# ADDING VALUE TO FOOD PROCESSING WASTE: INNOVATIVE WAYS TO INCORPORATE FIBRE EXTRACTED FROM POMACE INTO CEREAL-BASED FOODS

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [DEPARTMENT FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOOD & RURAL AFFAIRS](/buyers/department-for-environment-food-rural-affairs/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: [University of Huddersfield](/contract-winners/university-of-huddersfield/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £150,000
- Tender value: £150,000
- Award date: 14 December 2015
- Published: 18 November 2016
- Contract start: 14 December 2015
- Contract end: 30 June 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 2eef5ffb-4512-4c75-be39-d6f0030666c8-89435
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-62bf63be-adc9-11e6-9901-0019b9f3037b

## Description

The project aims to achieve economic gain by reducing and adding value to waste in food processing and finding ways to integrate resource efficient sustainable food processing and optimising nutritional quality of ingredients\. This project will explore utilise the waste \(berry pomace; 20-30% \)to produce fibre-type ingredients to improve the nutritional value of bread and cereal-based foods\. This project is co-funded with 3 other Member States as part of a EU Framework ERANET\. Total project value 900K Euros Additional information: Please note that Defra procurement uses e-tendering, provided by Bravosolutions\. In order to access the Bravo system you will need to be registered\. Could I therefore request that you register on the Bravo portal for Defra\. If you’re already registered on the Bravo portal please check that your registration includes Defra, as you have to specify us in order to correctly receive the tender documents\. If you have any problems with the registration process, please contact the Bravo helpline on 0800 368 4850 or alternatively email them at help@bravosolution\.co\.uk\. The link you require for new registration/amendments to registrations is - https://defra\.bravosolution\.co\.uk

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/2eef5ffb-4512-4c75-be39-d6f0030666c8-89435)