Food Systems and Innovation Concepts

Food System Components

• Waste Recovery & Nutrient Cycling
• Preparation & Consumption
• Production (harvesting & growing)
• Processing & Packaging
• Markets & Purchasing
• Marketing
• Distribution & Transportation

Innovation Chain

• Sensing possibilities for innovation
• Evaluating innovation possibilities
• Selecting feasible innovations
• Include in business strategy

Climate for Innovation

• Technology
• Knowledge
• Philosophy
• Finance
• Creation Integration
• People
• Organisation
• Markets

Sensory Evaluation

• A set of techniques for accurate measurement of human responses to foods
• Minimizes potentially biasing effects of brand identity and other information influences on consumer perception
• A scientific method used to evoke, measure, analyze, and interpret those responses to products perceived through the senses of sight, smell, touch, taste, and hearing

Evoke

• Stimulating the senses to generate a response
• Presenting the food product in a controlled environment

Measure

• Quantifying the sensory responses using various scales and tools

Analyze

• Examining collected data to identify patterns and draw conclusions

Interpret

• Making sense of the analyzed data to provide actionable insights
• Isolating sensory properties of foods to provide information to product developers, food scientists, and managers

Role of Sensory Evaluation

• Identifying important sensory attributes driving acceptability across a product category
• Identifying sensory-based target consumer segments
• Analyzing competitor products
• Evaluating new concepts
• Identifying sensory properties of foods to provide information to product developers, food scientists, and managers

Product Development Process

• Sensory tests provide useful information about human perception of product changes due to ingredients, processing, packaging, or shelf life
• Sensory information reduces risk in decisions about product development and strategies for meeting consumer needs

Innovation

• Business innovation is about creating and successfully applying new ideas within your organization
• This could be in the form of major breakthroughs, such as creating and bringing a new product or service to market, or a series of smaller innovations, such as finding better or more efficient ways of working
• Innovation is about turning new ideas and concepts into something that will create value (commercial, social, or organizational).

Innovation Strategy

• It is related to the company's overall business aims & strategy, as well as the social, economic and technological environment, and the company's own knowledge and skills.

Product Development Strategy

• The combination of innovation in product, technology, and marketing strategies are the basis for the product development strategy.

Types of Innovation

• Product innovation
  • Developing new products or services
  • Enhancing existing products or services
  • Technological innovation
• Process innovation
  • Applying an innovative approach to improve operational processes, such as production line developments
• Marketing innovation
  • How you take your products to market and promote your offering
  • Your pricing strategies
  • Your distribution channels
  • Innovative ways to increase your customer base and expand markets

Key Factors Influencing Innovation

• Business strategy
• Product strategy
• Marketing strategy
• Technology strategy
• Company philosophy
• Company capabilities
• Risk taking

Innovation Possibilities

• Studying major changes in society, technology, food system, market place and consumers
• Recognizing the present level of innovation in the business strategy and the philosophy for risk-taking in the company

This quiz explores the various components of food systems, including waste recovery, nutrient cycling, and the innovation chain. It covers sensory evaluation techniques and the climate conducive for innovation in food production and consumption. Test your knowledge on how these concepts interrelate and impact the food industry.