Researcher Prof Tim Guinee named winner of the Teagasc Gold Medal
A principal research officer in the Department of Food Chemistry and Technology at Teagasc’s research centre in Moorepark, Prof Guinee has led the development of a new cheese technology platform using milk powder ingredients for manufacture of selected cheese types for foreign markets.
The technology involves design of ingredient and process technology to make customised cheeses. It is an innovative new way of manufacturing cheese, which enhances the use of functional ingredients and also simulates sensory properties of traditional cheeses in foreign countries.