Food Industry 4.0

Wayne Martindale

Wayne Martindale directs the Food Insights and Sustainability Service (FISS) at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing at the University of Lincoln. FISS applies research across the food industry for some of our best-known brands. He has been working in sustainability since 1998, after eight years of doctoral research in Biochemistry in the UK, Japan and USA. He started his sustainability practice with the BASIS/FACTS leadership team delivering certification programs for UK agriculture and has held visiting scientist roles at CSIRO Australia and the OECD in Paris.

Linh N. K. Duong

Dr. Linh N. K. Duong is a lecturer at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, University of Lincoln. Dr. Duong’s main research interests are in sustainable and resilient supply chain management. He has worked with food and beverage, pharmaceutical, construction, tourism, and health sectors. He has previously worked at the New Zealand Forest Research Institute (Scion) and Auckland University of Technology (Auckland, NZ). Prior to this, he worked in the Supply Chain Management field since 2007 for dairy and pharmaceutical companies. He also joined projects on Distribution Management Systems, Inventory Management, and Production Management. Dr. Duong has taught a range of operations management and supply chain modules and has experience in module design and student supervision. He is on the Editorial Review Board for the International Journal of Applied Logistics and reviews for several journals including the International Journal of Production Economics.

Sandeep Jagtap

Dr. Sandeep Jagtap is a Lecturer in Smart and Green manufacturing at Sustainable Manufacturing Systems Centre, School of Aerospace, Transport and Manufacturing. He worked as a Lecturer in Food and Drink Supply Chain Management at National Centre for Food Manufacturing, University of Lincoln. He has over 15 years of combined experience within academics and industry. Dr. Jagtap holds a PhD in Sustainable Food Supply Chain Management from Loughborough University, UK, which was sponsored by EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing in Food. He holds a B.Tech in Food Technology from North Maharashtra University, India; a master’s degree in Bio-Food Technology from Lund University in Sweden; and an MBA from the University of Applied Sciences – Stralsund, Germany. Dr. Jagtap serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for the British Food Journal. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Food Science and Technology (FIFST) and Higher Education Academy (FHEA).

Mark Swainson

Mark Swainson is Deputy Head of the National Centre for Food Manufacturing and lead for Higher Education and Research. His industrial food manufacturing sector expertise was developed whilst working in senior Technical and Operations Management roles within the high risk chilled and frozen food industry, for suppliers of a wide range of products (including ready meals, soups, sauces, pasta salads, dips and dressings) to the major supermarkets, food manufacturing and food service sectors. An experienced technical and operations manager well qualified in industrial food technology and food process and packaging systems, Mark is listed on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) Food Safety Experts Database, is a qualified and experienced Lead Auditor, a member of the Knowledge Transfer Network (Food Advisory Group) and a member of the Institute of Packaging. Since joining the University, Mark has progressed industry-based research and work with businesses on bespoke projects in order to address specific food industry needs and issues. He also leads the design, development, and delivery of the Higher Education provision at the NCFM, including Foundation Degrees, BSc Hons and Degree Apprenticeships in subject areas including Food Science and Technology and Food Operations Management. He also leads the NCFM post-graduate provision (Master of Science Degrees and PhDs) across an extensive range of Food Sector subject areas.