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• Department of Food Science and Nutrition
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Creating a Scientific Competitive Advantage for Flavor and Fragrance, and Related Companies

The Flavor Research and Education Center focuses on bringing ground-breaking, cost-effective flavor and fragrance research to companies by investigating future trends and company specific challenges, offering continuing education opportunities, and bringing together the field’s leading minds to drive business results through a sustained scientific competitive advantage.

Based at the University of Minnesota, one of the world’s top research institutions, the Flavor Research Education Center houses some of the foremost flavor and fragrance experts.

FREC promotes innovation and learning to drive your business

We help many top businesses by:

• Revolutionizing how science drives business through targeted fundamental research for the development of flavor and fragrance technology
• Uncovering the flavor and fragrance technology of the future at a low cost risk, and
• Learning from and connecting with the brightest minds in science, industry, and education while collaborating with students
• Providing a unique problem solving platform