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Sep 24, 2025

Aimutis Shares Insight in Alt-Meat Magazine

BCSP Co-director Bill Aimutis took part in a Q&A for the August issue of Alt-Meat magazine.
Bill Aimutis from NCFIL and Bezos Center featured on Food Tech Junkies Podcast.

Jun 4, 2025

Next Food Frontier: Aimutis on Food Tech Junkies Podcast 

Bill Aimutis discusses how NCFIL is transforming the future of food through innovative technology and sustainable protein research.

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May 28, 2025

Sweet Sustainability: Julie Mann Featured on LinkedIn

NCFIL Director Julie Mann explores how the plant-based confectionery market moves from niche to mainstream.

Bill Aimutis and Rohan Shirwiker.

Feb 5, 2025

Aimutis on the Sustainability of Plant-Based Protein Alternatives

NCFIL Executive Director considers what’s known, and what’s not, about the environmental impact of plant-based protein alternatives in PNAS article and podcast.

Sixteen high school students from the NCFIL summer camp pose together for a photo.

Dec 4, 2024

Inspiring Next-Gen Scientists: NCFIL Featured in Food Technology Magazine

NCFIL was featured in Food Technology Magazine for its innovative efforts to educate, engage and inspire the next generation of food scientists.

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Oct 16, 2024

Innovating Ultra-Processed Food: NCFIL Featured on CBS Reports

At the forefront of research on the challenges, solutions and future of ultra-processed food, NCFIL was recently featured on CBS Reports.

Sep 13, 2023

Partnerships Are Key: Aimutis Shares Insight on MeatingPod Podcast

Bill Aimutis, executive director of the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), recently spoke with the “MeatingPod” podcast on the state of plant-based proteins in a tough economic market. In the episode You gotta have friends: Riding out the alt-protein financial storm, Aimutis says partnerships are key to survival for entrepreneurs. The Power of Partnership for Entrepreneurs  “We’re…

Jun 14, 2023

Boosting Entrepreneurship: NCFIL Featured in the Salisbury Post

The NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) was recently featured in A boost for startups: The NC Food Innovation Lab helps entrepreneurs in the Salisbury Post. Collaboration from the Ground Up Roughly seven years ago, the NC General Assembly realized the state was leaving money on the table in regards to the many food entrepreneurs focused on the plant-based…

Feb 8, 2023

The Protein of the Future: Aimutis Published in Knowable Magazine

Bill Aimutis, executive director of the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), authored an opinion article entitled What is the protein of the future? Published on January 25, 2023, in Knowable Magazine, he offers insight into alternative protein products. Alternative Protein’s Potential, Challenges  Aimutis describes the protein of the future as sustainable, nutritious, and delicious. However, achieving that end…

Nov 4, 2022

Aimutis Discusses Future of Plant-Based Innovation on PBH Podcast

Bill Aimutis, Executive Director of the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), recently joined Celia Homyak, Co-Director of the Alt. Meat Lab at UC Berkeley, as a guest of The Plantbased Business Hour podcast. The pair answered the question, “What Innovations Are Taking Place at the World’s Best Food Lab?”  Plant-Based Innovation Is Alive and Well Amid recent…