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Monthly News & Updates
May 2021
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Aaron Moore
FAPC Hires New Facilities Manager
Aaron Moore, a 1993 graduate of Stillwater High School and longtime employee of Oklahoma State University, will manage and maintain operational status of all FAPC facilities, including the external components, grounds and roof of the building.
Business Spotlight
Dan Jolliff
US Roaster Corp

US Roaster Corp, located in Oklahoma City, has served the roasting industry for more than 40 years. The company specializes in new roaster fabrication and rebuilding older roasters. For the past several years, FAPC has partnered with US Roaster Corp on a variety of projects, including research and development, case studies, technical assistance, marketing and communications, and more.
 
“It’s a changing world and even with us trying to stay on the front edge, it is tough keeping the market share,” said Dan Jolliff, owner of US Roaster Corp. “I’m certain FAPC and OSU are big driving factors for us being able to move ahead. They are some of the best people on earth waiting to help you, right here in Oklahoma.”
Featured Research
Rubaiyat Grapes
Characterizing the Color Compounds Present in Rubaiyat Wine as a Function of Skin Contact Time during Fermentation

William McGlynn, FAPC horticultural processing specialist, focuses on improving the quality of vineyards and wineries in Oklahoma. A recent project assessed the degree of pigmentation and characterized the pigments extracted into wine made from Rubaiyat grapes with different skin contact times. A thesis, written by graduate student Parker Wilson, has been published. The research demonstrated pigment extraction was relatively linear over about three days of skin contact time, and pigment concentrations did not increase with further skin contact time.
Featured Video
Virtual Tour
You've asked, and we've listened! For the past several months, visitors at FAPC have been a little sparse, but we don't want any of you to miss out on the FAPC experience.

Take a virtual tour of FAPC as Rodney Holcomb, FAPC agribusiness economist, serves as your guide to learn more about the 96,000 square-feet, value-added food processing facility.
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Meridian Technology Culinary Students
FAPC hosted culinary students from Meridian Technology Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma, on a tour of the center. Students had the opportunity to see various areas during their visit, including the test kitchen, sensory room, wet processing, milling and baking, biodiesel laboratory, meat processing and more.
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The Food Files Podcast & Value-Added Voice Blog
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Understanding Wheat and Flour Characteristics

In this episode of The Food Files, host Darren Scott talks with Renee' Albers-Nelson, FAPC milling and baking specialist, about the classes of wheat used to make flour, the characteristics of the different types of flour and what applications are best for each type.
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Food Safety Audits: Frequently Asked Questions

All food companies must comply to basic food safety regulations and use good manufacturing practices as designated by certain agencies. Learn more about food safety audits from FAPC's Stephanie Baker and Andrea Graves in the latest Value-Added Voice blog post.
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