Food Technology Pilot Plant
A food pilot plant was opened at Massey University in 2008. This is designed and run under strict Risk Management Programme guidelines expected in a modern food manufacturing plant. The pilot plant serves as a facility for teaching students traditional and new processing techniques for today’s food manufacture. Food manufacturers use this pilot plant for cost effective trials on new product formulations. This includes a separate room that can be hired for confidential work. Staff and students use the pilot plant for research projects, often sponsored by the food industry. All work in the pilot plant has the support of skilled technicians and scientists with expertise in all aspects of food manufacture.
Pilot plant equipment caters for:
- Dairy
- Meat
- Cereals
- Beverages
- Postharvest produce
Developing Food Products
- Food formulation
- Separation technology
- Extrusion
- Continuous thermal processing
Food Quality
- Food safety
- Shelf life stability
- Food texture
- Consumer evaluation
