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Course Description

This 4-week Non-Credit Program Microcertificate needs a minimum of 50 hours of learning activities including online meetings, assignments, final product plan and final exam. This course focuses on food product development within the food industry, covering key aspects such as ideation, recipe formulation, product brief development, consumer research, scale-up, and commercialization. Participants will explore manufacturing and production options, gaining insights into scaling up from test kitchen to commercial production. Additionally, they will learn about sensory methods, ingredient sourcing, and packaging considerations. By the end of the Microcertificate, participants will have the knowledge and skills to successfully develop a food product to scale. Through real-world case studies and interactive exercises, they will gain practical skills in planning and ideating innovative food products. 

 

Course Outline

Week 1: 

  • Product Development  

  • Idea Generation and Brainstorming 

  • Competitive Analysis 

  • Product Brief Development 

Week 2: 

  • Ingredient Sourcing  

  • Prototype Development  

  • Formulation 

  • Reverse Engineering 

  • Product Costing 

Week 3:

  • Process Development 

  • Packaging  

  • Scale-up

Week 4: 

  • Nutritional Analysis 

  • Sensory Evaluation  

  • Shelf-life testing 

  • Production and launch 

Learner Outcomes

  • