Having remained largely dormant for years, an old kitchen facility on SUNY Orange Newburgh campus has been revitalized for workforce training.
The renovated kitchen serves as the training ground of Orange County Food Training and Education Center, also known as FoodTEC, a fledgling nonprofit that aims to be a regional education hub for future workforce in the food and hospitality industry.
FoodTEC, as part of SUNY Orange Plus, the community college’s growing fleet of workforce development programs, was born under the vision of SUNY Orange President Kristine Young and several former and current board trustees with the aid of grants and donations….