{"product_id":"9781118733264","title":"Food Industry Design, Technology and Innovation","description":"\u003ch3\u003eInstitute of Food Technologists Series\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eFood Industry Design, Technology and Innovation\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHelmut Traitler | Birgit Coleman | Karen Hofmann\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eTechnology \u0026amp; Engineering \/ Food Science \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eFood products have always been designed, but usually not consciously. Even when design has been part of the process, it has often been restricted to considerations of packaging, logos, fonts and colors. \u003cp\u003eBut now design is impacting more dramatically on the complex web that makes up our food supply, and beginning to make it better. Ways of thinking about design have broad applications and are becoming central to how companies compete. To succeed, food designers need to understand consumers and envision what they want, and to use technology and systems to show they can deliver what has been envisioned. They also need to understand organizations in order to make innovation happen in a corporation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe authors of this book argue that design has been grossly underestimated in the food industry. The role of design in relation to technology of every kind (materials, mechanics, ingredients, conversion, transformation, etc.) is described, discussed, challenged and put into proper perspective. The authors deftly analyze and synthesize complex concepts, inspiring new ideas and practices through real-world examples. The second part of the book emphasizes the role of innovation and how the elements described and discussed in the first parts (design, technology, business) must join forces in order to drive valuable innovation in complex organizations such as large (and not so large) food companies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUltimately, this groundbreaking book champions the implementation of a design role in defining and executing business strategies and business processes. Not only are designers tremendously important to the present and future successes of food corporations, but they should play an active and decisive role at the executive board level of any food company that strives for greater success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelmut Traitler\u003c\/b\u003e has a PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Vienna, Austria. In 2010, after decades’ of experience with Nestlé in various roles around the world, Helmut co-founded \u003ci\u003eLife2Years\u003c\/i\u003e, Inc, a start-up company producing healthy beverages for the over-fifties.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBirgit Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e holds a Master of Arts in Business, MA from the University of Applied Sciences, Vienna. She is a strategic thinker and Connections Explorer in her current role at Swissnex San Francisco.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Hofmann\u003c\/b\u003e Karen holds a Bachelor of Science in Product Design from Art Center College of Design and a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from California State University, Northridge. Karen is Chair of the Product Design Department at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17 November 2014\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781118733264\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e312\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e26.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44380570615948,"sku":"9781118733264","price":107.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781118733264_c394f370-aa2d-4575-b306-72dfc8d7705a.jpg?v=1780100621","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781118733264","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}