Horeb - Project HELIX - Food Centre Wales

The food industry in Wales is suffering from a lack of technical expertise within industry to help develop food production activity and innovation. This impacts across Wales but particularly in rural and valley areas where historically food production is an important economic driver.

Project HELIX will look to develop and deliver knowledge transfer activity focused on innovation, food strategy and efficiency which will increase production and see waste reduction in the food chain.

This project will form part of the Food Innovation Wales delivery which allows for pan Wales coverage.

Project HELIX will gather information on food production, trends and waste from across the globe and transfer the knowledge to food producers, manufacturers be they start up or established Welsh companies, thus offering the best opportunity for growth and impact on the Welsh and EU economy.

Knowledge transfer content will be delivered as short, medium and longer term interventions, dependent on the shortfall in industry knowledge but will be as diverse as product reformulation to reduction of processing waste.

Project HELIX will have significant impact on job creation, retention, waste reduction, and new business development.

Project details

Funding amount:
£3,789,218
Funding source:
Knowledge Transfer and Innovation Scheme
Area:
Ceredigion
Completion:
Bug Farm Food

Contact:

Name:
Duncan Hall
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