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Did you know that one bubbly chocolate bar can have more than 20,000 tiny air bubbles inside? Incredible really, and it is all down to food engineering to get them all the perfect size. If this sounds intriguing and you love maths and science, then the MEng Food Engineering degree at Sheffield Hallam University could be for you. With the MEng Food ... Read More »

Ever wondered how a Spanish orange ends up in your fruit bowl or how food manufacturers manage to make every pizza taste as good as the last? Here we provide information and advice on jobs, apprenticeships and degree courses for school leavers in the food and drink manufacturing industry. BY EMILY FROST The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and the ... Read More »

Ever wondered how they get the bubbles into chocolate bars? Or how a potato can be turned into a packet of crisps in just twenty minutes? By Annie Dove The answer is food engineering. Food engineers are using the latest and most innovative technology in order to improve food packaging, processing and nutrition. Between 2010 and 2020, engineering companies were projected ... Read More »

Thanks to the incredible systems created by engineers in the food industry, it can take as little as 20 minutes for a potato that has just arrived at a manufacturing plant to become a bag of crisps. The potatoes are simply washed, peeled, fried and seasoned before being popped in a bag! This is why some of the world’s most ... Read More »