Journal of Food Engineering 167 (2015) 1
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Journal of Food Engineering
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Editorial
Food Science and Technology for a Sustainable Bioeconomy _ ISEKI_Food
2014
The general aims of the ISEKI_Food conference series are to production sector and to the consumer where the biggest share
contribute to the creation of an ‘‘open’’ international forum for of the losses and production occur.
researchers, education scientists, technologists and industry This Special Issue gathers selected contributions from the 3rd
representatives as well as food consumers, to promote constructive International ISEKI_Food conference (http://www.isekiconfer-
dialogue and collaboration on topics relevant to Food Science and ences.com/athens2014/), covering most of the topics described
Technology, Industry and Education and to present and dissemi- above.
nate the results of the activities developed by the ISEKI_Food
network projects. Cristina L.M. Silva
Food Science and Technology Excellence for a Sustainable CBQF / Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina – Laboratório Associado,
Bioeconomy was the main topic of the 3rd International Escola Superior de Biotecnologia,
ISEKI_Food conference. Among a wide number of conference Universidade Católica Portuguesa/Porto, Rua Arquiteto Lobão Vital,
topics, the most recent research innovations and emergent Apartado 2511, 4202-401 Porto, Portugal
requirements, and developments and needs for an industry sus- E-mail address: [email protected]
tainable food supply, were on top of the agenda. Developments
Rui Costa
on bioactive compounds from new sources and bioavailability,
Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra,
developments on new processing technologies and the production
ESAC – Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra,
of biomass and fuel from waste, gave participants an actual over-
Bencanta, 3045-601 Coimbra, Portugal
view of research and useful hints and use for future research.
Challenges and solutions to be both adopted by the food industry Vassiliki Oreopoulou
were addressed. The global trends of rising prosperity, increasing NTUA – National Technical University of Athens, School of Chemical
urbanization and the ageing population, with the stress put on Engineering, 5 Iroon Polytechniou Str., Athens, GR 15780, Greece
the environment, were pointed out as major challenges to food
industry today. Industry representatives claimed their main role
in the food chain and their successful efforts to decrease waste
and energy consumption, directing the attention to the primary
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