ChES Conducts a Seminar about Food Innovation

by Bob Chaervin Castrence (October 29, 2014)

ChES conducted a seminar titled, ChEF (Chemistry of Food): Discovering the recipe for food innovation last October 23 at the Beato Angelico AVR. The seminar tackled about the current trends and innovation in the food industry and an overview about venturing into food industry.

The guest speakers were Engr. Jose Victor Saqueton of Dole Philippines, Engr. Rodolfo Domingo of Mondelez Philippines and Ms. Rosemarie Reyes of Universal Robina Corporation (URC) Cavite Plant. Engr. Saqueton talked about Asceptic Processing Technologies and High Pressure Processing (HPP), which is one of the modern alternative food processing methods. He also discussed the advantages of accepting processing over conventional canning. Engr. Domingo tackled about the importance of food innovation in our society, the ethical considerations in food manufacturing and the role of Chemical Engineers in the food innovation. Ms. Reyes recalled the basics of food chemistry and introduced the applications of Programmable Logic Control (PLC) in their plant.

The seminar was made possible by the ChES Student Affairs committee spearheaded by Lea Gilliane Delica. 

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