Welcome to the Ashtown Food Research Centre
Our mission is to provide leadership in research, consultancy and training to the food sector, thereby encouraging product innovation and enhanced food safety and quality.
We have 100 scientists and technicians providing research, training and technical services for the food sector. The research programme is directed at food product innovation, quality and safety, and is carried out in collaboration with universities and research institutes in Ireland, the European Union, and the United States of America. This website provides information about our current research projects, training courses and technical services. Overall, the site aims to provide you with an insight into all our activities. I hope you find it useful.
Declan Troy, Head of Centre
Recruitment
- Walsh Fellowship Reference: 2008017
- An econometric analysis of the impact of economic change on food esxpenditure in Ireland and the attitudinal and behavioural determinants of food choice and health in Irish adults. - Marie Curie Fellowships at the Ashtown Food Research Centre - Application Information
News
- Enterprise Ireland Innovation Voucher Scheme
- New leaflet for food SMEs on Intellectual Property
- Teagasc support for the Artisan Food Sector
- Healthy Eating Bears Fruit
- Residue Chemist
- Food Safety Researchers Organising Pathogenic E.coli Network Conference
- Teagasc Awarded Funding for Consumer Research on Diet and Health
- Principal Investigator - Bioactive Molecular Chemist
- Lean Techniques in the Food Industry
Events
- Food Standards Workshop for SMEs
- Ideas and Inspiration in Product Development
- Rapid molecular methods for microbial detection in foods
- The Marine Functional Food Research Initiative (MFFRI) - Programme Launch and Networking Forum
- Sensory Analysis Training Course
- Pathogenic E.coli: Threat, Prevalence and Detection
- International New Products Forum 2008
- Fruit for the Nation
- Lean Techniques in the Food Industry
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