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Jul 12, 2023

NCFIL Boasts Culture of Safety

At the North Carolina Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), food innovation is our passion, and food safety is our top priority. Like any manufacturer, we do our best to ensure the safety of…

Jun 27, 2023

NCFIL Summer Interns Eager to Learn

For the third consecutive summer, the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL) is hosting interns in our state-of-the-art facility. Our interns gain hands-on experience in the pilot plant and product development…

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…

May 17, 2023

Aimutis Joins Panel at Bridge2Food Summit

Bill Aimutis, executive director of the NC Food Innovation Lab (NCFIL), was recently quoted in “The new plant-based reality: Bridge2Food panel discusses market obstacles, opportunities” in FoodNavigator-USA.  Plant-Based Foods Market Expands…

May 3, 2023

Mary Lesa Pegg Q&A: Partnerships Are Everything

Mary Lesa Pegg is the food and beverage Business Recruitment Manager with the Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (ENPNC), a nonprofit public-private partnership focused on sustainable job creation in North Carolina. NCFIL…

Apr 12, 2023

Ray Starling Q&A: Cultivating Business Climate

Ray Starling is general counsel of the NC Chamber and president of the NC Chamber Legal Institute. He is also the author of “Farmers vs. Foodies: A Look at the Outside Forces Forging…

Mar 22, 2023

Elysabeth Alfano Q&A: Mindset Shift Needed

Elysabeth Alfano is CEO of VegTech Invest, advising the Plant-based Innovation ETF (EATV), Founder of Plant Powered Consulting and Host of Plantbased Business Hour. NCFIL spoke with her about her perspective on the plant-based…

Mar 8, 2023

Miyoshi Partners with NCFIL for U.S. Expansion

“We look forward to a bright future together through the unique global synergy our new agreement provides,” says Senior Officer Takao Yamamoto of the new partnership between Tokyo-based Miyoshi Oil &…

Feb 22, 2023

Should Plant-Based and Other Alternative Proteins Supplant Animal-Derived Proteins?

Article by NCFIL Executive Director William Aimutis For the past few years, media coverage emphasized the growing need for plant-based and other alternative proteins to replace animal-derived proteins in the…

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…