The university aims to expand and enhance its dairy program. It formed a partnership with Quality Chekd to train and educate dairy professionals in food safety and equipment operation.
Dairy processing isn’t getting any easier. The business changes every day. Owners of dairy plants deal with new regulations, new equipment, new products and new hires. As long-time employees retire (taking with them years of accumulated institutional knowledge about processes and practices), dairy managers are left to train new hires (when they can find suitable candidates). Needless to say, training programs are always in need.
Quality Chekd Dairies Inc., a membership organization of dairy and beverage processing companies based in Lisle, Ill., has run training programs for years for its members. President Peter W. Horvath realized that the association’s training programs were relevant to any dairy processor, not just its members.