CARIRI Food Processing Facility
CARIRI launches Food Processing Facility geared towards supporting Food entrepreneurs
Scenario: SMEs in the food and beverage industry are faced with several challenges as it relates to developing their product and maintaining a safe and reliable supply to satisfy their customers’ demands. Client is producing in small batches in their home kitchen but now has an increased customer requests and the demand exceeds their current capability. The client may also be entering into the local market. The local market requires use of a facility approved by the Public Health.
Response: CARIRI houses production facilities with food processing equipment for a wide range of products. Locations: Pilot Plant Processing Area, UWI Campus, St Augustine and Food Processing Centre, Innovation Avenue, Freeport.
CARIRI’s Food Processing Centre is a physical facility with a range of processing bays outfitted with food processing equipment as well as quality control equipment to accommodate semi-automated production activities for food and beverage products
Food processing equipment– The equipment can be used to develop, scale-up, and test product formulations and food processes and manufacture products for commercial sale.
Quality control/ testing equipment
To access the facility, the client must:
The objectives of the trial are to:
Users of the processing areas are responsible for supplying all raw materials, including packaging, and labour for the production activities.
Whilst users are allowed to use their own workers in the Food Processing Centre, Production/Processing is done under the supervision of a CARIRI representative. Based on the needs, CARIRI can assist in ensuring formulation is followed, process and product food safety protocols are observed and operating equipment
CARIRI launches Food Processing Facility geared towards supporting Food entrepreneurs