About Food Innovation Product Award
The inaugural Food Innovation Product Award (FIPA) 2016 is organised by the Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association and supported by SPRING Singapore, IE Singapore, Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore, Health Promotion Board and Asian Culinary Institute Singapore. In line with the Food Manufacturing Industry Transformation Map, the FIPA competition aims to bring together food manufacturers and tertiary students to collaborate and co-create new and innovative food products.
The competition in 2016 saw participation from 25 food manufacturers and student teams where the teams went through a structured 4-month innovation process to develop new product prototypes. Commercialisation support was extended to the winning teams for product prototype development and market launch strategies. SFMA, SPRING Singapore and IE Singapore showcased the product entries at overseas flagship tradeshows like Gulfood in Dubai and ANUGA in Cologne to create opportunities for commercialisation overseas.
Home-grown firms Mr Popiah, Nature’s Nest and Tan Seng Kee clinched the top prizes at the inaugural FIPA Ceremony on 18 November 2016 where the teams were assessed on the innovativeness of product concepts and feasibility of commercialisation.
Grand Winner
& Most Innovative Award 2016
Product: Microwavable Popiah
Company: Mr Popiah Pte Ltd
School: Singapore Polytechnic
First Runner-Up
& Most Functional Award 2016
Product: Veyotein
Company: Nature’s Nest Pte Ltd
School: National University of Singapore
Best Marketing
Potential Award 2016
Product: Kang Kang La Mian in Herbal Soup
Company: Tan Seng Kee Foods Pte Ltd
School: Singapore Polytechnic
Food Innovation Product Award 2018
The FIPA 2018 continues to focus on innovation and product commercialisation through an enhanced 9-month innovation process to help food manufacturers develop business capabilities, gain consumer and market insights, and facilitate the commercialisation of novel food ingredients, processing methods and products. The themes for this year’s competition are Innovative, Functional, Ready-to-eat.
Enhanced Innovation Process
There are five category awards for FIPA 2018:
Food Manufacturer
Most Innovation Award Cash Prize of $1,500
Most Functional Award Cash Prize of $1,500
Best Marketing Potential Award Cash Prize of $1,500
Best Convenience Food Award Cash Prize of $1,500
Best Packaging Award Cash Prize of $1,500
Student
Most Innovation Award Cash Prize of $500
Most Functional Award Cash Prize of $500
Best Marketing Potential Award Cash Prize of $500
Best Convenience Food Award Cash Prize of $500
Best Packaging Award Cash Prize of $500
Student Internship
Food manufacturers can also engage the students from the Institutes of Higher Learning through enhanced student internships under SFMA’s SME Talent Programme (STP) to develop new product prototypes.
To be eligible for the STP grant support, please submit an application to SFMA by creating an account on the STP Portal and create an internship offer to students through the STP Portal. More information on the STP.
Commercialisation support will be extended to the winning companies with the most innovative product concepts and scalable commercialisation plans. These incentives, supported by SPRING Singapore and administered by SFMA, will cover qualifying costs of product and market testing, product prototype development and market launch strategies in local and global markets.
SCHEDULE
5 July 2017
Matching Session
26 July 2017
Workshop Series #1:
Market & Consumer Insights
20 Sep 2017
Workshop Series #2:
Ideation & Prototyping through Design Thinking 1
27 Sep 2017
Workshop Series #3:
Ideation & Prototyping through Design Thinking 2
25 Oct 2017
Workshop Series #4:
Productivity & Process Development
8 Nov 2017
Workshop Series #5:
Packaging Innovation & Evaluation
10 Jan 2018
Workshop Series #6:
Marketing & Pitching
23 Mar 2018
Judging Session
Apr 2018 (TBC)
FIPA 2018 Award Ceremony
Matching Session
5 July 2017
The matching session will allow the Institutes of Higher Learning (IHLs) from the ITE College, Polytechnics and Universities to share their focus areas and research capabilities with the food manufacturers. At the end of the matching session, food manufacturers and IHLs will form teams for the Food Innovation Product Award 2018.
| Date | 5 July 2017, Wednesday |
| Time | 1.40pm to 5.00pm |
| Venue | Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association Lift Lobby B, #04-13 9 Jurong Town Hall Road Trade Association Hub, Jurong Town Hall, Singapore 609431Click here to find out how to get there. |
| Dress Code | Smart Casual/ Office Attire |
Who should attend?
