Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry


Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry is a biennial conference held in Wrexham, North Wales, since 1981, on the application of hydrocolloids in the food industry. Presentations at the conference cover recent advances in the structure, function and applications of gums and stabilisers, how these materials are used in industrial processes, and also educational material on the subject. The proceedings of each conference have been published, with the most recent published by the Royal Society of Chemistry. The conference series is organized by the Food Hydrocolloids Trust. In 2025, the 22nd conference was held in Wageningen in the Netherlands.

History of the conference

The intention of the conference series is to provide a forum for the free exchange of ideas between academia and industry and to promote the use and understanding of hydrocolloids in foods. Because hydrocolloids are sourced and used in all of the continents except Antarctica, and many types are obtained from specific countries or climate zones, the conference attracts an international attendance from Europe, Asia, North America, Australia, Africa and the Middle East.
The first conference series was held at Glyndŵr University in Wrexham in 1981, chaired by Professor Glyn O Phillips, and all subsequent conferences have taken place at the same location and with the same chairman. Th eonly exception to this was the 2011 conference, held in Wageningen in the Netherlands. Until 2008, Glyndŵr University was known as the North-East Wales Institute of Higher Education.Gums and Stabilisers for the Food IndustryGums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 2Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 3Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 4Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 5Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 6Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 7Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 8Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 9Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 10Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 11Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 12Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 13Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 14Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 15Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 16
  • ''Gums and Stabilisers for the Food Industry 17: The Changing Face of Food Manufacture: The Role of Hydrocolloids''

The 2015 conference

Entitled took place June 23-26 2013 in Wrexham, North Wales.
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