On the basis of this trend, we are currently working on developing foods - and typically entire meals and ready to eat foods - with minimal processing. This requires new production technologies, new packing methods and better production hygiene.
Nofima Mat in Stavanger was originally founded as Hermetikkindustriens Laboratorium and was at that time one of the country's first industry institutions specifically intended for research and commissions for the canning industry. So we can say that this part of Nofima has a history of more than 75 years of research into food and that heat treatment has always been a primary activity. We are the only institute in the Nordic countries that maintains competence in canning and other hermetically sealed production.
