ABP Food Group has announced that it has been selected as part of a winning pan-European consortium to lead ground breaking food research. The consortium includes fifty partners spanning market-leading businesses, technology innovators, best-in-class research institutions and consumer facing organisations.

The winning consortium was chosen by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) following a competitive selection process and will work to improve food production levels throughout the supply chain. Over the next seven years, the partners will invest close to €1200 million matched with up to €400 million, financed by EIT.
 
Additionally, EIT Food will train thousands of students and food professionals through workshops, summer schools and online educational programmes. The consortium includes a diverse range of companies and research institutions from across Europe, these include Robert Bosch, Siemens, PepsiCo, Nestle, Sodexo, John Deere, Givaudin, Matis, Nielsen, Queens University Belfast, Cambridge University and the University of Reading.
 
Commenting on the announcement, Group Technical and Sustainability Director at ABP Food Group, Dean Holroyd said, "We are delighted to be part of this prestigious and ground breaking initiative which will help tackle the many challenges facing the food supply chain. From ABP’s perspective, this is a great opportunity to be partnering with leading global players as we look at ways to improve the sustainable production and processing of beef from farm to fork."

Source: www.businessworld.ie