The National Institute of Horticultural Research (InHort, Poland) presented research results from the HortiFoodTrends project at the 16th Pangborn Sensory Science Symposium – one of the most important international conferences dedicated to sensory and consumer science.

Our scientific posters:

-> Sensory Living-Lab as opportunity for “super” berry fruit product adoption

Authors: Dorota Konopacka, Sebastian Siarkowski, Monika Mieszczakowska-Frąc, Dawid Wieloch (InHort, Poland)

This poster highlights the role of sensory Living-Labs in overcoming consumer barriers and supporting the adoption of chokeberry, blackcurrant, and haskap berry products.

-> Innovation driven by consumer ideation and validated in real-meal situation: an application to Polish berries unknown in France

Authors: Alexia Jauniau¹, Sebastian Siarkowski², Dawid Wieloch², Monika Mieszczakowska-Frąc², Jan Piecko², Jan Zdulski², Marie Natalizio¹, Agnès Giboreau¹,³

¹ Institut Lyfe, Lyon (France) | ² InHort (Poland) | ³ University of Lyon

This poster presents consumer-driven innovations and acceptance testing of Polish berries (chokeberry, haskap) in real-meal situations in France.

Participation in Pangborn 2025 is not only an opportunity to share our research results, but also to promote Polish science internationally, exchange experiences, and strengthen cooperation between science, business, and society in the field of healthy diets and innovative berry processing.