MY KITCHEN RULES - Food Product Development

Question 1

What is the meaning of consumer?

Answer 1

An individual that buys products or services for personal usage

Question 2

What is the meaning of ‘value added’?

Answer 2

Processing goods to increase their work

Question 3

What is the meaning of ‘market share’?

Answer 3

Percentage of products total sales earned by a particular company over a specified period of time

Question 4

What is the meaning of research?

Answer 4

Investigation and further study of something to gain more knowlege

Question 5

What is the meaning of technology?

Answer 5

Science or knowledge put into practical use to solve problems or invent

Question 6

What is the meaning of competitive?

Answer 6

Rivalry where 2 parties strive for a common goal which cannot be shared

Question 7

What is the meaning of ‘new-to-this-world’?

Answer 7

A product development that has never been seen in general public or on the market

Question 8

What is the meaning of marketing?

Answer 8

The action of a business promoting or selling products or services

Question 9

Fill in the blank: ‘Food manufacturers develop new products primarily to increase sales and profits and improve ________________.’’

Answer 9

Market share

Question 10

Name 3 societal changes?

Answer 10

The aging population, increasing multiculturalism, reduced cooking techniques

Question 11

What is a trend?

Answer 11

A swing in community attitudes that defines correct styles

Question 12

List 2 products that have been developed through the influence of health trends

Answer 12

Skim milk, low/no fat foods and no sugar foods

Question 13

Define ‘functional food’

Answer 13

Foods that offer health benefits beyond nutritional benefits

Question 14

Define ‘population mix’

Answer 14

A culturally mixed population

Question 15

Define ‘fusion food’

Answer 15

A cuisine that combines elements of different culinary traditions that originate from different countries, regions, or cultures

Question 16

What has influenced Australian food to be considered one of the freshest in the world?

Answer 16

Large areas of land for producing crips and a range of climates for specific crop growth and having economic stability

Question 17

Define ‘modified atmospheric packaging’

Answer 17

A packaging system that extends shelf life, by changing the gas inside the pack

Question 18

Define organic food

Answer 18

Food is grown without manufactured crop enhances but with biological pest control

Question 19

Define mobile foods

Answer 19

Food that can be eaten anywhere e.g. work

Question 20

Define convienience foods

Answer 20

Foods that are not quite complete but assembled in a short amount of time

Question 21

How can packaging be used to promote food?

Answer 21

Bright colours and engaging graphic can catch people’s attention

Question 22

What is required to be included on a nutritional panel?

Answer 22

Servings per package, serving size, energy, protein, allergens, fat, carbs, sodium

Question 23

Define ‘new to the world’

Answer 23

A brand new innovation idea

Question 24

Define ‘me-too-products’

Answer 24

A product similar to another product already in the market

Question 25

Define ‘line extension’

Answer 25

A new version of a product already available

Question 26

Define distribution

Answer 26

The process of making a product or service available for the consumer or business

Question 27

Define promote

Answer 27

A venture that involves persuading customers to buy products to increases sales

Question 28

Name the 4 Ps

Answer 28

product, price, place, and promotion

Question 29

Functions of Packaging

Answer 29

To preserve food, to inform consumers, to contain the product and to protect the product

Question 30

List food labels

Answer 30

Name of product, quantity, daily intake, ingredients, allergens, nutritional info, manufacturing location, best before date, brand name

Question 31

What is a prototype in the context of food product development?

Answer 31

evaluates the product’s feasibility, quality, and acceptability to consumers

Question 32

What is the role of a food stylist?

Answer 32

The role of a food stylist in the food industry is to make dishes and foods look visually appealing. Food stylists prepare and arrange food for the photography seen in cookbooks, magazines, commercials, and more. Making dishes look aesthetically pleasing can influence and persuade customers to purchase or eat the particular product.