Seafood Industry Reps to Gather Once Again at Laitram Machinery’s Cooked Shrimp Processing Certification School
07 October 2008
Laitram Machinery, the seafood processing authority, will hold its 2009 Cooked Shrimp Processing Certification School, 10-12 March, in Harahan, Louisiana. As co-host with the University of Florida, Laitram Machinery annually welcomes attendees from around the globe for the three-day course that explores best practices in warm and cold water shrimp cooking.
Seminars at the Cooked Shrimp School are dedicated to hands-on training and discussion about shrimp cooking, including such topics as assuring FDA compliance and maintaining cooked shrimp yield and quality. The school aims to inform participants of up-to-the-minute research and regulations and to provide a forum for discussion. At the close of the school, participants receive a formal certificate of completion that is recognized by various state and federal authorities, as well as commercial interests from around the world.
Cooked Shrimp School participants also have an opportunity to take advantage of the food, entertainment, and culture of nearby New Orleans. As a 50-plus year veteran in manufacturing machinery for the shrimp processing industry, Laitram Machinery is able to offer the experience, expertise, quality equipment, and testing facilities needed to provide an ideal setting for shrimp cooking instruction.
