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Food Academy boosts West Midlands industry
by - 08/12/2009
"The West Midlands Regional Food Academy (WMRFA) underscores the role the region plays in securing the UK’s future food supplies. "
And by targeting commercial food production it will attract inward investment seeking to capitalise on its strategic focus.
Justine Fosh, director of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink Manufacturing, was at the academy's recent opening.
The food industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, three times the size of automotive, and this academy will make a real difference.
She said: “The food industry is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, three times the size of automotive, and this academy will make a real difference.”
Her comments echo those of Sir Roy McNulty, chairman of regional development agency Advantage West Midlands (AWM).
He believes that the centre “will boost business and economic growth, which are crucial to increase productivity”.
He said: “This academy will draw national and international attention to the key role that the West Midlands plays in the production and processing of food in the UK.
“There are many challenges ahead – climate change, the need for healthier ingredients, an ageing workforce - and we will play a vital role in providing solutions.”
The academy is based at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire, which has been awarded a £3 million AWM development grant to enlarge and develop its facilities.
These will include a product development kitchen, processing hall, cheese room, taste panel room, focus group room, instrumental analysis room, seminar room and a central teaching theatre.
Says spokeswoman Alison Blackburn: “We will bring together the best ideas and best emerging talent in the industry, which will undoubtedly strengthen the supply chain.”
More Details: http://www.ukinvest.gov.uk/OurWorld/4052263/en-GB.html
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