Cultural Foods Case Competition

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  Sunday, March 12, 2017
  10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
  Anna Head Alumnae Hall (2537 Haste St.)

SUMMARY:
FEED, KABIRA, & FoodInno are collaborating with Oakland Bloom to host the first Cultural Food Case Competition at UC Berkeley!

Required RSVP Here:
The first 30 to RSVP will be registered; the rest will be waitlisted
(https://goo.gl/forms/e9bOtOjOfDarm3DG3)

EVENT DETAILS:
Students from diverse backgrounds and majors will collaborate to solve a challenging case focused on highlighting the cultural backgrounds of food. The winning solution will be implemented in the development of Oakland Bloom's business. Industry professionals and graduate students will be on hand during the event to mentor teams before they present.

COLLABORATOR:
Oakland Bloom provides education training and hands-on support for aspiring chef entrepreneurs from refugee, immigrant and low-income communities who seek to start their own food businesses.

SPONSORS:
Our sponsors are Berkeley Food Institute, KIND, and Sweetgreen.

FOOD:
Sweetgreen will be providing fresh, seasonal, local, and organic salad bowl lunches. KIND will be providing bars!

SCHEDULE:
9.30: Registration
10.00: Start presentations (prompt + intros of clubs)
10.30: Groups start working on case
12.00: Lunch and sponsor presentations
12.30: Groups prepare for presentations
1.30: Judge introductions and presentations
2.30: Deliberation and winner announcements
3.00: Event end

Center for Middle Eastern Studies
University of California, Berkeley
340 Stephens Hall, Berkeley, CA  94720-2314
510.642.8208
cmes@berkeley.edu

 

 
 

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