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IUFOST Congress in Cape Town in Two Months

The next big international event of 2010 in South Africa is the IUFOST Congress starting in Cape Town on 22 August.

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The list of topics taken from the website indicate the breadth of the Congress.

Food Safety, Food Safety Assurance schemes & Risk Analysis (incl. Crisis Management) Food [...]

Food Enterprise Podcasts

The BBC, well known for the quality of its material, broadcasts the Food Programme on Radio 5 once a week. BBC describe it as “making sense of food, from the kitchen and canteen, to the farm and factory”.

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If you are not aware of podcasts, [...]

Do You Remember Food Chain? – Its Being Relaunched & Is Looking For Informed Authors!

 

Professor Peter Fellows has been appointed Editor for the relaunch of Food Chain by Practical Action, previously ITDG. The journal is described as an international journal of small-scale food processing and food supply management.

 

from: Practical Action (click image for full story online)

 

The first issue which will be [...]

Africa’s Big Seven Exhibition

Two weeks after the end of the 2010 World Cup, Johannesburg hosts the annual conglomeration of Food Processing exhibitions. This minimizes transport costs and allows attendance at seven exhibitions in a week.

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Last year the exhibition which displayed the wares of 401 exhibitors from 39 countries [...]

HOWTOPEDIA – Free Information and Plans on how to Process Food and do Many Other Things

This free online wiki gives practical instructions for a range of activities including food processing. Those who know the information that Practical Action supply will find that they know most of this but its still of interest as a reference.

 

from: HOW TO PEDIA (click image for full story online)

 

The food [...]

Food Product Based Business Ideas.

The Ministry of Food Processing Industries in the Indian Government runs a webpage titles Project Profiles that links directly or indirectly to product specific business ideas.

 

from: Ministry of Food Processing Industries (click image for full story online)

 

This links to hundreds of mini business plans which cover details of the process, [...]

Free Subscription to Food Processing Electronic Edition

Continuing the focus on identifying free online material we look at an online food Journal. Unfortunately this requires good and affordable online access and bandwidth.

Food Processing, an American company that is based on a paper journal and an informative website now offers free access to its online electronic journal.

 

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Food Processing Africa Twitter

I have started a twitter where I will be talking about food processing enterprises in Africa as a supplement to the DIGIVU blog and also to announce what I am posting here.

 

 

from: TWITTER (click image to visit the site)

 

To see what I am twitting and have the [...]

African Food Processors – Local Competitive Advantage?

I have often heard the sensible sounding goal of “adding value to local resources” as a base for enterprise development. However, some of my own experiences with small enterprise and the recent story below from Uganda seem to contradict this.

 

from: New Vision (click image for full story online)

 

The first product [...]

Free Food Science Information – Infrared Heating

The article covers the background on infrared and its interaction with food components in detail.

 

from: Wiley (click image for full story online)

 

It then describes its application in drying, enzyme inactivation and pasteurisation. Its potential as a unit operation in baking and grilling is discussed. Finally its effect on sensory [...]