Food Packaging
Mission Statement
Our mission is to foster collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and innovation in the field of food packaging.With a particular emphasis on:
Active & Intelligent Packaging: Exploring and promoting the development of packaging solutions that actively monitor, enhance, and interact with the food products they contain. This includes technologies such as antimicrobial packaging, oxygen scavengers, freshness indicators, and smart packaging systems.
Preservation of Food Quality: Investigating and advancing packaging methods and materials that extend the shelf life of food products, maintaining their quality, flavor, and nutritional value for longer periods.
Reduction of Food Waste: Working towards reducing food waste at all stages of the supply chain by optimizing packaging designs and strategies that minimize spoilage, damage, and excess packaging.
Increase of Food Safety through Packaging: Promoting packaging innovations that enhance food safety by preventing contamination, and the growth of harmful microorganisms during storage and transportation.
Food and Packaging Interaction: Studying the complex relationship between food and packaging materials to ensure that packaging does not negatively impact the taste, texture, or safety of the food, while also considering environmental sustainability.
Preservation of Food Quality: Investigating and advancing packaging methods and materials that extend the shelf life of food products, maintaining their quality, flavor, and nutritional value for longer periods.
Reduction of Food Waste: Working towards reducing food waste at all stages of the supply chain by optimizing packaging designs and strategies that minimize spoilage, damage, and excess packaging.
Increase of Food Safety through Packaging: Promoting packaging innovations that enhance food safety by preventing contamination, and the growth of harmful microorganisms during storage and transportation.
Food and Packaging Interaction: Studying the complex relationship between food and packaging materials to ensure that packaging does not negatively impact the taste, texture, or safety of the food, while also considering environmental sustainability.
Our commitment is to drive positive change in the food packaging industry by:
- Knowledge Exchange: Facilitating the exchange of the latest research findings, technological advancements, and industry trends related to Food Packaging.
- Innovation: Inspiring and supporting innovation that enhances food packaging sustainability, safety, and consumer experiences while reducing waste.
- Collaboration: Encouraging cross-disciplinary collaboration among our members to tackle complex challenges and develop solutions.
- Research Cooperation: Facilitate the exchange of ideas and research topics.
- Education Exchange: To promote exchange of students and researchers.
Leader
Dr. Selcuk Yildirim, Zhaw Unversity, Switzerland
selcuk.yildirim@zhaw.ch
Actions and progress
Update to come.
Online
The CoP’s activities are recorded on a restricted account on the CoP's engagement page. If you wish to join the our Community of Practice, please email the current chair, selcuk.yildirim@zhaw.ch