http://www.processing-food.com/blog A site filled with unique information on the food processing industry Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:35:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en When doing food product development, you should base your concept around a cost. A lot of the time, developers get confused between the art and the commercial. Even in the restaurant industry chefs base their meals on a targeted price. In the competitive industry that is Food, commercially viable products ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/design-to-a-cost/ Food product development is busy at the quietest of  times, so the ore time saving tricks you can use the more time on developing products. When it comes to sample making there are a few tricks you can use. 1.Production Samples if it is a simple product that is very difficult to get ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/guide-to-sample-requests/ Food Processing, I thought it wise to write a post on what it actually is. I'm sure most of you know, but for visitors from outside the industry please read on. Definition In dictionary: "Food processing is any of a variety of operations by which raw foodstuffs are made suitable for consumption, ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/food-processing-what-does-it-mean/ Food Factory - in this series of posts we will explore how everyday foods are made in food factories. In this post I will describing the process of making Chocolate. There are 3 steps: Preparing the chocolate nibs Making a chocolate liquor Making the chocolate bar. Step 1 Preparing the chocolate nibs The original material for ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/food-factory-how-is-chocolate-made/ Cost Reduction, Is one of the major factors of a succesful buisness. With Retailers wanting to increase their profits year on year but still give their customers cheaper products compared to the competition. There is only one place the savings can come from. In relatively saturated markets, sales increase doesn't always come ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/cost-reduction-techniques-and-methods/ Improving your business, is a difficult process and relies solely on the skills of the people in your business to make it happen. We all know that those resources are employed 100% of the time and often are challenged to make further business improvements. When it comes to technically challenging improvements, this ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/the-use-of-universitys-to-improve-your-buisness/ Food Factory- in this series of posts we will explore how everyday foods are made in food factories. Cornflakes, Drenched in milk first thing in the morning, we've all eaten them at some point. Theresa at Sleeping Kitten - Dancing Dog asked me how breakfast cereals are made. This isn't an area I ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/how-do-they-make-cornflakes/ Food Factory- in this series of posts we will explore how everyday foods are made in food factories. In this series I will cover: Fish and Chips,Frozen Pizza, Frozen Cheesecake, Hamburgers, Fish Sticks, Frozen Chips, Baked Beans. The first in my Series will be Fish Sticks. The Fish The first component is the Fish, ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/how-do-they-make-fish-sticks/ Food Product Development - a series of posts on tips and advice for developers Well, it is a sad fact but people do leave business, I find this happens more often with product development/R&D departments than others. Probably because the demand is so high, and after a while the creative juices ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/product-devlopment-when-people-leave/ New products tend to mean increased sales and increased profit and are requirement of a successful business. They can also be a minefield of issues when it comes to delivery. This is the first in many posts about the R&D/Food product development process Trial Stage the trial stage is one of the most critical ... http://www.processing-food.com/blog/product-development-getting-new-products-right-at-trial-stage/