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 manufactureAssesses current supply chain technologies and the emerging advancements in the field, including key chapters on food processing technologiesCovers the complete food manufacturing scale, compiling significant research from academics and important industrial figures

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