Food Innovation Gateways
Recent Gateways Event
Food Formulation for the Future – for a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system
This virtual event presented the latest concepts and technologies, to help food companies meet the challenges of product reformulation for healthier foods. It highlight the importance of food innovation in developing business opportunities to meet consumer demands in line with the European Green Deal.
The programme included both national and international guest speakers, as well as representation from state agencies. It provided an opportunity to hear from Teagasc scientists on the current challenges, solutions and the technologies available to assist food companies in Ireland.
Food Innovation Gateways is part of the Teagasc Food Technology and Knowledge Transfer Strategy to support Irish food companies. The initiative promotes opportunities for the food industry to engage with Teagasc more easily, to exploit opportunities arising from our research outputs and to access our know-how, expertise and infrastructure in a more efficient manner. Research is recognised as the path to innovation and commercialisation.
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Food Formulation for the Future
For a fair, healthy and environmentally-friendly food system. The opportunities, and the challenges, of product reformulation for healthier foods in line with the European Green Deal.
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Food Biotransformation
Biological Processes for Sustainable & Novel Food Development - Innovation is a key driver to meeting many of the environmental, societal & economic challenges facing the food sector. These include climate change, over- and -under nutrition & international competitiveness
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Assuring Food Safety & Maximising Shelf-life
Optimal shelf-life is an essential requirement for all food products. A shelf-life that satisfies consumer expectations, facilitates export and minimises wastage is reliant on excellent food safety and consistent quality.
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FOOD STRUCTURE - Formation, Functionality and the Future
This event demonstrated how understanding of food material science can be applied to the production of high-quality products and contribute to competitive advantage for the Irish food industry
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Beyond Brexit - Making Food Innovation Go Further
Our Portfolio to be used as a starting point or menu from which food companies can begin to engage with us through various innovation support channels.
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Advanced Analytical Methodologies
Focusing on the breadth and depth of Teagasc’s analytical platforms for the food industry and highlighting the capability and capacity of our approaches to food analysis.
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Novel Processing Technologies
Novel Technologies for a Competitive Food Industry - the role and value of novel technologies in developing a strategic research and innovation agenda for a globally competitive Irish food industry
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Prepared Consumer Foods
Innovative technologies and opportunities to help develop a sustainable, competitive Prepared Consumer Foods (PCF) sector.
Food Innovation Gateways was launched in 2012 and a number of targeted industry events have taken place since then.
- Food Innovation Gateways (PDF) - Assuring Food Safety & Maximising Shelf-life
- Food Innovation Gateways Beyond Brexit
- Teagasc Gateways - Advanced Analytical Methodologies for the Food Industry
- Gateways to Novel Processing Technologies
- Gateways to Food for health (PDF)
- Gateways to Prepared Consumer Foods
- Technologies for the Food Industry