Rose Defiel earned her bachelor’s degree in food science from the University of Minnesota. She has more than 20-plus years of experience in the food industry, having worked in technology, quality, and production for dairy and confectionery companies and has worked as a food safety auditor. Defiel has attended several confectionery industry courses, including that NCA Resident Candy Course & the ZDS Chocolate Technology course held in Solingen, Germany. She can be reached at defielr@clasen.us