All projects
Research projects from the Advanced Food Innovation Centre
Increasing food production sustainability with Ohmic Heating
Developing an on-site ‘Continuous Flow Ohmic Heater’ (CFOH) pilot plant in collaboration with OHM-E Technology.
Optimising Nestle’s supply chain to reduce raw milk wastage in food production
Investigating the means for reducing raw milk supply chain wastage, and its potential to be rolled out across the UK.
Revolutionising rice processing
Since 2017, the Advanced Food Innovation Centre and Koolmill have been collaborating to transform the future of rice milling by optimising processes to reduce loss, damage and waste. Together we are creating a Global Centre of Excellence for Cereal Milling.
Trialling a novel process pipe heating system
Reviewing the effectiveness of ZECK's 'Cascade and Thermodynamic Transportation System'.
Creating a new industry standard for sustainability and saving Quorn Foods over £1m
A knowledge transfer partnership (KTP) undertaking supply chain analysis and product carbon foot-printing.
Greencore: reducing salt and fat content of baked cheese products
We like our cheese in Britain: we get through almost ¾ million tonnes of cheese and over 300,000 tonnes of hard cheese in processed foods a year. The food industry is caught between feeding our love of cheese and looking for healthier alternatives.
Turning the food industry's waste heat into energy
Dext Heat Recovery is making commercial kitchens greener and more efficient - our expertise helped turn a big idea into a food industry first.
Unlocking the potential of garlic waste
As a result of our increasing usage garlic, the industrial processes surrounding the ingredient have had to quickly adapt to demand. But due to garlic’s unusual composition, we still don’t know what to do with the waste. The NCEFE was enlisted to help.