Value-added product development center opens in Wahiawa
by Kacie Yamamoto · Star-AdvertiserVolunteer Don Maruyama, second from left, led VIPs and lawmakers on a tour of the kitchen facilities inside the new Value-Added Production Development Center on Friday in Wahiawa.
The Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center features new kitchen facilities. The food manufacturing and education center is targeting growth of the agriculture industry and entrepreneurial community through educating students and the community.
Poni Askew, co-owner of Hawaiian Vinegars and Spice, passed out samples Friday at the grand opening of the Wahiawa Value-Added Product Development Center.
A partnership between Leeward Community College and the state, the 33,000-square-foot educational facility features state-of-the-art equipment, including wet and dry kitchens, a high pressure processing chamber, an allergen kitchen, and storage and packaging areas. Read more
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