Welcome
The Food Industry is the UK’s largest manufacturer. We provide enough ingredients, meals, snacks, and drinks to power the UK’s 70 million people, every single day. It is an exciting, fast-paced and rewarding place to work. Food Engineer Student Launchpad provides the opportunity to go behind the scenes at Mondelēz International's world famous Cadbury factory to see how it works from an engineering perspective.
You’ll see graduates working together with industry experts, try out the tools of the trade with the diverse range of people who use them, get to ask questions about up-to-date technology seen in working practice, and about the different engineering career opportunities in the food & drink sector.
Programme
| 08:30 – 09:00 |
Arrival and Registration |
| 09:00 – 09:30 | Introduction and Welcome Professor Ian Noble, VP, R&D Global Research & Productivity, Mondelēz International |
| 09:30 – 12:00 | Activity 1 - Tour of the Factory Chocolate Processing, Product Manufacture and Packing Mechatronics |
| Activity 2 - Chocolate - From Bean to Bar Cocoa Roasting & Pressing/ Milk, Sugar and Crumb manufacture/ Refining and the Conche Process |
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| 12:00 – 13:00 | Lunch and Networking |
| 13:00 – 15:30 | Activity 3 - Chocolate - Physical Properties Chocolate Processing, Product Manufacture and Packing Mechatronics |
| Activity 4 - R&D Pilot Plant Tour Chocolate and Product Development - how it works |
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| 15:30 – 16:15 | Employability Early Careers session to introduce the range of engineering career types and entry Tom Bullock, Process Development Engineer, PepsiCo Kate Bailey, Early Careers Lead, Mondelēz International |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Close and Thanks Robert Williams, Senior Director, Manufacturing UK Chocolate, Mondelēz International |
*Activity sessions will vary in order depending on assigned group
Organised by:
ProFSET (Professional Food Science, Engineering and Technology Group) represents members of scientific, engineering and technical professional membership bodies. It promotes collaboration for: an informed voice to influence; knowledge sharing across industry and academia; supporting the development of professionals and promoting the food and drink sector as an exciting career path.
Hosted by:
Mondelēz International empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world, with brands including Cadbury, Oreo, Maynards Bassetts, Toblerone and BelVita. In the UK, it employs over 4,000 people across its nine sites, which include the Cadbury factory in Bournville and its Global Centre of Excellence for Chocolate Research and Development, where every chocolate product that Mondelēz International makes and sells globally begins its development.