Food product development is a continual process shaped by consumer demand, corporate objectives, and -- perhaps most importantly -- technological changes. This program shows how advances in technology are linked with the innovation of grocery and food-service products with the twin objectives of boosting health benefits and introducing items that have never been seen on the market. New techniques and approaches, such as micro encapsulation, gene technology, an emphasis on novel and functional foods, and the development of packaging made from food products, highlight the changing landscape of the food industry.

Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Aug. 03, 2010. Learn360 is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.

Development of New Foods (3:06) -- Functional and Novel Foods (4:19) -- Microencapsulation (4:21) -- Organic Farming (4:18) -- Food Products as Packaging (4:33) -- Gene Technology and Plant Breeding (5:57).