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Industrial technical centre · RECTIM member

CETIA, Technical Centre for the Agri-food Industries

  • Established in 1998
  • Head office: Casablanca
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Identification

Name
Technical Centre for the Agri-food Industries
Acronym
CETIA
Year established
1998
Status
Industrial technical centre
Affiliated federation
FENAGRI
Head office
Casablanca
RECTIM membership
Founding member, 2012

Fields of activity

Agri-food and agro-industry

Objectives

To provide all processing industries, and the agri-food sector in particular, with the necessary technical support, notably through experimentation, tests and analyses in accordance with recognised standards, advice and technical assistance in production, safety, health and environment, specialised diagnostics, technical information and documentation, staff training, and participation in standardisation.

Missions

  • To help companies in the agri-food sector improve their competitiveness;
  • To assist companies in their upgrading and in the development of new products.

Training:

Food technologies (“practical work”), quality and hygiene in the agri-food sector.

Seminars:

Heat treatments, industrial refrigeration, regulatory and standards monitoring in the food industries, etc.

Development of new products:

  • Canned and semi-preserved products: frozen or canned ready meals, frozen or canned sauces, etc.;
  • Dairy products and derivatives: yoghurts, cheeses, etc.;
  • Secondary cereal-processing products.

Analysis:

Physicochemical, microbiological and sensory

Capabilities

  • Human resources

    An experienced team made up of laboratory managers, hall managers, department heads (administration, purchasing, regulatory and standards monitoring) and laboratory technicians.

  • Resources

    Technical resources

    CETIA received European Union funding of approximately MAD 9.5 million for its equipment and for technical assistance during its start-up phase.

  • Department

    Plant and animal canning and semi-preserving department

    This department is equipped with machinery capable of simulating all the preparation, treatment and packaging processes for canned and semi-preserved products: frozen or dehydrated products, ready meals, plant and animal preserves, charcuterie, fruit juices, fourth-range products (fresh fruit and vegetables, fresh fish, fresh meat) and fifth-range products (heat-treated products packaged under a controlled atmosphere).

  • Department

    Secondary cereal-processing department

    We assist companies in validating or improving their processes and help them to develop new products: bakery products, biscuits, industrial pastry, etc.

    Laboratories:

    • Physicochemical and microbiological analyses;
    • Sensory analyses.

  • Trades

    Areas of expertise

    • Laboratory tests
    • Technical assistance

  • Services

    • Information and regulatory and standards monitoring;
    • Feasibility studies on productivity and markets;
    • Strategic, technical, quality and hygiene diagnostics;
    • Training and training design;
    • Assistance with setting up quality systems according to various frameworks (HACCP, ISO, IFS, TPM, PLAQ…);
    • Preparation of specifications (standards, labels…);
    • Physicochemical, microbiological and sensory analyses;
    • Design and development of new products;
    • Process optimisation.

Governance

Management

  • President

    Abdelmounim EL EULJ

  • Director General

    Hassan EL KADI

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