Chapman University Food Innovation supports food companies with R&D projects and small-scale trials using equipment in the state-of-the-art Ranney Food Processing Laboratory housed in our new Keck Center for Science and Engineering. Our campus is in the city of Orange, located in Southern California, approximately 35 miles south of Los Angeles. Designed with drop down utilities and epoxy floors, the FDA registered laboratory is outfitted with new equipment including a Microthermics UHT/HTST system with in-line homogenizer on which we can pasteurize dairy and non-dairy, plant-based beverages, creamers, teas, juices, kombucha, etc. The lab is also equipped with a stand-alone homogenizer, a spray dryer, coffee roaster, and much more (see detailed list below). The lab has been designed for teaching purposes, research and development, and to assist the food companies with small-scale trials to evaluate their formulations for shelf-life, flavor and color changes, stability, and product styling.
For more information, or to schedule a visit, please contact Anuradha Prakash (prakash@chapman.edu).
