ifr extra Information

IFR Extra Ltd provides a high quality strategic and applied research service to small and medium-sized companies as well as large multi-nationals in the food, diet and health and allied sectors. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Institute of Food Research (IFR) with its headquarters on the Norwich Research Park. With expertise in microbiology, authenticity and rheological investigations into the structure of foods, IFR Extra Ltd will undertake bespoke applied food research, trouble-shooting and specialist analysis making IFR's expertise available and affordable to all companies. We can also provide access to food experts on a consultancy basis. We have our own laboratories, a dedicated management team and staff but can also call on the full range of expertise and resources of the Institute. We are able to put together multidisciplinary teams quickly which can be enhanced by the expertise and capabilities of our carefully selected partners on the Norwich Research Park and further afield. We will undertake short-term applied food research, trouble-shooting and specialist analysis making IFR's expertise available and affordable to all companies. We can also provide access to food experts on a consultancy basis. We have an excellent track-record in food safety microbiology, particularly in determination of shelf-life. IFR Extra’s management systems are accredited to ISO9001:2008