Innovation and Future Trends in Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technologies

This book provides an examination of emerging and future trends in food manufacturing and supply chain technologies, analyzing the drivers of change and innovation in the food industry and the current and future ways of addressing issues such as energy reduction and rising cost in manufacture

Craig Leadley (Edited by)

9781782424475

Hardback, published 17 November 2015

308 pages
22.9 x 15.1 x 2.3 cm, 0.45 kg

Innovation and Future Trends in Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technologies focuses on emerging and future trends in food manufacturing and supply chain technologies, examining the drivers of change and innovation in the food industry and the current and future ways of addressing issues such as energy reduction and rising costs in food manufacture.

Introduction Part One: Supply chain developments 1 Food fraud and authenticity: Emerging issues and future trends 2 The role of information technology developments in food supply chain integration and monitoring Part Two: Factory design and operation 3 Emerging trends and methods in food factory design  4 Hygiene concepts for food factory design 5 Factory-friendly approaches to applying multivariate analytics for productivity and yield gains Part Three: Innovative food processing technologies 6 Emerging methods and principles in food contact surface decontamination/prevention 7 Emerging refrigeration and freezing technologies for food preservation 8 Advanced heating technologies for food processing 9 Emerging nonthermal food preservation technologies

Subject Areas: Steam engines [TGBN1], Food & beverage technology [TDCT], Food manufacturing & related industries [KNDF], Sales & marketing [KJS]