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Our mission is to provide food industry companies, the Department of Food Science and Technology, and related institutions with technical and scientific support services through education, research, and product development, with highly skilled personnel, a fully equipped pilot plant, and teaching facilities.
Valente Alvarez, Director, has 20 years of combined experience in management and new product development in the food industry, as well as in extension, research, and teaching. Valente is responsible for directing, marketing, promotion, and all daily aspects of running the Food Industries Center. He graduated from the National Polytechnic Institute in Mexico City, Mexico, with a Bachelor of Biochemical Engineering degree, and from Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan, with a M.S. and Ph.D. in Food Science.
Gary Wenneker, Dairy Pilot Plant Manager, has 14 years of experience in hotel, restaurant, and food services, and 6 years as supervisor of the FIC pilot plant. Gary is responsible for coordinating work in the dairy pilot plant in regards to teaching, research, and processing activities. Additional duties include equipment maintenance, and building and laboratory safety coordinator. Gary received a B.A. from The Ohio State University.
The food processing pilot plants have commercial licenses from the Ohio Department of Agriculture for acidified and low acid canned foods that do not contain meat. The licenses are for frozen foods, cannery, bakery, and bottling.
Created: 2007-03-13, Updated: 2008-07-16
