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Dec 9, 2020

NC State Food Science Club + NCFIL Make a Sweet Team

NCFIL Pilot Plant Manager Joseph Hildebrand was recently featured in the article, “Peppermint Partnership: N.C. State’s Food Science Club Manufactures Ice Cream Toppings at Research Campus”in the Salisbury Post. This article focuses on how the N.C. State Food Science Club partnered with NCFIL to create nine ice cream toppings for the club’s fundraiser. From Chocolate Sauce to Cherry Compote…

May 15, 2020

Joseph Hildebrand: NCFIL’s New Pilot Plant Manager

New NCFIL Team Member Joseph Hildebrand knows what it’s like to be on a hard-working team and to serve others. Joe plays rugby, a game that teaches perseverance, and he is an Eagle Scout, an honor earned by serving others. So, Joe is the perfect fit for NCFIL—he is a researcher who never gives up…

Dec 3, 2019

Cindy Calhoun: Enthusiastic Team Player

An avid mentor, volunteer and sports enthusiast, NCFIL Senior Food Scientist Cindy Calhoun is a bona fide team player, a spirit that bodes well for this innovative lab. As a previous food entrepreneur herself, Cindy looks forward to offering NCFIL clients guidance, support and encouragement. Product Development Lab Starting Line-Up  NCFIL helps both startups and established…

Oct 21, 2019

Celeste Brogdon: Developing Change

Celeste Brogdon grew up working in her family’s large vegetable garden. Every summer she helped her mother “put up” green beans, tomatoes, apple sauce and spaghetti sauce at the Glade Hill Community Cannery in Franklin County, Virginia. Since it opened in 1941, Celeste’s family has canned thousands of jars of vegetables and sauce, a job made easier…

Sep 4, 2019

Bill Aimutis: In Pursuit of Innovation

Dr. Bill Aimutis is a hard guy to pin down these days. With the opening of the NC Food Innovation Lab only two months away, Bill fills his days with a vast array of preparatory tasks—everything from physically building parts of the facility to selecting state-of-the-art equipment to meeting with potential clients. As Executive Director of…

Jul 28, 2019

A Modern Farmer Q&A with Bill Aimutis

By Lindsay Campbell This Q&A with Bill Aimutis has been republished with permission from Modern Farmer. It was originally posted to ModernFarmer.com on July 26, 2019. Plant-based food is a growing trend in America, to say the least. Sales for the products have grown by 11 percent in the past year, and the investment firm UBS projects…

Jun 22, 2018

Aimutis Tapped to Lead N.C. Food Processing Innovation Center

An R&D expert with more than 30 years of experience in corporate and academic settings, Bill Aimutis has been named director of the North Carolina Food Processing Innovation Center (FPIC), a one-of-a-kind enterprise housed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He’ll take the helm in July. “I’m excited to be part of this initiative to…