F i C s FOOD innovation CENTERs Why establish FICs? Location of Operational FICS Food Innovation Centers or FICs aim to provide the local food Regional Site Status industry efficient and modern food processing equipment in Location order to enhance their product quality and speed up their MAIN Food Processing Division Site production. At the end, FICs will enable them to improve their Industrial Technology undergoing value chain activities thus reducing their costs and increasing Development Institute renovation their profits. Taguig City A springboard of the DOST-High Impact Technology and Region II Cagayan State University – Operational Services (HITS) project called Roll-Out of the DOST-designed Carig Campus Tuguegarao City Food Processing Equipment to the Regions, FICs currently provide use of four equipment, namely, water retort, vacuum National UP Diliman-College of Operational Capital Region Human Ecology Quezon fryer, freeze dryer, and spray dryer. A fifth, the vacuum City packaging machine, will be deployed later. Region VI Guimaras State University Operational Buenavista Preparing The DOST-HITS Roll-Out project is implemented by a for opening/ multi-agency team composed of the: launching • Industrial Technology Development Institute (ITDI); • Metals Industry Research and Development Center (MIRDC); Region VIII Eastern Visayas State Operational • Project Management and Engineering Design Services Office University (PMEDSO); and the Tacloban City • Philippine Council for Industry, Energy, and Emerging Region X University of Science and Operational Technology Research and Development (PCIEERD). Technology Cagayan de Oro City The team works in collaboration with DOST Regional Offices, Region XI Philippine Women’s Operational College state universities and colleges, and the private sector. Davao City Six regional FICs currently serve as facilities for product prototyping and market sample preparation, as well as, In the Pipeline source of expert assistance in food regulatory requirements compliance. ITDI, as the Main FIC, leads regional centers in Cordillera Benguet State University Site due for product prototype development and functions as overseer. Autonomous La Trinidad renovation DOST-HITS plans to operationalize 11 more regional centers in Region 2016. Region 1 Pangasinan State Site due for University-Bayambang renovation Serving as one-stop food research and development facilities, Campus, Bayambang FICS provide local food processors opportunity to innovate on Region III Bulacan State University- old products, produce new ones, or create new benefits to Main Campus Malolos agricultural and fishery resources. Region IV-A University of the Site due for (CALABAR- Philippines at Los Baños renovation ZON) College Region IV-B Mindoro State College waiting (MIMAROPA) of Agriculture and DOST- Technology developed Benguet State University Victoria FPE Cagayan State University Pangasinan State University Region V Bicol University, Legaspi Site due for Bulacan State University City renovation UP Diliman - CHE Region VII Region VII, Cebu UP Los Baños Bicol University Institute of Technology- University, Cebu City Mindoro State College of Agri. & Tech Eastern Visayas State University Region IX Zamboanga State Site being College of Marine renovated Guimaras State College Mindanao University Science and Technology, of Science & Technology Cebu Institute of Technology Zamboanga City CARAGA State University Region XII DOST Regional Office Zamboanga State College (SOCCSK- No. XII of Marine Science & Technology Philippine Women’s College SARGEN) Cotabato City Region XIII CARAGA State Site due for University, Butuan City renovation D O S T I T D I CONTACT US: Ms. NELIA ELISA C. FLORENDO, Chief, Technological Services Division “OUR BUSINESS IS INDUSTRY...” ITDI - DOST Complex, Bicutan, Taguig City Tel: (632) 837.2071 to 82 loc. 2265 Fax: (632) 837.6156 Industrial Technology Development Institute Email: [email protected] URL: www.itdi.dost.gov.ph Department of Science and Technology.