Food manufacturers and IHLs who have not form their teams during the registration phase.
Workshop Series #1: Market & Consumer Insights
26 July 2017
The first workshop of the series will be conducted by Nielsen and the Health Promotion Board to allow participating teams to gain insights on the latest consumer trends, novel food ingredients, and possible market opportunities for business growth.
| Date | 26 July 2017, Wednesday |
| Time | 2.00pm to 5.00pm |
| Programme | 2.00pm: Registration 2.30pm: Market & Consumer Insights by Nielsen 3.45pm: Short Break 4.00pm: Sharing by Health Promotion Board 4.30pm: Q&A / Networking 5.00pm: End of Programme |
| Venue | Level 2, Event Hall 2-2 Lifelong Learning Institute 11 Eunos Road 8 Singapore 408601 Click here for more details on how to get there. |
| Dress Code | Smart Casual / Office Attire |
Workshop Series #2: Ideation & Prototyping through Design Thinking 1
20 Sep 2017
The second workshop of the series will be conducted by User Experience Centre (UXC) to enable participating teams to apply the design thinking process and methodology to analyse broad macro trends, select key trends relevant to your business and demographics. Teams will also create an imagined user journey based on their references and experiences, and allowing you to further identify and highlight pain points and opportunity areas for innovation.
| Date | 20 September 2017, Wednesday |
| Time | 2.00pm to 5.00pm |
| Programme | 2.00pm: Registration 2.20pm: Identifying & Selecting Key Trends 3.00pm: Identifying Target User & Creating a User Journey 4.00pm: Creative Exploration: Conceptualize and develop ideas 5.00pm: End of Programme |
| Venue | Singapore Polytechnic (Actual location to be advised later) |
| Dress Code | Smart Casual / Office Attire |
Workshop Series #3: Ideation & Prototyping through Design Thinking 2
27 Sep 2017
The third workshop of the series will be conducted by User Experience Centre (UXC) to allow teams to prioritise from the pool of ideas that have been conceptualised through the imagined user journey (from the earlier workshop) before developing a low fidelity prototype on the selected ideas. Teams will also develop an ideal user journey to ensure that the prototype is in line with the user needs along the various touchpoints and interactions.
| Date | 27 September 2017, Wednesday |
| Time | 2.00pm to 5.00pm |
| Programme | 2.00pm: Registration 2.20pm: Prioritising Explored Ideas 3.00pm: Prototyping 4.00pm: Developing an Ideal User Journey 5.00pm: End of Programme |
| Venue | Singapore Polytechnic (Actual location to be advised later) |
| Dress Code | Smart Casual / Office Attire |
Workshop Series #4:
25 Oct 2017
Details to be announced soon.
Workshop Series #5:
8 Nov 2017
The fifth workshop of the series will be conducted by the Food Innovation Resource Centre (FIRC) to allow teams to understand the packaging innovation and application for the prototype developed. This includes looking at packaging for functionality beyond containment for better protection, communication and convenience. Packaging is also an important process for product differentiation in the market to gain consumers’ attention.
| Date | 8 November 2017, Wednesday |
| Time | 2.00pm to 5.00pm |
| Programme | 2.00pm: Registration 2.20pm: Packaging Innovation & Trend 3.00pm: Packaging Function for Application 3.45pm: Packaging Design for Application 4.30pm: Brief Review of Packaging Prototypes 5.00pm: End of Programme |
| Venue | TBC |
| Dress Code | Smart Casual / Office Attire |
Workshop Series #6:
10 Jan 2018
Details to be announced soon.
Judging Session
23 Mar 2018
Details to be announced soon.
FIPA 2018 Award
Apr 2018 (TBC)
Details to be announced soon.
