28/08/2026
Research at DIL #1:
Harvest Value. What if the unused half of a broccoli harvest became the product, not the waste?
That's the question research at DIL working on.
The work moves through the same stages FPPE students learn in their studies: market research narrows product concepts, lab-scale trials test taste and shelf life, and pilot-scale production checks whether an idea holds up beyond the lab. This is product innovation and engineering in practice, not theory.
Every version is also measured against its environmental footprint using life cycle assessment (LCA), the same method covered in the module “Environmental and Sustainability Management”. It's a direct look at how side-stream valorization and sustainability research actually connect inside the FPPE curriculum.