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Ohio State students take “Buzz Lightyear” snack to Disneyland
A team of Ohio State University graduate students are hoping their concept of a “Buzz Lightyear Star Command Snack” will take them to “infinity and beyond” in the world of food science.
The students’ idea already is taking them to Anaheim, Calif., from June 6-9 for the finals of a national product development competition co-sponsored by the Institute of Food Technologists Student Association and Disney Consumer Products.
Participating teams were challenged to develop a nutritious, unique and innovative food or beverage item designed for retail or food service and intended for children under age 12.
The Ohio State team, all graduate students in the Department of Food Science and Technology in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, is one of six finalists in the contest. The team will present its concept and sample snacks at the competition, held in conjunction with the Institute of Food Technologists’ annual meeting.
Two winning teams — one undergraduate and one graduate — will each win $2,500, a Disney trophy and a VIP tour of the Disneyland theme park.
There’s also a slight chance that Disney Consumer Products will be so taken with the idea that it will produce the snack item for sales at Disney parks and in grocery stores nationwide.
The team decided on a “Buzz Lightyear”-themed snack because of the third “Toy Story” movie due in 2010, as well as the new Buzz Lightyear ride at Disney parks.
The team decided to take the theme to the extreme and package their snack — star- and moon-shaped crackers with peanut-butter banana and chocolate cherry dipping sauces — in a disposable wristband container.
“It’s like Buzz Lightyear’s wrist communicator,” said Gerald Sigua, a master’s student studying use of sanitizers in food service establishments.
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