New processing can make food more sustainable

Prosessering med pulserende elektriske felt kan gi en rekke fordeler, og også spare energi i matproduksjonen.

If we are to slow down climate change, food production must be made more sustainable. Intense research work is being carried out to find good solutions for industry, consumers and the planet. New research shows that processing technologies can play an important role in the transition to a more climate-friendly food production. One third of…

Helpful guide for marketing communication

Text: Themistoklis Altintzoglou and Lidunn Mosaker Boge, Nofima Marketing researchers have developed a guide for food producers who sell products that have been processed using new technologies. The food industry has made large scale improvements to ensure food is longer lasting without compromising on overall quality, taste experience or nutritional content. New processing technologies are…

Results from trials involving the six technologies

Fiberoptiske temperaturfølere på grillet kylling.

In order to ensure that foods are safe and give them a longer shelf life, it is common for food manufacturers to treat products using heat in an autoclave – a type of pressure cooker in which microorganisms in the food are inactivated. There are several challenges when using autoclaves. For example, the heat needed…

Successful consortium meeting

Fornøyd prosjektleder Tone Mari Rode.

The project is now in its final stage. iNOBox researchers presented new findings for the participants at the digital consortium meeting November 30th. – Many good research results were presented, several directly relevant for the food industry, says project manager Tone Mari Rode. The results of a number of analyses are soon ready, and more…

At last: Research stay started

After several postponements due to the covid-19 pandemic, we have finally managed to have a research stay in the project from the University of Zaragoza to Nofima. Leire Astráin Redín is a PhD student at the University of Zaragoza, Spain. She is working in the project with new processing methods of raw materials and food…

Food producers succeed better with innovation through openness and collaboration

Novel food-regelverket kan dempe innovasj

Sveinung Grimsby defended his dissertation on 16 June 2021. The theme of the dissertation was “Radical innovations in a conservative industry”. There are different types of innovation. It could be an improvement or adaptation to an existing product. This is often called incremental innovation, and this is the most common type in the food industry.…

Covid challenges for iNOBox

Due to travel restrictions and closed laboratories, several project activities have been delayed. iNOBox is a large project, and we have had a number of activities with many partners since the start in 2018. Like many other projects and companies, we have had to make some changes to our plans over the past year. “Large…

«e-Toolbox» on track

One of the main deliverables in the iNOBox project is an openly accessible website that gathers all the documentation on what the six innovative processing technologies can do for the food industry. In collaboration with web company Bouvet, we have now put in place a tailor-made solution to present the knowledge on a website, which…

New leader for iNOBox

Tone Mari Rode

As of September, researcher Tone Mari Rode has taken over as project manager for iNOBox. Rode is already responsible for the project’s research on high-pressure processing technology and the work of ensuring microbiological safety and quality, and is thus well acquainted with the project. “iNOBox is a resilient project, not least because we work with…

Digital 2020 Consortium meeting

A typical Teams meeting. If we can't meet in person, we will meet over the Internet!

On October 21st, iNOBox partners gathered in a digital meeting to be updated on the project’s progress. Nearly 40 participants got the latest news from the research in all work packages. The participants got a first glance at the decision support tool for market communication. They also got a demonstration of the website, which will…