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Feb 26, 2021

Alternative Proteins: Aimutis Featured in Food Engineering

NC Food Innovation Lab Executive Director Bill Aimutis was recently featured in “Alternative Protein Market Growth Shows No Signs of Slowing” in Food Engineering, a popular industry publication supporting the $630…

Feb 17, 2021

Rethinking Mushrooms

Why Mushrooms?  Perhaps you’ve seen or heard about the popular 2019 documentary Fantastic Fungi. Or you’ve seen the beautiful display of exotic-looking mushrooms on a recent trip to the local farmers market.  Whether…

Dec 16, 2020

NCFIL Executive Director’s Perspective: Nov/Dec 2020 

NCFIL Status The last six weeks we’ve made good progress toward the completion of NCFIL’s steam lines, electrical connections and flooring. We began energizing and programming our processing control panels, which are…

Nov 3, 2020

NCFIL Executive Director’s Perspective: October 2020

“Just because it’s taking longer doesn’t mean that you will never reach your goal – Patience is key.” NCFIL Status October has been a month of ups and downs for…

Oct 14, 2020

The Food and Beverage Industry: Food Processing Trends

A variety of factors currently drive the food and beverage industry. Obviously, COVID-19 has impacted the industry in numerous ways, but it’s essential to consider where the industry is headed post-pandemic…

Sep 30, 2020

NCFIL Executive Director’s Perspective: September 2020

NCFIL Status  “Patience is not the ability to wait, but the ability to keep a good attitude while waiting.”  I’ve needed to keep reminding myself of that this past month.…

Sep 1, 2020

NCFIL Executive Director’s Perspective: August 2020

NCFIL Status  Equipment installation, training and commissioning advance the NC Food Innovation Lab toward full operational status. Several staff trained for a week on our AllPax retort, and several equipment pieces…

Aug 13, 2020

Oat Milk Popularity: Aimutis Featured in SELF

NCFIL Executive Director Dr. Bill Aimutis was recently featured in the article “The Oat Milk Craze Isn’t Going Anywhere” in SELF magazine. This article focuses on the rapid rise in popularity of plant-based oat…

Jul 29, 2020

NCFIL Director’s Perspective: July 2020

The North Carolina Food Innovation Lab continues with limited operations. As COVID hospitalizations continue to spike in North Carolina, the state remains in Phase 2 of recovery. Therefore, NCFIL can not…

Jun 30, 2020

NCFIL Director’s Perspective: June 2020

The North Carolina Food Innovation Lab has resumed limited operations. After 87 days of working from home, our staff has returned to finalize equipment installation, train on selected equipment, and commission…