The , and (Channel 7) reported on the development of the new University of º£½ÇÉçÇø Food Innovation lab. The facility, which is expected to open by the end of 2025, will feature three commercial food processing rooms, a walk-in cooler and freezer, various processing equipment, blast-freezing equipment, kettles, a classroom and more. At its regular meeting in Orono on Monday, the University of º£½ÇÉçÇø System Board of Trustees authorized Uº£½ÇÉçÇø to spend $4.46 million in state and federal funds to create the Uº£½ÇÉçÇø Food Innovation Lab by renovating 4,800 square feet of existing space in the Keyo Building on the Orono campus and potentially adding a 1,200-square-foot addition.Â
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