The Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging IVV is part of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, the foremost organization for applied research in Europe. Highly qualified scientists and engineers having diverse expertise and experience are the key to the Fraunhofer IVV's success developing and optimizing products and processes in the area of food and packaging. The work activities of the Fraunhofer IVV are segmented into five business fields: Food, Packaging, Product Performance, Processing Machinery, and Recycling and Environment. We help companies develop new foods and ingredients, design customized packaging, and conceive innovative methods for recycling plastic materials. As part of this work we optimize all products with respect to their sensory properties and for compliance with legislation and we improve the efficiency of machinery and processes. Along the value creation chain from the raw materials to the manufacture and processing right through to recycled products there are valuable synergies for our customers’ own development work. We support them by providing analyses and advice to help them convert their ideas into market-ready products and innovative processes. The Fraunhofer IVV's services are highly valued by companies in the food and luxury food industry, packaging industry, machine construction sector, chemical industry, pharmaceutical industry, and the cosmetics sector. The headquarter is in Freising, Germany. Impressum: https://www.ivv.fraunhofer.de/de/impressum.html