Transforming food waste in to valuable product.

Our TRANSFORM Program works with food industries to turn surplus product and biproducts of food manufacturing into profitable resources. This includes research, development, on-the-ground delivery and industry collaboration to find innovation solutions.

Program
Activities

  • Identify and prioritise valuable products from waste streams.
  • Identify technology gaps and process limitations in waste transformation.
  • Deliver toolkits for optimising technology and feedstock combination choice.
  • Conduct socio-economic assessment of alternative policy settings.

Projected
Impact

684K

tonnes of food waste reduced.

$116M

million in increased industry profitability.

UPCYCLED

create additional value-added products from food waste.

Case Studies

From wine waste to high-value nutrient extracts

Australian vitamin and health supplement companies together spend approximately $1.1 billion a year importing internationally processed extracts for their vitamins and supplements. Through research, an engineering process was developed to produce grapeseed extract locally in Australia utilising the 350,000 tonnes of grape seeds and skins (grape marc) currently going to waste each year.

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Research Projects

Using Non-Thermally Processed Grape Marc as a Feed Supplement in Pig And Poultry Under Stressful Conditions

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“GREENLEAVES” PROJECT – STAGE 1 AND 2

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TRANSFORMING RESCUED FOOD INTO SHELF STABLE MEALS

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VALIDATING WA FOOD WASTE OPPORTUNITIES: A DECISION-MAKING FRAMEWORK FOR SME’S

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RECOVERY AND REINCORPORATION OF MILK CONCENTRATE FROM ACID WHEY

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HORTICULTURE SECTOR ACTION PLAN

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ACCELERATING FOOD TRANSFORMATION

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SME SOLUTIONS CENTRE – SHELF LIFE, NUTRITIONAL AND SENSORY VALIDATION OF VALUE-ADDED UNMARKETABLE STRAWBERRY PRODUCE AND COMMERCIALISATION TRIAL

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Program
Leader

The TRANSFORM program is led by Francesca Goodman-Smith.

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