Food 2024 Teams

Sep

Food 2024 Teams

10:00am–10:40AM

Lead with insight

Presentation by Hadley Mullin, TSG’s Senior Managing Director and our Vice President, Adam Hemmer.

Transportation

A van will leave from TSG offices on Thursday, September 14 at 7:30 am to the Solage resort, and will return back to our offices on September 15, leaving the resort at 10am. If you would like to join the group, please contact Tanya Fruehe at tfruehe@tsgconsumer.com.

Speaker

Hadley Mullin

SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTOR

Caption

Hadley Mullin

The 2023 Teams

Bad Bees in Business

🏆Grand Prize🏆

Ferda is a wellness beverage that uses 100% pollination-dependent ingredients and is naturally sweetened with honey.

Joshua Felton, CALS- PHD Plant Biology '28
Ashley Liaw, HUMEC- BS Fiber Science '24
Lanye Luo, AAP- MARCH Architecture '25
Austin Montgomery, CALS- PHD Food Science '25
Nicole Szeluga, CALS- PHD Plant Biology '24
Erianti Edward, Johnson- MBA '24

Alpha Bees 🥇

Best Functional Product

A functional beverage incorporating holistic health practices and positive environmental impact.

Andria Cao, Hotel- BS '27
Shreya Chitnavis, VET- MPH Food Systems & Health '24
Pedro Mendoza, CALS- PHD Food Process Engineering '27
Mindy Li, CALS- MPS AEM '23
Holden Hitchcock, CALS- BS Plant Sciences '27

Extremophiles 🥇

Creative Tech

Our product, BioFresh, filters and fights microbe growth while eliminating hormones that cause ripening in produce.

JVivienne Lin, CALS- BS AEM '26
Carlene Mwaura, ILR- BS '24
Jessica Zhang, Dyson- BS AEM '24
Liyah Kimotho, Hotel- BS '25
Kristina Mikhailova, CALS- MPS IPS '24
Akiva Mohebban, CALS- BS Animal Science '24

Food Forte 🥇

Most Disruptive Consumer App

A Dutch-auction bidding system for canceled Indian food delivery orders that reduces waste, increases revenue, and offers meals for less.

Shashank Chalamalasetty, ENGR- BS MechE '26
Fati Mixha, Hotel- BS '25
Lucas Keith, ENGR- BS Biomed Engr '26
Prasad Shirode, ENGR- MENG Engr Mgmt '24

Harvest Heroes🥇

Digital Ag Impact

AgriGo is a digital marketplace that connects small farmers and buyers to provide fair prices and reduce food loss in the process

Saamia Bukhari, Hotel- MMH '23
Rebecca Chen, CALS- MPS AEM '23
Tong Chen, HUMEC- PHD Nutrition '25
Kushal Digavinti, Johnson- MS AEM '24
Chithralekha Rajeev, ENGR- MENG Engr Mgmt '24
Aaliyah Taylor, A&S- BA Cognitive Science '25

Yin Yang🥇

Most Market Ready

Blending tea and coffee: a Hong Kong success story beverage that we decided to re-appropriate by bringing to the United States.

Omar Karim, Johnson Exchange Student '24
Jordan Klein, CALS- BS Food Science '27
Irene Myung, Hotel- BS '26
Shreemann Raghavan, Dyson- BS AEM '25
Sophia Wang, Hotel- BS '26

KimBee🥇

Most Novel Consumer Product

KimBee is a pre-fermented kimchi paste that can be used to upcycle food waste at home.

Joel Esparza, CALS- BS Food Science '26
Megan Hsieh, CALS- BS Food Science '26
Kaylee Yin, CALS- BS AEM '25
Kyra Husen, CALS- BS Bio Engineering '26
Ethan Duong, A&S- BA Economics '24
Matthew Livingston, CALS- BS Food Science '26

Prosperous Pros🥇

Novel Waste Solution

A powdered seasoning rich in probiotics and bioavailable nutrients that uses cosmetically imperfect foods that would have been wasted.

