A wider range of food and drink businesses from the whole supply chain will have access to specialist support and expertise with the new Food Innovation Centre.
The Food Innovation Centre at the University of Nottingham is being re-launched to extend its service across the UK, building on the work it has done with SMEs across the East Midlands over the past six years.
The Food Innovation Centre can provide a range of scientific and technical guidance to food and drink businesses, supporting the development of products and processes, from conception to consumption.
The new service is being run as a commercial consultancy and offers a range of services.
Dr Peter Noy, Food Innovation Centre steering group, said: “Expanding our remit will allow more food and drink manufacturers and producers to access the specialist support we offer. Combining academic expertise and state-of-the-art facilities with commercial knowledge we are able to help businesses to bring new products to market more quickly.”
Since its inception six years ago the Food Innovation Centre has supported over 270 local businesses and helped to bring 24 new products to market.
A launch event is taking place for the new Food Innovation Centre on 26 January at the University of Nottingham’s Sutton Bonington Campus.
