Breaking the Barriers to Automation Adoption in the Food System

Price: 
£10 IFST Members, £100 Non-Members
Date: 
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 - 15:00 to 17:00
Location: 
MTC, Ansty Park Coventry CV7 9JU

This event is organised by the Midlands Branch

The talk will explore the diverse challenges within the food system and examine how technology can help overcome them. While automation and robotics will be central to the discussion, digitalisation, as a key enabler, will also be considered. A range of technologies will be presented, to be applicable to companies at different stages of their technology adoption journey. Funding mechanisms will also be addressed.

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Speaker:

Dr Bhavnita Patel - Sector Development Manager, MTC

Dr Bhavnita Patel is the Business Development Manager for Healthy Living at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC). Bhav has a Masters in Chemistry from York University and a PhD in Materials Chemistry from Cambridge University, followed by 10 years of industrial experience in Food Manufacturing R&D, at PepsiCo and Mondelez. At her time at the MTC, Bhav has supported many businesses on the adoption of technology. 

What will participants learn:

How different parts of the industry [different sectors and sizes of business] can access and impliment up-to-date technology 

Target audience:

Anyone interested in learning about future robotics across the food chain

Fee:

£10 - IFST Members, £100 - Non-members

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