The ninth session of the Famous Teachers and Craftsmen Leading the Way, Craftsmanship Cultivating Food Talents Food Professional Demonstration Course and Special Lecture Series of the School of Food and Pharmacy will be held on December 1, 2025 at 14:10 in Room 204, Building 10. This issue is hosted by Mr. Li Yong, former engineering director of PepsiCo.
Teacher Li Yong has been deeply involved in the food industry for 31 years. With industry accumulation and practical experience, he explained the key points of beverage processing technology process and production line design, focusing on the requirements of job talent, food and beverage factory layout and organizational structure, and outlined the employment direction and career development blueprint of food processing enterprises for students. Teacher Li emphasized that food quality management runs through the entire process of the product supply chain, and any lack of management in any link will lead to a gradual amplification of quality fluctuations, highlighting the importance of quality control throughout the entire process. In addition, he also focused on cutting-edge industries such as aseptic technology and lightless factories, analyzed the intelligent manufacturing path of food factory automation, digitization, and interconnection, and combined with industry development trends to provide students with prospects for the future development and career growth opportunities of the food industry under the background of intelligent manufacturing.
The theme of this event is the upgrading of intelligent manufacturing in the beverage processing industry. Through the integration of cutting-edge technology analysis and career development path guidance, students not only recognized the trend of intelligent transformation in the food industry, but also understood the core requirements of food professionals in terms of system thinking, innovation ability, quality control literacy, etc. in the new era, which clarified the targeted goals for personal career planning and ability improvement.
The Famous Teachers and Craftsmen Guide the Way, Craftsmanship cultivates Food Talents - a series of demonstration courses and special lectures in the food major, is a joint educational platform created by the college, the Shanghai Private University Development Foundation's Craftsman Plan project, the Chief Technician Studio in Jinshan District, Shanghai, and the Shanghai Lan Yan Zhi Zi Career Counselor Studio. This activity focuses on the construction of the food profession, inviting experts and teachers from various fields to give lectures, helping students solidify their professional foundation, and cultivate applied and artisan talents.
Article source: WeChat official account of School of Food and Pharmacy, Shanghai Zhongqiao Vocational and Technical University
