The National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM) is a satellite campus of the University of Lincoln, situated in Holbeach in South Lincolnshire. NCFM is leading progress across the food sector, offering part-time study options for food industry employees and partnering with employers to drive innovation.

Advancing the Food Industry

Apprenticeships and distance-learning provision are designed to enable employees to study flexibly, acknowledging the demands of working within a fast-moving, dynamic industry. To help the sector innovate, we offer employers access to our outstanding range of specialist facilities, laboratories, and cutting-edge automation.

The University of Lincoln's Holbeach Campus is home to the National Centre for Food Manufacturing (NCFM). This hub provides specialist facilities and industry-standard equipment, including analytical laboratories with a test kitchen and sensory testing suite, a technician training centre, and processing facilities.

Industry-led and informed, collaborating with private, public, and third sector businesses, the University of Lincoln drives innovation and productivity across our county and beyond, solving real-world industry challenges along the way and offers opportunities to upskill and empower the existing workforce, access funding, recruit graduate talent, support a start-up, or collaborate on a research project, NCFM can help businesses find the right solution.

Useful Links