Reposting a bite size summary of some creative resources from IFST’s Food Innovation Special Interest Group IFST’s Food Innovation Special Interest Group is one of the newest groups at the Institute of Food Science and Technology in the UK. Its purpose is t connect members with an interest in Innovation and drive excellence and bestContinue reading “Creativity Tools and Techniques”
Category Archives: Innovation
TrendCard from Greece
Clean Label There is no legal definition of clean label. A quick online search confirms the confusion. Anything from sustainable, to natural, to unprocessed, to low in heavy metals ! #CleanLabel #TrendCard #FoodScienecandTechnology
Trendcard from America
Trends and product review from recent trip to the US
IFE 2022 Review
Highlights from the recent food show at Excel London in March 2022 Arguably, the biggest highlight of the exhibition was the fact there was one ! Face to Face ! After two years of being glued to a computer screen, we could now meet people in the flesh and see and taste product. There wasContinue reading “IFE 2022 Review”
Trends #3: There’s more to snacks than potato crisps
Alternative bases for snacks seem to be growing in popularity in the snacks market.
Innovation Tools #3: A Development Framework
What are the things that a developer needs to be aware of and develop within so that they can be free to create a fantastic product ?
Trend #2: Waste not Want not
Is designing product, process and packaging where nothing is wasted, the new North Star ?
Innovation tools #2: Idea Generation Tips
Last January I wrote about idea generation and whether this was a skill that could be learned (BTW the answer you are looking here is YES). I then thought, “Wouldn’t it be nice to put together all the ways I know about coming up with ideas”. “Why not share it with everyone!” was my next thought. “Why not ask friends and colleagues to contribute” was the one that followed. At that point I stopped thinking and got to work and with the help of good friends I curatedContinue reading “Innovation tools #2: Idea Generation Tips”
Innovation tools #2: Coming up with ideas
How many brainstorming techniques are there ? Probably as many as grains of sand on a beach
Innovation tools #1: Practice Makes Perfect
You can become more creative if you turn idea generation into a habit.
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