TRAINING CENTRE For Professional Development Of Food Technologists TRAINING CENTRE For Professional Development Of Food Technologists by Jovana Poepelt Powered by

Elevator Pitch Modern interactive and practical trainings on pilot processing equipment with Industry experts Extraordinary interest of potential users – over 90% of interviewees * Willingeness for personal investment in professional development – over 60% of interviewees Survey results indicate Training Centre justification and sustainability Who am I? Are there potential users? Is it profitable? What do I do? What makes it unique? Establishment of Training Centre for professional development of food technologists Food industry professional with history of successful product development and innovation willing to share know-how Survey participants: 34 food technologists ; 82,4% young technologists (25-34 years); 47,1% with max. 5 and 41,2% with max. 10 years working experience and 48 students: 87,5% from III and IV year of Faculty, others from Master and PhD studies from Universities in Belgrade and Niš Is it sustainable?

The Problem STUDENTS Practical training share during studies EMPLOYEES Differences between school gradebooks and knowledge required for performing food technology operations STUDENTS Interest in further professional improvement / development EMPLOYEES Interest in further professional improvement / development 85,3% employees interested in short term specialised courses outside the company 63,3% employees would invest personal resources 60,5% students interested in post- graduate studies 76,8 % students interested in short term specialised courses 76,7%students is willing to invest personal resources 85,3% 60,3% 63,3% 76,7% 76,8% Huge gap in PRACTICAL knowledge

The Solution Modern Real-time Practical Interactive Courses With Experienced Food Industry Professionals On Pilot Processing Equipment* *Pictures above show the equipment that is already in Desing Taste Center; and is available for the purposes of Training Centre.

Business Model Customer segments Food technologists Food technology students Food Industry/ Food Service Entrepreneurs Key Partners Academic and Senior Industry Advisers Foreign and Domestic food professionals Customer relationship Dedicated personal interaction Small groups Channels Social media Word of mouth Revenues Training fees Consultancy Costs Dedicated personal interaction Working in small groups Key Resources Know-how Pilot processing equipment Key Activities Practical trainings Consultancy Product development TRAINING CENTRE FOR FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS $ Value proposition Modern Interactive courses Building professional network Product and process optimization Problem solving Regarding the budget, it is yet to be determined. I don’t want to give wrong projections, since budgeting is not my area of expertise. But I will try to be funny and finish the presentation with one more quote: “A budget is what a budget is; you’ve got to make it fit.” Chip Taylor Regarding the budget, it is yet to be determined. I don’t want to give wrong projections, since budgeting is not my area of expertise. But I will try to be funny and finish the presentation with one more quote: “A budget is what a budget is; you’ve got to make it fit.” Chip Taylor Thank you for your attention, and thank you for considering my aplication. Jovana Poepelt