Celebrating innovation from across the food, drink and nutrition sectors

Posted on: 24/10/2018

Food Matters Live 2018 will take place on 20th–22nd November 2018 at ExCeL London.

Food Matters Live is an annual event dedicated to creating cross-sector connections focused on the future of food, drink and sustainable nutrition. It is the ideal place to share ideas, meet like-minded people and grow your food and drink business.

Taking place on 20th–22nd November 2018 at ExCeL London, this year’s event takes the theme of changing the future of food and drink.

KTN will be getting involved through a Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC) Workshop, and our Food Specialist, Prof Bryan Hanley, will be chairing and speaking in a session on Horizon Scanning within the Sustainable Food Futures theme, as well as acting as a judge for the Food Matters Live Awards.

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Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC) Workshop, 21st November

The Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC) will be hosting a workshop at Food Matters Live, highlighting the many lessons that have been learned about the route from research to impact, and demonstrating the value to industry of engaging with the UK’s diet and nutrition research community.

DRINC is an initiative created by BBSRC with support from other Research Councils that works with industry partners to support pre-competitive research investigating the link between diet and health. It was first established in 2008 and has enabled the food industry to develop innovative new products that deliver enhanced health benefits for consumers based on world-class research. By facilitating links between industry and research providers, DRINC has benefited its industry members through the creation of new underpinning knowledge and by improving skills and understanding of the research community. DRINC is coordinated by KTN’s Dr Serena Broadway.

Speakers will be drawn from DRINC industry partners and the researchers funded under the DRINC initiative. They will illustrate their role in different parts of the pathway from research to industrial impact with an emphasis on specific examples that have resulted directly benefitted DRINC member companies and demonstrating how public-private initiatives such as DRINC benefit the UK research and innovation landscape.

The Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC) Workshop is taking place on Wednesday 21st November 2018 from 10:00-13:00, at Food Matters Live at ExCeL London.

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Session on Horizon Scanning, 21st November

KTN’s Food Specialist, Professor Bryan Hanley, will be chairing and speaking in a session on “Horizon scanning: exploring how technology and innovation are revolutionising the future of the food and drink experience” at Food Matters Live.

Bryan will be joined by Iain Smith (Principal Engineer, Cambridge Consultants), John O’Brien (Consultant, The Food Observatory) and Charlotte Catignani (Research & Development Manager, Treatt) to take a look at how technologies could transform the way we experience food and drink.

Bryan was also on the Judging panel for the Food Matters Live Awards. The category short-lists have recently been announced and the winners will be revealed on Wednesday 21st November at Food Matters Live 2018.

Horizon scanning: exploring how technology and innovation are revolutionising the future of the food and drink experience is taking place on  Wednesday 21st November 2018, 10:15 Р11:45 in Gallery Room 2 at Food Matters Live. You can find out more here.

Food Matter Live 2018

Food Matters Live 2018 features a conference programme with more than 50 influential speakers and a series of seminars bringing industry experts together to share the latest innovations, insight, ideas and best practice. Over 800 exhibitors will showcase the latest ingredients, research, brands and products, and there will be thought-provoking attractions to challenge our existing attitudes towards food, drink and nutrition, and explore new ones through tastings, experiments and experiences.

You can find out more about Food Matters Live here.

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