Innovative Assembly Processes and Equipment for Healthier Foods' Emulsions and New Market Opportunities
Lead Participant:
UNILEVER U.K. CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED
Abstract
The project fully aligns with the Innovate UK Competition,“Optimising Food Composition: Fat, Sugar, Salt and
Fibre”. Accordingly it will target the development of innovative and protectable ingredients’ assembly
processes and equipment for complex fluids which accord with the modern manufacturing paradigm of process
intensification. Such processes and equipment will enable innovative and protectable foods’ intermediates and
products with reduced fat, sugar, and/or salt and increased dietary fibre to be manufactured with improved
sensorial attributes of mouthfeel, texture, flavour release, and appearance to increase consumer appeal, and
will have a neutral impact on supply chain cost structures and consumer affordability. The Consortium will build
on its collective skills in the formulation of fast moving consumer goods, encapsulation, and the design and
supply of high end process equipment. The advances within the project will be equally applicable to
intermediates and products in many process sectors. The Consortium will actively seek to ensure that advances
within the project are disseminated to and exploited within those sectors.
Fibre”. Accordingly it will target the development of innovative and protectable ingredients’ assembly
processes and equipment for complex fluids which accord with the modern manufacturing paradigm of process
intensification. Such processes and equipment will enable innovative and protectable foods’ intermediates and
products with reduced fat, sugar, and/or salt and increased dietary fibre to be manufactured with improved
sensorial attributes of mouthfeel, texture, flavour release, and appearance to increase consumer appeal, and
will have a neutral impact on supply chain cost structures and consumer affordability. The Consortium will build
on its collective skills in the formulation of fast moving consumer goods, encapsulation, and the design and
supply of high end process equipment. The advances within the project will be equally applicable to
intermediates and products in many process sectors. The Consortium will actively seek to ensure that advances
within the project are disseminated to and exploited within those sectors.
Lead Participant | Project Cost | Grant Offer |
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UNILEVER U.K. CENTRAL RESOURCES LIMITED | £633,170 | £ 316,585 |
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Participant |
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MAELSTROM ADVANCED PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES LTD. | £99,146 | £ 69,402 |
UNILEVER PLC | ||
C-TECH INNOVATION LIMITED | ||
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | ||
INNOVATE UK | ||
UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL | £264,004 | £ 264,004 |
People |
ORCID iD |
Hannah Newton (Project Manager) |