Recently, I toured the University of Georgia's Food Product Innovation and Commercialization
Center in Griffin, Georgia. It is a state-of-the-art
14,500-square-foot facility that assists
companies in developing new food products efficiently and economically.
The $7.4 million center was made
possible through a collaborative effort that included funding from the state of
Georgia, U.S. Economic Development Administration, the Griffin-Spalding
Development Authority and the University.
Kirk
Kealey, whose career in food development includes launching products for
General Mills, M&M Mars Inc. and PepsiCo Inc., became director of FoodPIC
in 2015.
Past FoodPIC
projects include improved drying technologies for Georgia’s rabbiteye
blueberries, frozen desserts using Georgia fruits and a grain-based milk
beverage now being produced in California.
FoodPIC is
designed for short-term partnerships between food entrepreneurs and UGA
scientists, not long-term food production and packaging.
"FoodPIC is where
food entrepreneurs go with their ideas, and we turn them into reality—into
physical prototypes that they can eat.” Kealy said. “If they decide they want
to continue their journey, we can help them with process development, package
development, shelf stable studies, thermal process validation and the nutrition
facts panel."
The new Food
Technology Center in Griffin, and the equipment now housed in it, gives the UGA
faculty working there the ability to develop larger batches and more finished
products. In the past, the scientists were constrained by the size of the
existing small, pilot plant.
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UGA's Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center has an international reach. |
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The only cacao plant in Georgia. |
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It's wine time! |
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UGA's Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center's products and awards. |
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The ONLY Indian food in Griffin. |
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Bertazzoni, because only the best will do. |
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State-of-the-art beverage equipment. |
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Engineering at its finest. |
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Forget pipe dreams, these pipes are a work of art. |
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The rooftop view boasts these beautiful chrome exhaust stacks. |
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