Culinary Education UNY held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with industries to Supports Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka (MBKM). Industries invited to collaborate: Erista Garden, Makanku, Rizqiyya, Jogja Creative Society, Culinary Magazine, Tastemade, Durian.id, and Papa Cookies. This activity held on Tuesday, August 31, 2021, via Zoom Meeting. This activity was opened by Prof. Edy Supriyadi, Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs and Cooperation of the Faculty of Engineering, UNY. The moderator of this FGD is Dr. Nani Ratnaningsih.

The FGD began with the presentation of Dr. Fitri Rahmawati, lecturer in Culinary Education. She said that collaboration with industry can produce quality graduates and have great characters, both soft and hard skills. This activity was expected to continue, and the form of Cooperation can be realized in the form of students being able to do internships in the industries invited to collaborate. The next event was followed by sharing and discussion with the industry.

Erista Garden describes the history of the establishment of Erista Garden and describes the research that Erista Garden has just developed. Erista Garden revealed that it accepts students to be able to intern there. Sugiri, the owner of MakanKu, explained his catering business and future durable and ready-to-eat food products. Furthermore, Rizqiyya, an industry engaged in producing seasoned flour, explained the prospect of seasoned flour and its development in the future. Jogja Creative Society conveyed the development of the creative economy in the culinary field in Yogyakarta. They also explained that the cooperation with JCS must be concrete and implemented in real terms. Furthermore, representatives from Culinary Magazine explained that they are moving to focus on presenting various recipes and sharing food tips which are very in line with the courses in Culinary Education. Culinary Magazine hopes that in the future, it will be able to raise classic recipes, modified traditional ones, and recipes that are currently viral by thinking creatively following the times. Furthermore, Roby Bagindo and Alvin Maulana from Tastemade explained masak TV channels and traditional cuisine research. Meanwhile, Durian.id explained its output and revealed that it opens internships for students and students. Furthermore, Eriyanto Saputro, the owner of Papa Cookies, told about the origins of the formation of Papa Cookies, researched raw materials, and said the franchise model in Papa Cookies.

By holding the FGD, it is hoped that industrial internships in various industries can be carried out by lecturers and students to support MBKM. In addition, it is expected that the industry can become guest lecturers in relevant subjects. There is also a field of research and entrepreneurship that can be done in collaboration with industry. With this collaboration, it is hoped that it can provide a good relationship between universities and industry in implementing MBKM. (awp)