Food manufacturing industry is hungry for innovation
22 Sep 2020
Article featured how the Government is working closely with the food manufacturing industry to promote food innovation, internationalisation of products and adoption of automation. The industry is also trying to attract new talent through the Workforce Singapore's Attach-and-Train Programme for Food Production Specialist conducted by SP. David Yeo, who left his sales job to join the food manufacturing industry, was mentioned as one of the participants in the Attach-and-Train Programme. Through his on-the-job training, David was able to familiarise himself with process control, interaction of food ingredients and the use of different machinery to produce gelato, pastry and chocolate. He is now also a certified food handler and has knowledge relating to food science and technology like the implementation of lean food manufacturing. Similar story was reported in Lianhe Zaobao.
[The Straits Times]