The Manchester Food Research Centre encourages enquiries from organisations looking to collaborate with and involve the expertise of the university. Whether you choose short-term consultancy or longer term collaborative work, we strive to increase the efficiency, productivity and competitiveness of your organisation. We can help you to develop technical expertise, access equipment and prepare marketing plans for your business needs. We can also facilitate local and regional business to business links, enabling you to share experience and technical know-how.

The centre staff members have experience in many disciplines including Food Science, Nutrition, Environmental Health, Trading Standards, Food Legislation, Marketing and our consultancy services include:

• Allergen advice
• Food preservation and packaging
• Food hygiene
• Factory process and design
• Food Law
• HACCP plans and systems
• Kitchen/pilot plant utilisation
• Labelling advice
• New product development
• Nutritional analysis
• Process optimisation
• QMS reviews
• Sensory evaluation
• Third party accreditation advice