Research projects

AI and Culinary practices in future food production: Sensory evaluation of robot-cultivated food in Culinary Practices

Aquafresh - collaboration with SLU and Future of Food

Together with The Swedish Agricultural University (SLU) the project Aquafresh has been established. An overall aim is to create sustainable gastronomic...

Becoming a leader in the restaurant industry

The project aims to increase the understanding of how young employees in the restaurant industry become leaders and how young leaders can contribute to...

Eating and watching tv-series! How do movies or tv-series affect our perception of snacks?

The aim is to study how we perceive food while we are watching tv-series (different genres), for example on CMORE or NETFLIX. Is It possible to eat healthier...

Experience accounting (EA)

Restaurants are clearly part of the experience industry but managers get little information and support from the accounting system in their efforts to create...

From ice deliveries to electricity dependent refrigerators - food storing practices and ideas of sustainability 1920s -2020

What can the refrigerator tell about our (un-) sustainable everyday life? This project investigates how everyday food storage practices in Sweden, 1920s-2020...

Gustatory wisdom in a knowledge-driven society

The project examines how the idea of bildung impacts on gastronomy. One of the strengths of gastronomes is their ability to move other people and awaken thei...

Human listoriosis. Sources and routes

The bacterium Listeria monocytogenes can cause the disease listeriosis in humans as well as in animals. Indication and characterisation of the bacterium is t...

Improved sensory experience for elderly

To study the perceived intensity of basic tastes in combination with music (crossmodal effects) to create music for optimal meal experience with focus on...

Nature versus Machine - Using novel robotics platforms for mechanical stress induction, and their effects on plant morphology, metabolism, and sensory preference