The Cornell Food Product Development Lab (FPDL) is a 6,000 sq. ft. pilot plant that serves as a statewide center for food and dairy processing education and training, product development, and cutting edge food processing research.  The facility is ideal for manufacturing test runs or of new formulations, producing consumer samples, and shelf-life testing samples on a scale that mimics real production.

The FPDL is a licensed NY State Dairy plant and meets all state and federal regulatory requirements for processing food for human consumption.  It is equipped with a wide selection of pilot-scale equipment with capabilities including drying, evaporating, HTST and Vat pasteurizing, separating, and packaging.  The FPDL also maintains a cheese making area with various equipment.  Experienced full-time professionals are able to assist in all aspects of development and processing.