Sharon Chuah
University of Florida | FL
Sarah Corwin
Ajinomoto Health and Nutrition | Itasca, IL
Sophia Leung
Enzyme Innovation | Irvine, CA
Abhay Patwa
JM Smucker Co. | Orrville, OH
Carter Wands
Bay State Milling | Kansas City, MO
Harold Ward
Bay State Milling | Decatur, NE
Responsibilities
Product Development Competition
Competition Theme
The committee selects a theme for the competition each year, referencing past themes and providing insight into trends and interests within the industry.
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Product Development Competition
Finalist Selection
The committee reviews and scores preliminary proposals on areas such as product description, process description, and technical problem solving, coming to a consensus on the three finalist teams.
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