Grace Qi, Johnson- BS AEM '26
Davey Seeman, A&S- BS CS '27
Rei Shi, CALS- BA Ag Science '26
Tianai Situ, A&S- BS Environment & Sustainability '27
Jeffrey Xue, CALS- BS Food Science '27
Christina Pitacco-Rivera, CALS- BS Food Science '27

Perpetua

"All the Whey" is an upcycled energy drink that addresses commercial dairy waste byproducts catering to health-conscious beverage consumers.

Bhavishya Agarwal, ENGR- MS Engineering Mgmt '24
Jian Chen, Hotel- MMH '23
Ze (Boran) Chen, Hotel- MMH Hotel Management '24
Darren Liu, Hotel- MMH '23
Kigen Mera, Hotel- MMH Hotel Management '24

Save Your Bites

A lid that relates the gas(es) emitted by leftover food to the decay-state of the product, communicating that information digitally to consumers so as to prevent unnecessary food waste.

Barbara Batycka, Brooks- MPA Public Administration '25
Allison Dew, ENGR- BS Engineering '27
Kyleena Xin, A&S- BA CS // Info Sci '27
Brooke Ye, ENGR- BS Computer Science '27
Emily Zhou, Johnson- BS AEM '26

Yenoh

Buckwheat crackers with honey sunflower butter (PBJ & Pumpkin Spice).

Cynthia Lei, A&S- BA Information Science '25
Amy Li, ENGR- BS ISST '25
Lihui Li, A&S- BA Computer Science '26
Advika Ravi Kumar, ENGR- BS ORIE '25
Riya Varghese, ENGR- BS Info Sci, Systems & Tech '25

Martha's Food Machine

A low-tech cheap method for converting waste into shelf-stable soil-enriching powder.

Zihua He, HUMEC- MPA Public Administration '25
Nimra Shakoor, ENGR- MENG ORIE '23
Jisoo Yuk, CALS- PHD Bio & Enviro Engineering '24
Sam Shvets, ENGR- BS ORIE, BA Philosophy '25

Curious Cows

Fridge Forecast: A web app to track fridge inventory and remind families of food expiration dates to reduce over-purchasing and food waste.

Kea-Roy Ong, ENGR- BS Computer Science '27
Anthony Song, A&S- BA Computer Science '27
Huajie Zhong, ENGR- BS Computer Science '27
Eric Zhou, ENGR- BS Computer Science '27

ByteBites

Our app seeks to cut back on food waste, suggest healthier alternative, track diet and nutrition and suggest budget friendly groceries.

Edwin Chen, ENGR- BS ECE '26
Jun (Wendy) Li, CALS- BS Food Science + Bio Science '25
Yanjun Zhao, ENGR- BS Computer Science '26
Alex Li, ENGR- BS ECE '26

GuaCOW

An all-in-one drinkable breakfast cereal with separate containers with milk and cereal for people in a rush in the morning.

Stephanie Chen, A&S- BA Chemistry '27
Tina Chen, A&S- BS Information Science '27
Catherine Fang, A&S- BS Information Science '27
Inae Kim, CALS- BS Information Science '27
Timothy Li, ENGR- BS Computer Science '27
Joel Snyder, A&S- BA Mathematics '27

HoneySpike

Honey based alcoholic beverage

Carolyn Chui, Brooks- BS Policy Analysis & Mgmt '26
Jason Dong, ENGR- BS CS '26
Cathy Miao, ENGR- BS CS '26
Mei Ling Wood, ENGR- BS BioMedical Engr '26

Nutri-Sauce

Pumpkin based sauce fortified with Vitamin D and Calcium

Joaquin Angulo, CALS- BS Food Science '26
Nicolette Gani, Dyson- BS AEM '26
Nicolle Palomino, CALS- BS Food Science '24
Aayush Pande, CALS- BS Food Science '25

Smiley Snacks

Culturally connecting a honey-based food product to college students and people on the go, increasing pollination products in people’s diets

Layla Abroon, CALS- BS Bio Sciences '24
Tim Holt, ENGR- BS CS '26
Manolis Huerta-Stylianou, ENGR- BS CS '26
Yue Jin, CALS- MS Nutritional Science '24
Kylie Miller, CALS- BS Atmospheric Science '26
Tangwuyou Su, CIS- MPS Information Science '24

Entom Elite

An acheta-protein ice cream highlighting the benefits of dairy & alternative, more sustainable source of protein.

