UK-based food and drink capital investment firm, Integrated Food Projects (IFP) will rebrand and operate as NIRAS, following its acquisition by the company in 2020.

Integrated Food Projects is located in Kegworth, East Midlands, and will now fully integrate with NIRAS’s current food and beverage business operating from four locations throughout England (Ascot, Kegworth, Greater Manchester and Leeds).

According to NIRAS, IFP’s integration means that the parent company will become the UK’s largest food and beverage manufacturing consultancy. Following the merger, NIRAS said that it will strengthen its shared resource pool and secure critical mass within business consulting, process, packaging, sustainability and utilities, civils and architectural design of food and beverage plants.

As part of the rebrand, Matthew Carr will be promoted to business unit director. The senior leadership team will also include Nick Hickman, given the responsibility of VP projects, and Phil Mason will take on the role of VP operations.

Thomas B. Olsen, senior vice president for process industry at NIRAS said: “IFP has complemented our business extremely well these last years, and our clients have seen the benefits of combining our strengths. Therefore, it makes a lot of sense to change Integrated Food Projects’ brand to NIRAS now.

“At NIRAS, we have a very strong focus on the green transition and sustainability which are also key areas for IFP and its clients. Under a single company brand, we will continue to offer our clients complete solutions that combine IFP’s strategic business consultancy acumen with NIRAS’ innovative engineering solutions. We are one company, so when we deliver our projects we can draw on the best specialists from the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands and Denmark.”