SCFDI Case Studies

The SCFDI have carried out product development and research projects with a range of food and drink businesses across a range of product categories. Please look through the below to see a "taster" of what they worked on recently.

One glass with vibrant orange liquid and one glass with blackcurrant purple liquid, three carrots, one beetroot, one piece of ginger, one pomegranate

Vegetable-based Functional Soft Drink

Products for Bariatric Surgery Patients

Two people in a food truck cooking.

Planet G Vegan Sauce

Two Meals; fajitas and mushroom casserole

"Take and Make" Meals

Tinned Mushroom Development

Chai tea in a clear coffee glass with cut lemongrass, ginger, cardamom and tea leaves beside

One glass with peach liquid, one glass with yellow liquid and one beaker behind with dark red liquid with coriander leave on top

Non-Alcoholic Wine

Scottish Oats, Frothy Coffee & Oat Powder

Brose Oat Powder

Hands holding sunflowers seeds with a blue and white plate in the background

Parched pea pate on crackers with cheese, tomatoes and green leaves

Atkinson's Parched Peas

A person peels a carrot over a food preparation table laid with various vegetables.

Juniors Biscuit

FODILICIOUS Energy Drinks

Low FODMAP Energy Drinks

Bakery items including: cake, cookies, oatcakes and bread

Palm Fat Alternative for Bakery

Research Centres, Institutes and Knowledge Exchange Centres

Victoria Street, Edinburgh

Centre for Applied Social Sciences

A group of dancers in brightly coloured dresses performing on the streets of Edinburgh

Centre for Culture in Society

Three people using a three wheeled frame with a saddle, handlebars and a chest support (but no pedals) around a racetrack.

Centre for Health, Activity and Rehabilitation Research

Centre for Person-centred Practice Research

A plastic model educational ear

Clinical Audiology, Speech and Language Research Centre

A large group of mostly young women wearing brightly coloured headscarves and white surgical masks.

Institute for Global Health and Development

Scottish Centre for Food Development Innovation Ad spot

Scottish Centre for Food Development and Innovation

An exterior shot of QMU campus

Queen Margaret Business School Research Clusters