Alex Eagan, ENGR- BS MechE '24
Sree Ray, A&S BA- Econ & Government '24
Corey Reese, CALS- BS Entomology '23
Marcus Esposito, ENGR- BS MechE '24

CowBee

CowBee is a snack pack with a honey-fermented dairy spread, upcycled gluten-free cracker, and your own virtual hive and herb starter seeds.

Maria Le, CALS- BS Food Science '24
Gwen Lindberg, CALS- BS Food Science '24
Shieana Xie, CALS- BS Food Science '24
Viral Shukla, CALS- PHD Food Science & Tech '25
Sonia Su, CALS- PHD Food Science '25

Team Edge
Foodify

Foodify, is a tech-based platform that lets farmers directly connect with consumers. This removes middlemen and decreases wait time.

Daniel George, ENGR- BS CS '26
Moda Kurma, ENGR- BS ChemE '27
Aly Nathoo, ENGR- BS MSE or CS '27
Anubhav Nigam, ENGR- BS Engineering Physics '27
Aedin Yu, ENGR- BS CS '27
Alex Zhang, CALS- BS Info Sci/Comms '27

Buzzworthy

Hunnie's Gummies are made from pectin, apple byproducts, honey & fruit flavoring. An allergen free alternative to sugary fruit snacks.

Sophia Warren, Hotel- BS '25
Jenny Jiang, HUMEC- MHA Health Admin '25
Raymond Pan, CALS- BS Environment & Sustainability '25
Sophia Su, A&S- BA Economics '24
Bridgette Webb, CALS- MLA Landscape Architecture '26
Grace Dunham, CALS- BS Global & Public Health Sciences '25

Flaming Foodies

A 10pm-4am ghost kitchen specializing in South Asian cuisine. We encourage Indian mothers to share recipes & relieving students from late-night cooking.

Pranamika Balaji, ENGR- MENG Engineering Mgmt '23
Nandan Bhat, ENGR- MENG Engineering Mgmt '24
Ketki Churi, ENGR- MENG Engineering Mgmt '24

Queen Bee

A gourmet biscuit series highlighting local monofloral honey and honey bee pollinated ingredients in different regions.

Yueyue Lou, HUMEC- BS Nutritional Sciences '24
Haoqing Shi, HUMEC- BS Nutritional Science '26
Laura Wu, A&S- BA Information Science '25
Jenny Xiao, HUMEC- BS Nutritional Science '25
Zoey Huang, HUMEC- BS Nutritional Science '27

Grapeskin

Revolutionizing cosmetics with nature's power, we harness grape pomace to deliver sustainable and effective skincare solutions.

Patti de Cruilles, ENGR- BA Bio Engineering '27
Darian Lee, CALS- BS Ag Science, Enviro & Sustainability '25
Audrey Pinard, ENGR- BS Earth & Atmospheric Sciences '25
Sam Rebello, CALS- BS Ag Science & Info Science '25
Anthony Zheng, AAP- BA Architecture '25
Brian Zhu, CALS- BS AEM '24

Ritu

Ritu is a mobile app & SMS system that generates 7-day pest & weather projections, enabling farmers to minimize disease spread & crop loss.

Daniel Wang, A&S- BA CS & Stats '27
Steven Yu, A&S- BA Computer Science '27
Anu Koyyada, Law, JD '26

Jasmine Li, ENGR- BS '27

Milkation

An e-commerce platform to buy and sell milk and milk waste products including producers, SMEs.

Anthony DiBenedetto, VET- MPH Food Systems '25
Carley DeBiase, VET- MPH Public Health '25
Dicong Hu, VET- MPH Public Health '25
Aqsa Iqbal, VET- MPH Public health '25
Abdullah Jehanzeb, CALS- MPS Global Development '24
Joshua Adomina, CALS- BS AEM '23

Food Engine

Food product development accelerator website using AI

Saumya Desai, CALS- MPS Food Science '23
Anushka Abhijeet Jadhav, ENGR- MENG Engineering Mgmt '24
Karishni Mehta, ENGR- MENG Computer Science '24
Hansal Shah, ENGR- MENG CS '24