York’s Nestlé dips into £16m agri-tech innovation grant
THE Nestlé Product Technology Centre in York is part of an agri-tech consortium that has received a chunk of Government funding.
KWS UK Ltd, The Scotch Whisky Research Institute, ADM Milling and United Biscuits are the other companies working on the project to develop sustainable approaches to improve grain quality.
If successful, the scheme will also help end users of soft wheat to combat challenges in downstream processing .
The project aims to identify qualities in wheat that make the processing of it easier down the line.
This will enable a new pipeline of quality soft wheat varieties in the UK, less reliance on wheat imports, and a reduction in downtime and use of processing aids in downstream manufacturing
The project development cost is £554,107, and £202,835 is being contributed by the Agri-Tech Catalyst.
Over 70 businesses and universities from across the UK will share £16 million from government and industry to develop 25 innovative business ideas and boost UK agriculture.
The 25 projects, worth £16 million with £9.8 million from government and £6.2 million from industry, form the third round of funding to be distributed through the £70 million Agri-Tech Catalyst, announced as part of the UK Industrial Strategy for Agricultural Technologies.
