Caribbean Industrial Research Institute (CARIRI) Centre for Enterprise Development (CED) held its first Indigenous Innovative Fiery Foods Festival on the 25 April 2015, Ato Boldon Stadium, Couva. The Competitors included a mix of Food Processors, Entrepreneurs, Hobbyists, Chefs, Street Food Artisans and Housewives, who presented their creativity in various forms of Condiments, Beverages, Snacks, Appetizers, Sides and Deserts at the Festival. A total of one hundred and four (104) creative dishes were submitted to vie for the top prize of Twenty-five Thousand Dollars ($25,000.00) and Five thousand Dollars ($ 5000.00) worth of CARIRI Services.
The competitors utilized the festival as a platform to channel their creative genius, raise awareness, build enthusiasm, display and network diverse foods and products. At CARIRI we foster innovation by offering technical advice and consultancy to assist and support companies to implement their creativity. In our world at CARIRI, innovation is simply, creativity being implemented.
About the Winners
Winners - Chef Category
1.Most Innovative Food:
1st Place: (Spicy chocolate avocado mousse with pepper topping)
2nd Place (Tie): (Pepper Buss Up Burger Wrap)
2nd Place (Tie): (Spicy Chicken Kiev)
2.Most Innovative Plating:
1st Place: (Spicy chocolate avocado mousse with pepper topping)
2nd Place: (Chicken)
3.Hottest/Best tasting Food:
1st Place: (Spicy chocolate avocado mousse with pepper topping)
2nd Place: (Pepper Buss Up Burger Wrap)
4.Best Use of Indigenous Ingredients:
1st Place: (Spicy chocolate avocado mousse with pepper topping)
2nd Place: (Tilapia Twist)
5.Overall Winner:
1st Place: (Spicy chocolate avocado mousse with pepper topping)
About the Prizes
The prizes included a combination of cash and the opportunity to access the CARIRI Food Technology and Product Development Services. Over the next 10 months CARIRI Food Technologists/Food Safety Auditors will work with the winners hand-in-hand, developing a framework and implementing the necessary requirements that will enable their products to move closer to the stage of commercialisation.
About CARIRI Food Technology Services & Caribbean Food Safety Centre.
The CARIRI Food Technology Unit assists clients with solving food safety problems, developing formulations to guide them with commercialising their product. They also work with clients to ensure that their company and their products meet international quality standards. Offering them hands-on-training and they can be assured that they will have everything they need to successfully market their product.
The Caribbean Food Safety Centre (CFSC) is an initiative of CARIRI in response to the identified need to create greater awareness and improve food safety management practices in the Caribbean. The Centre works with other agencies locally, regionally and internationally, in a collaborative effort to improve the food industry and align the Caribbean region to the competitive international arena.
Contact us today:
Location: UWI Campus, St. Augustine
Telephone: (868) 299-0210
Email: biotech@cariri.com
Website: www.cariri.com