The Rutherford Technical Services team is made up of qualified and experienced professionals who can provide sound, accurate and practical tools and advice within the many sectors of the Food Industry – Manufacturing, Food Service, Hospitality and Retail.
The team together contribute more than 30 years experience in the fields of food production, food safety systems and training.
The team is made up of Food Technologists, Commercial Cooks and Chefs and workplace Trainer/Assessors. Their backgrounds cover areas such as:
The development of: - Food Safety systems (HACCP)
- HACCP Based Food Safety Plans
- Training and assessment systems
- Approved Supplier programs
- Research and Product Development
The following lists the specific areas of expertise by food sector:
Manufacturing sector: - Dairy – liquid milks and dairy foods
- Pastry production and Baking
- Poultry production
- Fresh Produce production
- Tea and coffee production
- Stabilised food preparations for sweet and savoury applications
- Desserts and savoury fillings (commercial)
- Powder production and dry blending
- Physical, chemical, microbiological testing (including development of testing regimes)
- UHT Processing
- Fermentation Technology
Food Service and Hospitality sectors:- Hospitality kitchen operations, including fresh cook serve and cook chill operations
- Commercial Kitchen operations, including CPU's (Central Processing Units) and associated Retherm operations
- HACCP based Food Safety Plans for kitchens including the Food Safety Plan Template (FSPT)
- Delivery of the Hospitality Traineeship program (THH02) - training, assessment and associated tools, documentation and delivery systems
- Kitchen OH&S
- Recipe Development
- Food Presentation, including advice and direction on food styling (food photography)
Manufacturing support sectors:- Product Development and Research & Development
- Product and ingredient sourcing
- Development of SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) and related processing documentation
- Development of testing regimes including microbiological (rapid testing, etc.), physical and chemical sampling and testing, ensuring the maximum amount of information is gained through a targeted approach to testing
- Flavour profiling
- Production trouble-shooting
- Labelling requirements
- Cost minimisation
- Warehouse and Distribution food safety systems
- Pharmaceutical manufacture
Qualifications achieved by our technical consultants include Bachelor Degree in Applied Science (Food Technology), Certificate IV in Workplace Assessment & Training BSZ40198, City and Guild of London Advanced Cookery and related short courses.
The team utilises an extensive Food Industry network and can direct any highly specialised enquiries to industry experts. In addition Rutherford Technical Services can supply information regarding the current Food Legislation, FSANZ and related documentation and supporting materials.
See Food Safety Regulations for more information regarding FSANZ, legislation and other requirements.
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