SECTORS
Food and Drink
Tayside is home to a buoyant Food and Drink sector with strong links to the regions rich arable farmlands. It includes a growing number of innovative local companies involved both in primary production and in value added processing.
Companies in this sector constantly seek new products and processes to stay ahead and increasingly are concerned to respond to consumer demand for healthier end products.
The Innovation Portal can assist food companies with experts in these areas:
- Plant breeding – Design and production of new varieties of berries, cereals, potatoes to suit specific requirements.
- Analysis – World class expertise and facilities to provide product information, statistics and quantified claims for marketing purposes.
- Sensory, fibre & vitamin, lipids, mineral, protein, fibres, antioxidants, polysaccharides, material & starch, nutritional
- New product development – Introduce new products or improve existing products
- Ingredient substitutions
- Reduction of salt and cholesterol level
- Food production
- Packaging and storage
- Shelf life
- Healthy Food Production - Research of soluble fibres to improve gut health. Reduction or substitution of salt components. Reduction of cholesterol levels
- Food Supplements – The inclusion of supplements to enhance products e.g. probiotic & prebiotic.
- Food safety and best practice – Advice and consultation on food hygiene, food safety, HACCP, present and future regulation requirements.
- Marketing & Promotion - Quantifiable statistics, consumer panels, food styling and photography.
Please get in touch with us to discuss what we can do for you.