Food Is Life

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Healthy Aging

ACTION CALL: F22/80/1 Healthy Aging

Our client, a global food and beverage producer, is looking to identify new and emerging ingredients and technologies that can help with the particular needs of the growing population, and the specific challenges of healthy aging. From the moment we are born our needs are ever changing, and a key part […]

New Breeding Technologies

ACTION CALL: F21/172/2 Remote Sensing

Our client, a global agricultural producer and food and beverage manufacturer, is looking for expertise and advancements in the development of remote sensing technologies for fruit and vegetables. The scale of production of agricultural crops makes manual inspection processes and protocols time consuming and costly. To overcome this and deliver reproducible […]

Specific dietary needs

Functional ingredients for the ageing population.

In a previous blog we highlight the forthcoming challenges of an ageing population.  Malnutrition in the elderly is a combination of physical, medical and social factors, but can impact on other aspects of health which in turn can exacerbate the problem;  poor diet extend much further than macro nutrient intake […]

APRIL Robot

Robotics in food and beverage manufacturing

The Office of National Statistics recently announced that The UK has returned to recession for the 3rd time in 8 years.  The challenge in the UK manufacturing sector as a whole is further underlined by a dive in productivity when compared to other industrial nations with UK showing more than […]

Food Manufacturing 4.0 – responding to consumers right to choice

Food Manufacturing 4.0 responds to a consumer right to choice. We are in the middle of a food revolution: Food Manufacturing 4.0; our knowledge of nutrition and dietary health is increasing at an alarming rate and what we knew about the impact of our food on our well being is […]

Food Manufacturing 4.0

Food Manufacturing 4.0 ACTION Ref:  F/15/250/1  Summary Our client, a leading supplier of leading edge food processing technology solutions, has recognised the significance of the concept of Food Manufacturing 4.0.  They are now looking to engage with progressive food and beverage manufacturing companies wishing to revolutionise the way in which […]

Food Manufacturing 4.0. Achieving Ultra Yields in Chilled Food

Food Manufacturing 4.0.  Achieving Ultra Yields in Chilled Food   Imagine a chilled food production line that delivers ultra-yields (sub 1% losses), welcome to Food Manufacturing 4.0 The UK is recognised as the world leader in chilled food production with c£10Bn annual sales yet inherent process problems mean manufacturers typically […]

Food Manufacturing 4.0 – Paperless systems help ensure food safety

Food Manufacturing 4.0- Going paperless to Ensure Food Safety Over 1,650 metric tonnes of paper is used every year in UK food manufacturing. Paperwork is the core component of any Quality Management System from recipes, through specifications to on line quality control checks, quality assurance audits, hygiene audits, metal detector […]