News Archive
A ‘Yes’ Person: Lisa Sand Joins NCFIL as Senior Food Scientist
October 10, 2022
Lisa Sand brings her broad career experience and a love of learning to her new role as Senior Food Scientist.
NCFIL Collaborator Featured in Forbes: Milli Mylk
September 30, 2022
Partnering with NCFIL to research and test best practices, Milli Mylk is leading the industry in freeze-dried plant-based milk, and founder Maacha Le Blanc is raising funds to continue to grow her business.
NCFIL + N.C. PSI Partnership Creates Synergy in Plant-Based Food Industry
September 21, 2022
An NCFIL + N.C. PSI partnership is good news for the plant-based food industry. Bill Aimutis and Adrian Percy look forward to collaborating in the pursuit of plant science innovation.
Memore Supports Brain Health
August 24, 2022
Memore’s founders created a whole food powder that nourishes the brain. Their partnership with NCFIL successfully brought this important concept to life.
Sustainability of Alternative Meats: Aimutis Weighs In
August 10, 2022
Knowable Magazine explores the environmental impact of plant-based meat, revealing that they are, in fact, more sustainable than animal products. That’s good news for NCFIL and the plant-based food industry.
Robert Price: Committed to Food Safety
August 4, 2022
Robert Price brings extensive knowledge of food science and experience in food safety and quality assurance to his new role as Food Safety Manager, making him a great addition to NCFIL’s team.
Appetizing Alternatives: NCFIL Featured in CALS Magazine
July 28, 2022
NCFIL was recently featured in “Appetizing Alternatives” in CALS Magazine, a publication of the College of Agriculture and Life Science at NC State.
Summer Interns Thrive at NCFIL
July 18, 2022
Our summer interns are hard at work in the Pilot Plant and Test Kitchen.
NCFIL + Barvecue: Meant to Be
July 6, 2022
Lee Cooper, Founder and CEO of Barvecue, talks about how the plant-based meat company was born, how far it’s come, and how executive director Bill Aimutis and NCFIL have helped along the way.
Plant-Based Proteins: Aimutis published in “Annual Review of Food Science and Technology”
June 22, 2022
Executive Director Bill Aimutis reports on the good, bad, and ugly of plant-based proteins in the “Annual Review of Food Science and Technology.”
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