Primera Launches Introduces Interactive FACS and STEM Curriculum Using Commercial Grade Edible Ink Printing Equipment

New program brings Eddie®, The Edible Ink Printer and Freddie®, The Frosting Machine into classrooms, teaching students hands-on food production, engineering, and entrepreneurship skills with real commercial equipment

PLYMOUTH, Minn. — Primera Technology, Inc., the specialty printer manufacturer with more than 53 years of innovation, announced the availability of a complete, professionally authored curriculum spanning Grades 5-8 and 9-12 for use with its Eddie, The Edible Ink Printer, and Freddie, The Frosting Machine. Both are commercial-grade, NSF®-certified food production machines used by professional bakeries and commercial kitchens worldwide – now positioned to teach STEM/STEAM and Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS) concepts in classrooms from middle school through high school.

The curriculum is the first of its kind in the industry: a comprehensive, day-by-day instructional system covering 180 class days at the high school level across two distinct academic pathways, plus a dedicated 90-day program for intermediate and middle school students. No company has ever brought professional-grade food production equipment into schools as a dedicated instructional platform—much less backed it with a standards-aligned curriculum.

“No one in this industry has ever focused on schools – not with professional-grade equipment, and certainly not with a real curriculum,” said Mark Strobel, Vice President of Sales & Marketing at Primera Technology. “We now have a complete program from fifth grade through twelfth grade. A teacher can walk into the classroom on Day 1 and know exactly what to do through Day 90 or Day 180, depending on the course. There is nothing else like this in the market.”

Grades 9–12: A Robust Curriculum Built for Real Classrooms

The Eddie and Freddie high school curriculum offers two full-year pathways, each spanning two semesters of 90 class days:

STEM/STEAM Pathway — Students learn systems thinking, process engineering, statistical process control (SPC), quality metrics, value stream mapping, lean manufacturing, and production scheduling. The second semester introduces binomial probability applied to production yield, SMED changeover optimization, and a production engineering capstone.

Family & Consumer Sciences (FACS) Pathway — Students progress through food safety, kitchen management, food science, and design for food presentation before advancing to intellectual property law, FDA labeling, cottage food compliance, business formation, branding and marketing, and a multi-client enterprise capstone in which students launch and operate a real food business.

Each semester’s curriculum package includes a Course Outline, Student Guide, Teacher Guide, Instructor Companion (a 100+ page, day-by-day instructional playbook), Student Artifacts with assessment rubrics, and a Technical Reference document. In total, the high school program alone comprises more than 50 professionally formatted documents. Every day is planned and every lesson is scripted—a teacher with no prior experience with the equipment can deliver a standards-aligned course from Day 1.

Grades 5–8: The Younger Learner Program

Alongside the high school curriculum, Primera has developed a complete companion program for intermediate and middle school students in Grades 5 through 8. The Younger Learner Program uses the same professional, NSF-certified equipment with age-appropriate content and pacing designed for younger students encountering production systems for the first time.

The program spans a full semester of 90 class days across six units, progressing from safety and systems awareness through hands-on equipment operation, production thinking, planning and costing, and a culminating showcase capstone project. Like its high school counterpart, the Younger Learner Program includes a complete Instructor Companion with day-by-day lesson plans, student artifacts, and assessment tools—everything a teacher needs to deliver the program from Day 1.

“The middle school program was a natural next step,” Strobel said. “We kept hearing from districts that wanted to start earlier—to build a pipeline from middle school into their high school CTE and FACS programs. Now they can. A student who starts with Eddie and Freddie in fifth grade arrives at high school already thinking in systems, already comfortable with professional equipment, and already understanding that food production is serious work.”

Commercial Equipment, Multiple Departments

In the classroom, students operate the same NSF-certified equipment used in professional bakeries and commercial kitchens, working with real production standards, constraints, and consequences. Eddie prints edible images directly onto food surfaces using edible ink, while Freddie applies precision frosting onto cookies to prepare them for printing. Food is the medium, but learning is the outcome. Because the curriculum spans STEM, FACS, CTE, and entrepreneurship, a single equipment investment can support multiple departments and fill full-year course schedules, with student-produced items supporting school events, athletic celebrations, community partnerships, and fundraising activities that generate real revenue.

See It Live at ISTELive™ 26

Primera will exhibit the Eddie and Freddie Education Program in Booth 3018 at ISTELive 26, June 28 – July 1, 2026, at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. Attendees can see live demonstrations, review both the high school and middle school curricula, and speak with Primera’s education team. Schools and districts can also schedule private virtual demonstrations by contacting Primera directly.

Not Ready for a Full Curriculum? No Problem.

Eddie and Freddie are already in use in hundreds of schools where teachers create their own project-based lessons without formal curriculum adoption. Primera offers a growing library of project resources that educators can integrate into existing courses immediately.

Availability

The Eddie and Freddie curriculum for Grades 5–8 and 9-12 are available immediately. For information on equipment, curriculum, and implementation support, visit www.primera.com/stem (STEM/STEAM pathway) or www.primera.com/facs (FACS pathway), or contact Primera at 1-800-797-2772 or sales@primera.com.

About Primera Technology, Inc.

Primera Technology, Inc., based in Plymouth, Minnesota, is a world leader in specialty printing with more than 53 years of innovation. The company designs, manufactures, and sells specialty printers and related products used by businesses, governments, and educational institutions around the world. Primera’s product line includes color label printers, disc publishers, and the Eddie and Freddie food printing systems. For more information, visit www.primera.com.

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