Lecture 1: Intro to Food science

Question 1

Food Science is a discipline in which includes three key aspects, what are they?

Answer 1

Biology

Physical Sciences

Engineering.

Question 2

What is the definition of Food Science?

Answer 2

The application Biology, Physical sciences, and engineering aspects to the production, consumption, and innovation around food.

Question 3

What are the three things that Food scientists look at when examining food?

Answer 3

• Nature of food
• Causes of deterioration
• Principles underlying its processing.

Question 4

What is the link between food and chemicals?

Answer 4

Foods are a mixture of chemical components, and thus will never be chemical free.

Question 5

What are some of the main chemicals found in food?

Answer 5

Carbohydrates

proteins

Water

Fat

Micro nutrients

Question 6

What is the purpose of Physical and engineering principles within food science?

Answer 6

They allow us to process foods for safety and extended shelf-life.

Question 7

Are all processes foods unhealthy?

Answer 7

Nope

Question 8

Categories of processed foods based on degree of processing.
what are these categories?

Answer 8

minimally- shelled almonds

Basic- Dired fruit

Moderate- cheese, bread

Highly- Soda, salsa, pizza.

Question 9

What role dose food science play in the production of food?

Answer 9

It takes commodities from the farm gate and transforms them into food products for the consumer plate.

Question 10

What are the two portions of the Agri-food industry?

Answer 10

Primary agriculture and subsequent food products.

Question 11

How dose the Agri-food industry effect Canada’s economy?

Answer 11

The Canadian agriculture and agri-food system is a complex and integrated supply chain.

Question 12

What is included within the Canadian Agri-food industry?

Answer 12

• input and service suppliers
• primary providers
• food and beverage processors
• Food retailers and wholesalers
• food-service providers

Question 13

What % of Canada’s GDP was produced by the Agri-food industry in Canada?

Answer 13

7%

Question 14

What is the largest processing industry in Canada?

Answer 14

the food and beverage industry, with 6500 processing establishments.

Question 15

More than 50% of the value of primary agriculture products are exported as ____ or _______ products.

Answer 15

Raw or Processed.

Question 16

What are the four major segments of the food industry?

Answer 16

Production: Raising or growing for food consumption

Manufacturing: Raw products to more refined ones

Distribution: Movement to point sale; storage, transportation.

Marketing: Sales and advertising.

Question 17

What three products make up 50% of the value of the food industry in Canada?

Answer 17

Meats
Dairy
Beverages

Question 18

As of 2018 what was the largest processing firm in the world?

Answer 18

Nestle

Question 19

What is the largest Canadian food & beverage processor?

Answer 19

Kraft Heinz Canada ULC

Question 20

What is owned by Pepsico?

Answer 20

Pepsi 
Lays
Tropicana
Gatorade
Quaker

Question 21

What are Mergers & acquisitions used for in the food industry?

Answer 21

• Grow food company
• Change company direction
• dominate a product category.

Question 22

What is M&A?

Answer 22

Mergers & Acquisitions.

Question 23

What dose it mean to Divest?

Answer 23

To lose or get rid of something.

Question 24

What are National Brands?

Answer 24

Brands that appear nation wide and are popular due to consistent quality (green Giant)

Question 25

What are privet label or House brands?

Answer 25

products offered by exclusively by individual retailers.

Question 26

House brands and National brands are oven _________ by a national brand manufacture.

Answer 26

Co-Packed

Question 27

What is a Co-Branding?

Answer 27

you have two strong brands and bring them together to offer a product for a short time that offers both aspects of the brands in one product for the consumer.

Question 28

What are allied industries?

Answer 28

input and service suppliers.

They do not sell food directly but are involved in the food industry. (selling metal cans, packaging, ect)

Question 29

What are some examples of allied industries?

Answer 29

• Packaging
• Food colors and falvours
• Chemical manufacturers
• Machinery
• regulatory agencies
• contract services (education, analysis, monitoring)

Question 30

What is the focus in food processing?

Answer 30

Making food products more affordable, and to have it last longer and be more sustainable.

Question 31

What is the motivation around consumers to buy and eat food?

Answer 31

Food habits and social dimensions of food, drive consumer trends

Question 32

What are some of the food habits that drive food consumption?

Answer 32

- Self-actualization (Hobbies)  
belonging 
- Self definition 
Status
- Celebrations 
Security 
- Symbols

Question 33

Food habits are subject to ________ _______, that alter consumer priority

Answer 33

Food trends

Question 34

What are food trends?

Answer 34

Dynamic perspective about food.

Question 35

What drives changes in food trends?

Answer 35

• Economic and physical determinates (cost and accessibility, supply of ingredients, energy cost)
• Consumer demands (awareness of self health, changes in lifestyle; attitudes towards food)
• Changes in regulation
• Technical innovation.

Question 36

How many new food products are introduced each year?

Answer 36

10,000 new food products.

Question 37

What is the source of the motivation for the trends of food?

Answer 37

the consumer pull-through

The technological push from the industry

Question 38

True or false:

Food Science is a component of agri-food industry

Answer 38

true.

Question 39

What % of food products fail each year?

Answer 39

99%