At the Food Product Innovation and Commercialization Center, we employ a proven team approach to projects utilizing expertise from food industry professionals and consultants. Faculty and professional affiliates possess internationally renowned expertise in a comprehensive array of food science, technology, and marketing disciplines including:
- Value-added Processing
- Consumer Attitudes
- Consumer Preferences
- Sensory Evaluation
- Quality Evaluation
- Packaging
- Food Marketing
- Project Management
- Postharvest Handling and Storage
- Shelf-life Testing
FoodPIC Director:
Process Engineering, Food Product and Process Development
James Gratzek
James Gratzek
Director, FoodPIC
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Faculty:
Food Engineering and Drying Technologies
Consumer and Sensory Science
Food Engineering, Process Validation, and Thermal Process Authority
Produce Safety, FSMA, and HACCP
Laurel Dunn
Laurel Dunn
Associate Professor and Extension Coordinator
Food Science & Technology
Future Foods and Biomaterials
Staff:
Michael Aaron
Michael Aaron
Research Parapro/Professional
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Anna Louise Bragg
Anna Louise Bragg
Administrative Specialist
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Alison Payton
Alison Payton
Research Technician
Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center
Contact the FoodPIC Office
Email: foodpic@uga.edu
Phone: 770-229-3385