Define Food Business and Food Technology?
The food business and food technology are practically inseparable. The food business may be characterized as: vulnerable to spoilage, multiple products, high volume, low margin, transportation intensive and end user marketing intensive. Since World War II, the value added part of the food industry has steadily increased and in 1980, it surpassed agriculture's contribution. There is a great emphasis on speed and efficiency in production and on optimization of the food system from production through consumption. It has even been predicted that nutrient delivery packages customized for particular situations, will be developed to take the place of traditional meals. Related research areas in this discipline include: biotechnology to produce new strains of plants for foods and more efficient manufacture of food components; molecular and structural properties of foods and how they affect the conversion, processing, distribution, storage and acceptance of foods; biosensors to monitor food operations; and development of robot technology in food manufacturing. As you can see from our discussion above, the study of food science and technology can be quite vast and pervasive. Though, the following certain topics may comprise several components of food science and technology courses.