COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE

A chemical engineering graduate of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), Dennis Forte spent ten years with the MARS Corporation. During this time he was involved in both Process and Product Development roles within the areas of Confectionery, Canned Petfood and Dry Petfood Extrusion Technologies.
Dennis then spent five years with The Uncle Tobys Company as the Process Engineering Manager, where he was actively involved in the quantification and optimization of the various unit operations employed in the manufacture of Ready - To - Eat Breakfast Cereals and Snacks.
His key areas of expertise include Extrusion Processing, Process Modeling, Process Optimization and Drying Technology. He has published numerous Technical papers in various Journals and has authored four Text Books on Food Extrusion.
Dennis has been practicing as an independent Engineering Consultant to the food industry for more than 20 years, providing technical support, design expertise and training to a broad range of manufacturers throughout Australia, South-East Asia, Africa and Europe.

FOOD PROCESS ENGINEERING & FOOD TECHNOLOGY

Specific areas of expertise include —

Extrusion technology for foods and feeds

Drying of food products

Education and training (industry short courses in relevant technical areas and tertiary level teaching)

Thermal processing (recognised as an "Approved Person" for the design of thermal processes)

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

Member of the Institution of Chemical Engineers

Member of the Australian Institute of Food Science and Technology