Attendees complete PMCA panning course

29 attendees from 21 unique companies participated in the session.

Courtesy of PMCA

Second-time host Paulaur Corporation welcomed industry professionals to its facility for a Panned Confections course held November 12-15, the Professional Manufacturing Confectioners Association (PMCA) says. Twenty-nine attendees from 21 unique companies participated.

Five experienced and highly-skilled instructors provided a mix of classroom and practical training on panning basics, chocolate, hard and soft panning, as well as polishing and finishing. Each student received a course book as well as electronic copies of presentations and took home a variety of sample product they made with their fellow attendees.

Attendees earning a certificate of completion included:

Areck Apelian, IFF
Anuj Bag, Sensient Colors
Alexis Barry, Charles Chocolates
Mike Boaen, Fuji Vegetable Oil
Shelley Cooper, Capol LLC
Lauren Davis, The Hershey Company
Eric Faust, Trophy Foods
Conrad Hansuld, Suntree Snack Foods
Avinash Harrinarine, Suntree Snack Foods
Cole Januski, Sollich NA
Philip Kim, Ingredion
Genevieve Licamele, Mantrose-Haeuser
Alfonso Lou, Chocolate Rico SA
Emma Mattio-Smith, Paulaur Corporation
Monique McMillan, GNT
Carmen Olivier, Trophy Foods
Bryan Ortman, Hormel Foods
Tommy Petrocelli, CAI
Marcus Ryninger, Bad Moon Edibles
Chris Sentle, Hormel Foods
Balvir Sidhu, Suntree Snack Foods
Kristina Stork, Bunge
Agnes Suleiman, Select Harvest
Vince Taggart, Just Born
Katie Teh, Sprinkk
Ria Thomas, Trophy Foods
Noah Van Horn, The Hershey Company
Sarah Vogel, The Hershey Company
Bettina Yario, Capol LLC

PMCA is grateful to the individuals and companies that graciously donated instructors, ingredients, products or other items to the success of the course as follows:

Instructors: