Association Activities – FOOD HORIZON
| NAME | SPARKS |
| OBJECTIVES | The purpose of organizing this Food Horizon Association on latest technologies is to build a strong knowledge, to create awareness among the student to know about the up to date market required technologies & improve the students knowledge in latest areas , technical skills, job skills and life skills. |
| MAJOR ACTIVITIES | |||
| S. No. | Date | Title of the Event (s) | Chief Guest with address |
| 2016- 2017 | |||
| 1 | 12.01.2017 | Enhancing Agricultural Growth through Food Processing. | Dr. Jerome Konecsni, President and CEO, Innovation Saskatchewan, Canada. |
| 2017-2018 | |||
| 2 | 24.07.2017 | Current Status of Food industries In India | Mr.M. Prabu, Manager Production in Suguna Foods Pvt. |
| 3 | 22.08.2017 | Recent Development in Baking and Confectionary Technology
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T. Hemambika, Assistant Professor, Department of Food Technology, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode. |
| 4 | 23.08.2017 | Baking and Confectionary Technology | Mr. N. D. Swaminathan, CEO, Sabs’s Café, Namakkal. |
| 5 | 08.01.2018 | Recent trends on Food Technology and expertise of Budding Researcher | Dr. R. Baskar, Professor and Head, Department of Food Technology, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode. |
| 6 | 10.02.2018 | Application of Human Sensorium to Analyze and Evaluate Food Samples
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Dr. J. Prakash Maran, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrient, Periyar University, Salem. |
| Mr. J. Jony Blessing Manoj, Associate Professor, Department of Food Technology , Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode. | |||
| Dr. A. Sangamithra, Department of Food Technology, Kongu Engineering College, Perundurai, Erode. | |||
| Dr. Ramya Senthilkumar, Subject Matter Specialist – Coffee quality, Coffee. | |||
| 2018-19 | |||
| 11 | 09.08.2018 | Guest Lecture | Mr. V. P. S. Radhakrishnan, Managing director of Angel Starch & Food Pvt Ltd, Erode. |
| 12 | 04 & 05.10.2018 | Hands on training program on Fruits and Vegetable processing & Bakery Technology | Dr. J. Prakash Maran, Associate Professor, Department of Food Science and Nutrient, Periyar University, Salem. |
| 13 | 05.03.2019 | Food Safety & Quality control | Dr.P. Heartwin Amaladhas, Principal Scientist, Engineering Section, National Dairy Research Institute, Adugodi, Bengalore. |
| 2019-20 | |||
| 14 | 05 & 06.06.2019 | Entrepreneurship Development For Rural Women in Food processing Sector | Dr.S.Anita, Professor & Head Department of Food Technology KSRCT, Namakkal |
| 15 | 17.07.2019 | Inaugural | Dr.P.Gurumoorthi, Technical Manager, Scientific Food Testing Lab, Chennai. Dr.R.Balasubramaniyan, General Secretary, Erode. |
| 16 | 20.08.2019 | Guest Lecture | Ms.S.Bhuvaneshwari, R&D incharge, Eatman Food India Pvt.Ltd, Chinniyampalayam. |
| 17 | 11.10.2019 | World Food Day 2019 – Food Jaunt’19 | Dr.Anupma, MANAV, IISER, Pune |
| 18 | 21.12.2019 | Fastoc Advance
Food Audit – FSSAI Certification Course |
Mr.R.S Ramasubramony, Consultant, Food safety management system. |
| 19 | 14.02.2020 | Training and Project Awareness program | Dr.Anupma, MANAV, IISER, Pune |
| 20 | 29.04.2020 to 04.05.2020 | Recent Trends in Food Processing Technology | Dr.S.Anita, Professor & Head Department of Food Technology KSRCT,Namakkal |
| Dr.Swathy, Executive Manager, Cavinkare Pvt Ltd., Chennai | |||
| Dr.S. Venkatesa Prabhu, Department of Chemical Engineering, Addis Ababa Science and Technology Unitersity. | |||
| 21 | 20.08.2020 | Recent & Future trends on food processing | Dr.Prabhasankar Sr.Principal Scientist & Head Flour Milling Baking and Confectionery Technology Department, CSIR-Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysuru. |
| 22 | 20.10.2020 | Trends in Foods, Beverages & Preservation Methods | Dr. M. C. Varada Raj Retd.Chief Scientist, CFTRI & Advisor Schevaran Laboratories at Mysuru. |
| Dr.K.A.Athmaselvi, Associate Professor & Head Industry –Academia cell, IIFPT, Thanjavur. | |||
| 2020 – 2021 | |||
| 23 |
21.06.2021 to 25.06.2021
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Webinar Series on Food Processing
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Dr.S.Anita, Professor & Head Department of Food Technology KSRCT,Namakkal. |
| Dr.S.Gobikrishnan, Professor,Department of Food process and Engineering, Karunya Institute of Technology and Science. | |||
| Ms. Aksharaa Kannan, Seasonings Department(NPD), Oror Flavours and Chemical Pvt. Ltd. | |||
| Mr. K .S. Kanna Vice Chairman, Indian Dairy Association, Tamil Nadu Chapter | |||
| Dr. P. Balamurugan, Associate Professor, Department of Food Technology, KSRCT, Namakkal. | |||
| 24 | 2.12.2020 | Entrepreneurship Opportunities | Dr.Malikarjun B G,CEO & Scientist,Promagicall lifetech private limited raksha Agri solution, Karnataka. |
| 25 | 26.02.2021 | GMP in thawing process followed in manufacturing and catering industries. | Ms. Mythri R, Associate Consultant, NXG Food safety works, Bangalore. |
| 26 | 28.04.2021 | Webinar on Food Startup Ecosystem | Mr. A Manivannan, Ice cream specialist and Independent Professional, MGM Ventures, Chennai. |