Penn State Summer Internship Overview

Penn State Summer Intern Kids Snacks for Schools Hershey Summer Intern Position Penn State School of Hospitality Graduate Student Penn State Food Innovation Center Members Aramark Metz Hershey Penn State Center for Prevention Penn State Grant Food Innovation Center

Program Overview Survey of School Administration Boards and Wellness Cmts. Graduate Student Center for Prevention Input Armark, Hershey Metz Survey Results Recommendations To Hershey New Product Proto-typing Survey/AHG guidelines Sensory Testing w/ Kids at Penn State Graduate Student Center for Food Innovation Center for Prevention Graduate Student Hershey Food Science Graduate Student Hershey Sensory Center for Food Innovation May- July August September October

Graduate Student

Center for Prevention

Input Armark, Hershey

Metz

Graduate Student

Center for Food Innovation

Center for Prevention

Graduate Student

Hershey Food Science

Graduate Student

Hershey Sensory

Center for Food Innovation

Pennsylvania Governor’s Office School Administration School Board Wellness Teams University Center Food Innovation Center for Prevention Industry Aramark Metz Hershey NGO’s –Alliance for Healthier Generation/AHA Etc. Industry Trade Groups Vending Assoc. FPA CMA etc. Childhood Obesity USDA/FDA Regulatory/Advisory

Pennsylvania Governor’s Office School Administration School Board Wellness Teams University Center Food Innovation Center for Prevention Food Manufactures And Distributors NGO’s –Alliance for Healthier Generation/AHA Etc. Industry Trade Groups Vending Assoc. FPA CMA etc. USDA/FDA Regulatory/Advisory Schools Controlled Food Source Nutritional Education Local School Policy State School Policy Childhood Obesity

Internship Responsibilities Contact school and industry representatives Conduct interviews with: School administrators Heads of wellness committee Foodservice directors Industry representatives Transcribe interview comments and summarize research Conduct sensory tests on new/existing Hershey products

Contact school and industry representatives

Conduct interviews with:

School administrators

Heads of wellness committee

Foodservice directors

Industry representatives

Transcribe interview comments and summarize research

Conduct sensory tests on new/existing Hershey products

Timeline of Internship Responsibilities November: Final Write-Up Of Research October/November: Continue Sensory Tests And Summarize Data July/August: Write Summary Of Research June: Conduct Industry Interviews And Transcribe Data May: Conduct School Interviews, Complete Industry Questionnaire, Transcribe Data April/May: Complete School Questionnaire And Contact Schools September: Begin Sensory Tests