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CPI launches multi-million-pound Novel Food Innovation Centre. In September CPI launched a new multi-million-pound food innovation centre that will put the North East “at the epicentre of a green revolution in the food industry”. The Novel Food Innovation Centre, is based in Wilton, Redcar and will drive forward cutting-edge technologies in food production, creating sustainable novel foods. Our new facility is set to create and safeguard up to 50 jobs in its initial phase, with the aim of bringing further investment in novel food production to the region over the coming years. An initial £2 million investment from the Tees Valley Mayor and Combined Authority has enabled us to create a certified food grade facility to help companies develop new and improved food ingredients and samples that can be ingested. The centre will work towards tackling both local and global challenges which affect us all. In 2020, the food supply chain was responsible for 26% of total greenhouse gas emissions, with novel foods set to reduce the environmental impact of the food industry by up to 45% Food produced at the centre will be made using a technique known as precision fermentation, this is a process very similar to beer production. Using this technique, the centre can create ingredients which can be used in food products. We are inviting companies to develop their products by collaborating with and utilising CPI’s expertise to fast-track novel food ingredients to the market.
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