Cocoa, Chocolate and Confectionery Research Group

Cocoa, Chocolate, and Confectionery Research Group (CCCRG)

The mission of the Cocoa, Chocolate, and Confectionery Research Group is to serve confectionery manufacturers and consumers by conducting research pertinent to this large and dynamic segment of Pennsylvania's food system. Consistent with the student-centered philosophy of the Department of Food Science, this research will be conducted primarily in the context of graduate education; consequently, an important function of the group is to develop well-educated employees for the confectionery industry. Through an emphasis on collaborative and creative research, the Cocoa, Chocolate, and Confectionery Research Group hopes to achieve international recognition as a center of excellence in cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery science and technology.

The individual faculty members currently involved include: Ramaswamy Anantheswaran, engineering; John Coupland, physical chemistry; Stephanie Doores, food microbiology; Mark Guiltinan, biotechnology; Ruth Hollender, sensory analysis; Penny Kris-Etherton, nutritional issues; Richard Owusu-Apenten, protein chemistry; Devin Peterson, flavor chemistry; Donald Thompson, starch chemistry; Greg Ziegler, processing/engineering; and Barry Zoumas, agribusiness.

The objectives to fulfill our mission are:

· to maintain high-quality graduate research

· to maintain relationships with organizations that share an interest in chocolate and confectionery (e.g., AACT, CMA/ACRI, NCA, PMCA, DMI, USAID, USDA, IOCCC, ICCO), and the confectionery industry

· to encourage a collaborative approach to research on cocoa, chocolate, and confectionery

· to strengthen interdepartmental and intercollege research collaboration

· to promote the transfer of research findings through the sponsorship of international seminars and the presentation of short courses

· to encourage presentations at national and international meetings.

The Penn State/ACRI Cocoa Biotechnology Program

Confectionery and Penn State | Theses 1967-1996
Advanced Degree Students 1967-1996 | Published Research 1964-1996

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Cocoa, Chocolate, and Confectionery Research Group
111 Borland Lab
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 865-5444
Email: cccrg@psu.edu

Other Sites of Interest

· 2nd International Symposium on Confectionery Science
April 11–12, 1997
Proceedings available

· 3rd International Symposium on Confectionery Science
Nov. 14-16, 1999

· 4th International Symposium on Confectionery Science
April 10–11, 2002
Hershey, PA

· Cocoa Information System page at Ohio State University

· Online phototour of cocoa bean production

· Exploratorium: Exploring Chocolate

· Field Museum

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