Food and Feed Drying Workshop 2025

THE FOODBOWL
Event Date: 2-day course (28th August 2025 – 29th August 2025: 08:30AM-4:30PM)

Drying is one of the most common operations in food and feed production, yet it is often poorly understood and inefficient. This two-day course in Drying Technology combines the practical perspective of experienced industry professionals with the in-depth technical knowledge of drying processes.

This course is about understanding the drying technologies used commonly across the food and feed industries – and how we can use that understanding to improve current processes and products, or design/select new systems that are both effective and efficient.

The course will cover:

• Water activity in products
• Basics of drying theory
• Different types of drying systems
• Principles of psychrometrics and heat & mass balance techniques using practical examples
• Advanced drying concepts
• Drying curves
• Quality issues in dried products
• Improvement of existing drying processes can be improved
• Case studies of different drying technologies.

The course is run in person at the FoodBowl by Dennis Forte and Associates of Australia.

For more information please contact al.baxter@nzfin.co.nz or click here