TY - BOOK AU - Almora,Thea Grace B. TI - A manuscript for practicum at Swift Foods, Incorporated General Santos City PY - 2003/// KW - Undergraduate Thesis KW - FST200, KW - BSFT N1 - Thesis (BS Food Technology) -- University of the Philippines Mindanao, 2003 N2 - Part of the learning process of a BS Food Technology student is to have a hands-on experience on food processing and the student had this exposure in Swift Foods, Incorporated in General Santos City. Some of the principles learned in the classroom that are applied in the plant include HACCP, GMPs that are observed by the employees, and the design of the plant. The practicum focused on the processing of broiler chicken to dressed chicken. There were many tasks that the student had to perform in order to acquire the techniques in order to produce a feather-and by-product free chicken. Recommendations include altering the design of the cold storage area in order to observe the first in, first out policy (FIFO) in order to reduce storage and profit losses ER -