Registration is open for the \"Extrusion Processing: Technology and Commercialization\" short course scheduled for August 15-18, 2017 at Kansas State University.
The short course will cover various aspects of extrusion processing, including technology, equipment, product development and sensory evaluation of new products. Products covered include aquatic feed, snack foods, textured soy, breakfast cereal, rice analog, and pet food.
Apart from learning about extrusion processing from experts in industry and academia, the short course will also focus on strategic business planning for processing companies with the help of faculty from the Department of Agricultural Economics at Kansas State.
There will be plenty of hands-on and practical oriented lab sessions in which different products will be developed and evaluated both instrumentally and by using a consumer panel. One day of the short course will be reserved for visit to Sabetha, Kansas which is home to major manufacturers of extruders and ancillary equipment.
The short course is recommended for technical and managerial personnel in the food, pet food and feed industry and ingredient companies desiring training in fundamentals and operations, entrepreneurs who desire to set up a new extrusion-based food processing business, and researchers interested in updating themselves with the latest practices and trends in extrusion processing.
