Applying Advances in Food Process Engineering in a Changing World: The Industry Perspective

Abstract

Novel food processes that are adopted by the food industry, that is, successfully commercialized, may appear relatively mundane to academic observers, but many constraints in the real world inhibit innovation. Successful food processes must be inexpensive, reliable, widely applicable, and appropriate in their context. Based on the observations and experiences of a long career in industry and consulting, this chapter describes some successes and failures and analyzes the lessons of each.