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Mar 12, 2020

NCFIL Pilot Plant Status

This post offers a quick update on the status of operations in the NCFIL Pilot Plant. Following our ribbon cutting ceremony in November, an engineering issue was discovered that has impacted…

Feb 12, 2020

FBNS + NCFIL: From Vision to Realization

NC State’s Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences (FBNS) Department was involved with NCFIL since Day One—instrumental in its original vision, active in its thoughtful development and influential in its promising future.  NC’s…

Jan 29, 2020

NCFIL Director’s Report: 2020 Predictions

Welcome to our first NCFIL Briefing. We will post bimonthly reports offering information about facility activities, plant-based ingredients and foods updates, food industry trends and entrepreneurial tips. A Fruitful Start  …

Jan 22, 2020

EDPNC + NCFIL: Ready to Promote

Two entities. One goal. Support individuals and companies seeking to start, grow or relocate a new or existing business to North Carolina.  The Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) and the…

Jan 15, 2020

NC Food Innovation Lab: We’ve Launched

And just like that. We’re open for business!  Of course, the opening of the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) was six years in the making, and on this day of celebration,…

Dec 3, 2019

Cindy Calhoun: Enthusiastic Team Player

An avid mentor, volunteer and sports enthusiast, NCFIL Senior Food Scientist Cindy Calhoun is a bona fide team player, a spirit that bodes well for this innovative lab. As a…

Oct 21, 2019

Celeste Brogdon: Developing Change

Celeste Brogdon grew up working in her family’s large vegetable garden. Every summer she helped her mother “put up” green beans, tomatoes, apple sauce and spaghetti sauce at the Glade Hill Community…

Sep 25, 2019

Food Innovation At Its Finest

The recent partnership of Ripe Revival and SinnoVita, using technology patented at NC State, is the exact type of food innovation that the NC Food Innovation Lab hopes to inspire once our doors open…

Sep 4, 2019

Bill Aimutis: In Pursuit of Innovation

Dr. Bill Aimutis is a hard guy to pin down these days. With the opening of the NC Food Innovation Lab only two months away, Bill fills his days with…

Jul 28, 2019

A Modern Farmer Q&A with Bill Aimutis

By Lindsay Campbell This Q&A with Bill Aimutis has been republished with permission from Modern Farmer. It was originally posted to ModernFarmer.com on July 26, 2019. Plant-based food is a growing trend…