Food Industry Development and Food Quality in the Production Chain

2014 ◽  
pp. 35-60
Author(s):  
Diana Merchan ◽  
Mercy Agila ◽  
Marina Arteaga ◽  
Monica Criollo

Food Codex requires safe products and packaging is an important factor to comply with this consumer right, so developing packaging with antimicrobial properties that protect the product by eliminating or inhibiting bacteria or pathogens that cause damage to health is important in the food industry. The objective of this work was to perform a bibliographic analysis of some additives that generate antimicrobial properties in packaging by reviewing some studies that have developed antimicrobial films or also called smart films. Microbial agents have become an important factor in maintaining food quality over time. Biopolymers are an excellent alternative due to their availability, low cost, biodegradability and their origin are from renewable sources.


2020 ◽  
Vol 98 (Supplement_3) ◽  
pp. 48-48
Author(s):  
J Brad Morgan

Abstract Begin with the end in mind. Sounds simple enough. In other words, consumer wants, and needs have to be the major focus of everyone in the food production chain. Today’s consumer has questions about food – where it comes from, who’s producing it and how, food safety, animal well-being, environmental impact, labor and human rights as well as business ethics – just to name a few. A study by the Center for Food Integrity (CFI, 2018) found a "trust deficit" that exists between consumers and food companies, federal regulators and farmers. Only 33% of survey respondents said they "strongly agree" that they are confident in the safety of the food they eat, compared to 47% in 2017. Food traceability is no longer an option for manufactures, it’s a requirement. In fact, this increasing focus by consumers on sustainability, health and freshness has placed significant pressure on the food industry to innovate and communicate. This presentation will overview technologies/programs/efforts that are continuing to play an increasingly critical role in how the food we eat is produced, how it is packaged, how it is delivered, how it tastes, feels and smells and how it is reused and repurposed. After all, we are what we eat.


2017 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 304-310
Author(s):  
Mykola Mykolaichuk ◽  
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Nataliya Mykolaichuk ◽  

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Manuela Camino Feltes ◽  
Adriana Pavesi Arisseto-Bragotto ◽  
Jane Mara Block

Author(s):  
Jalal Rajeh Hanaysha ◽  
Haim Hilman ◽  
Zahari Abu Bakar ◽  
Lee Khai Loon

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of food quality, customer service, physical environment, and price fairness on perceived value in the fast food industry. A survey method was used for the collection of desired information from the visitors of global fast food restaurants in the East Coast region of Malaysia. The returned questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS and structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM). Overall, the findings showed that the impact of food quality on perceived value is positive. The results also showed that the effect of customer service on perceived value is insignificant. The outcomes also proved that physical environment has a significant positive impact on perceived value. Finally, the findings indicated that price fairness has a positive effect on perceived value. These results enhance the understanding towards the significance of the selected factors in influencing customers' perceived value in the fast food industry.


2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 119
Author(s):  
Indryati Sunaryo

This study aims to measure and analyze the effect of several restaurant-related quality attributes toward customer loyalty with a mediating effect from customer satisfaction in the local fast-food industry in Indonesia. The nature of local fast-food industry is different compared to its global counterpart, so a new perspective has to be taken into account. Based on literature review of previous studies, the quality attributes that are selected for this study are food quality, service quality, environment, price, and location. Data in this study were collected from the responses of 461 participants and analyzed using Structural Equation Model (SEM). The SEM result shows that only price and location significantly affect customer loyalty through customer satisfaction. When customer satisfaction is removed and restaurant-related quality attributes is directly tested towards customer loyalty, only price and food quality significantly affect customer loyalty. Both with and without mediating effect from customer satisfaction, price keeps influencing customer loyalty. This result is against the majority of fast-food customer loyalty studies which usually emphasize on food or service quality as the main factor that influences customer loyalty and customer satisfaction.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (No. 6) ◽  
pp. 469-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
I. Khan ◽  
J. Khan ◽  
S. Miskeen ◽  
C.N. Tango ◽  
Y.S. Park ◽  
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Listeria monocytogenes is a Gram-positive facultative intracellular organism and causative agent of the severe foodborne infection listeriosis. L. monocytogenes is more likely to cause death rather than other pathogenic bacteria that cause foodborne illnesses. It is an ubiquitous organism that can be found in food industry equipment and premises. L. monocytogenes mainly occurs in the food production chain by cross-contamination, making this pathogen a major threat to the food industry. The pathogen may be found at low or moderate levels in the foodstuffs, but the levels involved in listeriosis outbreaks are relatively very high. The majority of isolates from food products belong to serotype 4b and 1/2a. The control of L. monocytogenes can be applied throughout the food chain. Pre- and post-harvest factors such as contact of pigs with pets and pest animals, large group size, hygiene practices, and treatment of manure affected the prevalence of L. monocytogenes in the food chain. Good farm-level practices could be utilised to reduce the occurrence of L. monocytogenes in the farm environment and possibly further in the food chain. Safety and low level of this pathogen in the food chain can be possible with good agricultural practices, good manufacturing practices, and high-quality raw materials. Therefore, food processing plants must be designed carefully with an emphasis on effective cleaning and disinfecting operations in the production line.


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