Challenge: Next Generation Cooking to improve operational efficiency of manufacturing processes Client: Global Food manufacturer Background: A key process step in the production of a wholegrain wheat product is the gelatinisation of wholegrain starch through steam cooking. As part of strategic planning for the ‘factory of the future’, the client is actively […]
Robotics in food processing
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Challenge: Identify solutions to for value engineering condiments through the use of alternative ingredients, alternative processing or supply chain reliability. Client: Global FMCG manufacturer Background: The products are a range of condiments including low pH emulsions and heated treated sauces. Value, sustainability and supply chain security are pertinent issues that require constant […]
Our client, a global agricultural producer and food and beverage manufacturer, is looking for expertise and advancements in the development of non-destructive testing, in-line and on-line analysis for fruit and vegetables. The inherent variability of agricultural crops makes off-line sampling protocols unreliable, as large sample sizes to account for the variability […]
Our client, a global food and beverage manufacturer, is looking for processes and technologies that can aid with the management of sticky gel-like materials. Management of Sticky Materials Food gels can become sticky over time due to atmospheric moisture. A sticky gel can be problematic in down-stream processing. Our client is […]
Sustainable Production Methods Summary We are currently working with a global food and beverage company, who is looking to identify new and emerging process technologies, ingredients and supply chain processes to enable sustainable production of food and beverage products. Scope This brief is seeking to identify new food and beverage […]
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 […]