Campden BRI Day 2013 Highlights

Over 500 members and guests registered for Campden BRI Day 2013

The Annual Campden Lecture was again a highlight, given this year by Michael McCain, President and CEO, Maple Leaf Foods Inc., Canada. Taking Towards a global food strategy - from discourse to dialogue as his theme, Mr McCain vividly outlined his vision of what is required of us all if we are to develop a truly sustainable food production system. The lecture is available as a podcast. For a transcript, send an email to auto@campdenbri.co.uk with the subject line: send Lecture2013

A new highlight this year was the judging of the UK final of Ecotrophelia – a competition for student teams developing ecoinnovative food products. The winners were a team from Harper Adams University for their 'Hearty meal' – a ready meal offal pie consisting of various types of offal, vegetables and potatoes. (see www.ecotrophelia-uk.org)

The Heinz Award for Excellence is awarded to an employee of Campden BRI who has demonstrated extraordinary scientific contributions to the food processing industry in recent years. This year it was presented to Dr. Dean Burfoot for his work on reduction of Campylobacter contamination on poultry.

The exhibits and displays were based around 4 themes: research and innovation; analysis and testing, knowledge management, and operational support. Visitors also took the opportunity to tour our processing, product development and sensory science facilities. Visit our Campden BRI Day page for a chance to view exhibit posters.