Innovation and Future Trends in Food Manufacturing and Supply Chain Technologies

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. Part One looks at innovation in the food supply chain, while Part Two covers emerging technologies in food processing and packaging. Subsequent sections explore innovative food preservation technologies in themed chapters and sustainability and future research needs in food manufacturing.
- Addresses issues such as energy reduction and rising costs in food manufacture
- Assesses current supply chain technologies and the emerging advancements in the field, including key chapters on food processing technologies
- Covers the complete food manufacturing scale, compiling significant research from academics and important industrial figures

Introduction Part One: Supply chain developments1 Food fraud and authenticity: Emerging issues and future trends2 The role of information technology developments in food supply chain integration and monitoringPart Two: Factory design and operation3 Emerging trends and methods in food factory design 4 Hygiene concepts for food factory design5 Factory-friendly approaches to applying multivariate analytics for productivity and yield gainsPart Three: Innovative food processing technologies6 Emerging methods and principles in food contact surface decontamination/prevention7 Emerging refrigeration and freezing technologies for food preservation8 Advanced heating technologies for food processing9 Emerging nonthermal food preservation technologies