Suresh De Costa received his M.S. in Food Science from Chapman in 2000. Prior to joining Lipman Family Farms in 2016, Suresh was employed at Surebeam Corp, Fresh Express and McDonald’s. Suresh has served as the chairman and as a board member of United Fresh Produce Association Food Safety and Technology Council and is a
This year, Chapman Food Science took a break from the California winter and flew to Vietnam as part of their FSN 510 Food Industry Study Tour. The entire course was designed in partnership with Nong Lam University and their faculty from the Food Science and Technology Department. With 10 full days of traveling through southern
It’s that time of year again – time for the Super Bowl. We all know what that means: a football game that will keep you on the edge of your seat, some of the best commercials of the year, Animal Planet’s classic Puppy Bowl, and, most importantly, food. There is no other day of the
For the 10th year in a row, The National Association of Flavors and Food-Ingredient Systems (NAFFS) has selected Chapman University’s Food Science program to be the beneficiary of scholarship support. This fall, Food Science graduate students Anjali Sarath and Shauna Salcido-Keamo became the latest students to receive NAFFS scholarship awards. To celebrate this honor, Schmid
Imagine walking into a grocery store where everything is wrapped in edible skins, with no other packaging. You would be able to eat your ice cream or protein bar right off the shelf, its package or wrapper included! Think biodegradable skins and shells like those of fruits (coconuts, bananas, apples, etc.). Would you be afraid
First it’s Thanksgiving. And then there’s an entire month of holiday parties and dinners. At the center of many of them will be pie – either pumpkin or apple. It seems only fitting then that Food Science student Tara Okuma weighs in on Southern California’s apple picking season and the process of creating drought-tolerant apples. Fall season brings about
With the fall season officially in full swing, we decided to ask Alexa Sarcona, a Food Science student, about some of the science behind pumpkins and specifically, pumpkin spice. For those that do not live in Southern California, October means cable-knit sweaters, scarfs, and leaves turning orange. But how does one tell in
In light of Homecoming this week, we asked Food Science students to talk about some of the wonderful treats offered at the event. Among them would be beer, and this year we’re very excited to not just have any beer but a specifically a Chapman Panther Brew, specially created for the day by Bottle Logic
With the Chili Cook Off and Homecoming just days away, it seemed appropriate to have Food Science student A.J. Rafter take a crack at analyzing one of the crucial components of any great chili: Beans. Make sure to look at the schedule events for Homecoming weekend, and make sure to RSVP. Beans, Beans, the magical fruit that
Hosted bi-annually, Chapman University’s Better Process Control School (BPCS), a part of the Food Science Program, offers low acid and acified food processing classes for professionals in the food industry and has now for over 25 years. Chapman is approved to provide such training under the auspices of the Grocery Manufacturers Association and is