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Past Problem Statementss

2026 - Kang Shi Fu

Leveraging AI and consumer data to develop personalized flavours for high-protein beverages catering to specific taste preferences. 

 

2025 - Nestlé

​Develop an affordable high protein beverage or snack that would appeal to Gen Z, potentially leveraging Nestlé brands like Milo, NESCAFÉ and more, and in a format that complements their fast-paced and dynamic lifestyles.

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2024 - Nestlé

With the re-popularization of fermented food today due to consumer’s transition to a healthier and more sustainable diet, develop a packaged food or beverage for Gen Zs in Southeast Asia leveraging on Asian traditional fermentation processes (solid or liquid-state fermentation). This product should not require additional cooking step, ideally be ready-to-consume and might carry health benefits

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2023 - Nestlé (#1)

To develop a snack with health benefits relevant to the lifestyle of Southeast Asian Gen Z-ers, leveraging the goodness of sustainably sourced and minimally processed/wholesome ingredients. The snack has to be in ready-to-drink form (liquid, gel, etc.) and can be paired with digitally enabled services (e.g. website or app enabled).

 

2023 - Tate & Lyle (#1)
As the food industry strives towards food security for a growing global population amidst strained resources, speciality food ingredients such as natural sweeteners, dietary fibres, plant proteins, stabilizers, and starch texturants can be helpful food formulation tools to increase shelf life and energy efficiencies, reduce waste and environmental degradation, etc. How might we utilise such innovative food formulation solutions and/or digitally enabled services to enhance the sustainability of our food systems in this digital world?

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2022 - Nestlé (#1)

Nestlé would like to offer adult Southeast Asian consumers products and/or digital solutions to proactively manage their health (e.g. heart, mobility, digestion, cognition) leveraging the goodness of sustainably sourced and minimally processed ingredients.

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2022 -  IFF: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. (#2)

Please propose new concepts that will help IFF excite Asian consumers, with value added health benefits and enhanced taste and texture sensorial experience. The concepts should take into consideration incorporating IFF combined portfolio as the winning edge, which is able to make a difference in consumer day-to-day life, it has to have the mass appeal yet differentiated from existing market offerings.

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