NC State Food Science Club + NCFIL Make a Sweet Team

NCFIL Pilot Plant Manager Joseph Hildebrand was recently featured in the article, “Peppermint Partnership: N.C. State’s Food Science Club Manufactures Ice Cream Toppings at Research Campus”in the Salisbury Post. This article focuses on how the N.C. State Food Science Club partnered with NCFIL to create nine ice cream toppings for the club’s fundraiser.

From Chocolate Sauce to Cherry Compote

Without usual revenue from scooping Howling Cow Ice Cream at the N.C. State Fair, Food Science Club students decided to create their own line of ice cream toppings and manufactured all products at NCFIL, with the support of Hildebrand and Executive Director Dr. Bill Aimutis. The article highlights the flexibility of the NCFIL staff and its facilities. Staff were excited to help bring the students’ classroom learning to life in the lab. 

From testing recipes to reviewing food safety to designing labels, the entire production was student-led. 

Find Out More 

To find out more about the students’ experience at NCFIL, read the full article here. You can purchase the students’ ice cream toppings here. 

You, too, could work with Hildebrand and other NCFIL team members to bring your creative product ideas to fruition. Learn more about how NCFIL works with entrepreneurs and large companies alike in our blog “NCFIL Benefits Start-Ups + Mid- to Large-Sized Companies.”  

NCFIL is designed to partner in the development, processing and growth of innovative plant-based food and beverages. Whether you need to brainstorm, test formulas or process ingredients, our 16,000 sq. ft. facility is just the place to develop your new product. Take a virtual tour!