In its second year at the IFT Annual Meeting + Food Expo®, the IFT/RCA Product Development Pavilion, cosponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists and the Research Chefs Association, brought together eight teams, each consisting of food scientists, chefs, and students, to create novel food products in less than a month, while still working their "day jobs" and being widely dispersed around the country.
The teams prepared their products on or off stage and served samples to enthusiastic audie…