Registration is now open for June 2014

The Center for Food and Agri Business (CFA) runs ServSafe Certification Course every quarter in collaboration with Ecolab Philippines.  ServSafe is a one-day training course with certification exam.  It is a widely-recognized food safety program registered under the Educational Foundation of the National Restaurant Association based in Chicago, U.S.A. The certificate, which is valid for 5 years for successful examinees, is useful for food handlers who want to work in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
ServSafe provides high-quality education and training for all levels of employees of the restaurant, food service and hospitality industry.  It enables participants to learn science-based information on how to run a safe establishment by focusing on all aspects of handling food.
What you will learn in this course:

• The Importance of Food Safety
• Good Personal Hygiene
• Time and Temperature Control
• Preventing Cross-Contamination
• Cleaning and Sanitizing
• Safe Food Preparation
• Receiving and Storing Food
• Methods of Thawing, Cooking, Cooling and Reheating Food
• Food Safety Management Systems

To register, you can go to this link.  You can also call us at (02) 637-0912 loc. 247/345 or email us at cfauap@yahoo.com.  Look for Joy or Ann.

January 2014 issue

Featured Articles:

-Strategic Agility in the Agri-Food Sector
-An overview of Agriculture Employment in the Philippines

Newsline:
Phl economy grows by 6.4 percent in Q4
Government creates Philippine Statistics Authority
Peso drops to its lowest in three years

Corporate Updates:
Nestle's robusta coffee garden gets certification
RFM acquires Unilever's Royal
Del Monte acquires US Del Monte Corp.
AB InBev buys South Korea's Oriental Brewery

World Watch:
Large land area in China too polluted for farming
Thai government seeks to raise $4B to pay rice farmers
Corn prices drop to lowest level since 1960

Product Peeks:
Coconut rehab in Leyte gets funding
Phl bananas may soon enter Hawaii, US Territories
New rubber variety a breakthrough in the industry

CFA Staff Notes:
F&B companies cut calories in their products
Low R&D in agriculture affects productivity



Do you want to subscribe to our monthly magazine? Call us for more info. Look for Joy or Ann.
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Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

November December 2013 issue

Featured Articles:

Food Staples: The Filipino Consumption Patter
Agriculture Scenarios in 2013-2014

Newsline:
Economy grows by seven percent in Q3
PNoy signs 2014 General Appropriations Act
Supertyphoon Yolanda causes billions worth of damage

Corporate Updates:
Max's buys Pancake House
San Miguel kicks-off grains-handling business
First Pacific tries its luck on agribusiness
ARC readied for listing

World Watch:
Japan reforms its agricultural policies
EU asks governments to approve GMO corn
Phl FDA says GMO foods do not require labeling

Product Peeks:
Fishery output to drop due to typhoon and fishing ban
Additional rice to be imported after Yolanda
P200-million food processing facility rises in Ilocos

CFA Staff Notes:
Back-to-back coffee events
Phl to host International Food Expo
Ancient farming to slow down extinction



Do you want to subscribe to our monthly magazine? Call us for more info. Look for Joy or Ann.
____________________________________
Center for Food and Agri Business
University of Asia and the Pacific
Pearl Drive, Ortigas Center
Pasig City 1605
Tel: (632) 637-0912 local 247
Fax: (632) 633-8349
Email: cfauap@yahoo.com
http://cfa.uap.asia

Last 4 slots remaining for ServSafe Course

Register now! Call us at 637-0912 loc. 247/345 or email cfauap@yahoo.com.  Visit our website or our Facebook page for more details.  

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We are giving away complimentary issues of Food and Agri Business Monitor.  Ask us how.  Call us at 637-0912 loc. 247 or email cfauap@yahoo.com.