2024

MAT-dagen was taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Stockholm 25th of April 2024. The theme for this year was “EU and Sweden 30 years after the referendum – what do we want with Europe?” The next morning, the LiFT students gathered at the Swedish Food Federation to have seminars about “Processed foods – facts and opinions”. The program included the following presentations:

• The EU regulatory system for food (Nicklas Amelin, Livsmedelsföretagen)
• Debate and science about processed foods (Elisabet Rytter, Livsmedelsföretagen)
• Why do we process foods (Andreas Håkansson, Lunds University)

Link to Matdagen 2024 on YouTube

2022

MAT-dagen was taking place at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Stockholm 5th May. The day started with a LiFT workshop on the current trends in the food sector at the Swedish Food Federation. The program included the following presentations:

• Consumer trends affecting production – this is what companies see (Carl Eckerdahl, Swedish Food Federation)
• Trends in food and how vegetarian eating has developed over time (Rebecca Persson, United Minds)
• Trends in vegetarian meat substitutes (Rebecka Persson, Orkla Foods Sverige).

Then, the PhD students had opportunity to discuss the current trends with the speakers.

The theme of Matdagen was “The food sector in times of crisis” with a panel discussion with representatives from the farmers, the food industry and the retail sector discussing which actors in the food chain that will take the costs associated to increased price of food.

The day after, the LiFT students visited Delicato, the largest pastry bakery producer in the Nordic countries and had a guided tour at the production site.

2020

Matdagen at the Modern Museum May 7th 2020 has been cancelled.