NTU named ‘Sustainability Impact Award’ winner for innovative animal feed work
Nottingham Trent University, working in collaboration with industry partners, has been named winner of an international award which aims to recognise innovative, sustainable solutions in the animal feed sector.
By Dave Rogers | Published on 5 June 2026
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The ‘Sustainability Impact Award’ was in recognition of the development of corn fermented protein, which recovers high-protein ingredients from cereal bioethanol co-products, linking food and fuel production systems.
The NTU team, supported by their industry partners, was named winner in the competition run by Misset International.
Emily Burton, Professor in Sustainable Food Production in Nottingham Trent University’s School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, said: “This work will help to reduce reliance on imported soy protein in Europe and strengthen both food and fuel security while helping to cut carbon emission associated with livestock production.”
Members of NTU’s Poultry Research Unit – accompanied by their American industry partner Professor Peter Williams – collected the award at an event in the Netherlands which brought together professionals from across the industry.
The finalists were selected by an expert panel from the food and agriculture sector and assessed on the uniqueness of the idea, the contribution to solving environmental problems and whether it was economically sustainable.
Professor Peter Williams, visiting Professor at Nottingham Trent University and Senior Nutritionist with Fluid Quip Technologies, a US-based company, said: “This work highlights how essential it is to co-create with industry partners, aligning food and fuel production systems to unlock innovative, scalable solutions and I congratulate NTU with its outreach to industry.”
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