Food Industry R&D

Research and development (R&D) not only represent a vast area of topics and heated debate but
it also is a playground for much controversy of the most different kind. In academia, such
controversy is often based on interpretations of data and subsequent conclusions and often
debates the question of who was first to discover a particular finding and whether or not the said
finding is of any value to the scientific community. R&D in corporate environments follows
different rules and judgment patterns and is mostly defined and driven by costs and consumer
relevant targets, or so one may believe. There is, however common ground among these two
worlds: both strive to maximize knowledge, although for different reasons and in different
ways. Equipment and scientific rigor may be similar or identical, however their usage, approach,
and interpretation are different. This book discusses history and background of today’s food
industry as seen by consumers, academia, and the industry itself, and several chapters are
especially dedicated to new and disruptive approaches to R&D. Is your company presently
restructuring its R&D organization? I bet it is! Then this book is definitely a must‐read for all
professionals in the packaged goods industry as well as students who aspire to contribute to this
new type of industry forcefully driven by R&D!