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An Overview of Current Challenges in New Food Product Development

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  • Lucia Azanedo

    (Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART), Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
    R&D Department, Frit Ravich S.L., Cl. Riudellots, s/n, Polígono Industrial Puigtió, Maçanet de la Selva, 17412 Girona, Spain)

  • Guillermo Garcia-Garcia

    (Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART), Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK
    Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield S10 2TN, UK)

  • Jamie Stone

    (Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART), Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK)

  • Shahin Rahimifard

    (Centre for Sustainable Manufacturing and Recycling Technologies (SMART), Loughborough University, Loughborough LE11 3TU, UK)

Abstract

New product development (NPD) is essential for business success and growth. High- to medium-technology manufacturing sectors have introduced standard models. The adaptation of these systematic NPD procedures supported by appropriate decision support tools has provided significant benefits in production cost, product quality and supply chain availability. However, the challenges involved in NPD of food are rapidly increasing due to consumer demand for organic and healthy diets, in particular, more nutritious low-calorie food, and preference for customised and personalised food products. This has resulted in a proliferation of new varieties, types and shapes of food products that are constantly introduced. Most of these new products are developed based on company-specific ad hoc NPD procedures, within small to medium enterprises that form the biggest proportion of food producers in most developed countries. This highlights a need for further research into novel NPD methods and tools in the food sector. This communication provides an overview of the NPD processes, analyses their strengths and shortcomings and outlines critical missing capabilities for food manufacturers in specific.

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  • Lucia Azanedo & Guillermo Garcia-Garcia & Jamie Stone & Shahin Rahimifard, 2020. "An Overview of Current Challenges in New Food Product Development," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(8), pages 1-4, April.
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