Food Business Support
Loughry Campus is the College’s centre of excellence for food technology. It has lead responsibility for people development and knowledge and technology transfer programmes in the food processing and supply industry. Loughry Campus provides key expertise in food manufacture, innovation, safety, packaging and waste minimisation.
Our team of technologists work with over 250 businesses each year, across the key sectors, encouraging innovation, promoting the adoption of technology and deliver a comprehensive range of accredited training courses. Technological development and support programmes are tailored to meet the needs of individual businesses and the industry as a whole, with a client base ranging from business start-up through to multi-national companies.
Key contact:
Peter Simpson
Head of Food Technology
Peter.Simpson@daera-ni.gov.uk
Consumers and Health
CAFRE offers expertise and support for the food industry, focusing on consumer insights, reformulation for healthier products, nutritional profiling, sensory analysis, alternative proteins, and bio-fermentation.
Land Use and Circularity
CAFRE can provide the food manufacturing sector with solutions to process new and existing edible crop varieties into innovative and desirable customer goods and products.
Food Innovation and science
CAFRE aims to provide specialist food technology exploration and development of tailored innovation projects for the Food Industry.
Supply chain integrity
The food supply chain is global, dynamic, and complex. New and challenging risks are emerging, including climate change, threat of cyber-attacks, product contamination, and unexpected shutdowns of key supply chain infrastructure.
Food and drink packaging
CAFRE can provide specialist testing and solutions for food packaging issues including the testing of packaging alternatives and/or sustainable packaging solutions.
Advanced Manufacturing
CAFRE supports the Agri-food industry through the application of advanced and innovative technologies. CAFRE Food Technologists are dedicated to accelerating the adoption of process innovation within the sector.
Training and Development
Training is an investment. We are happy to spend time with your company to assist you develop an effective training plan to ensure the right people receive training, in line with business needs.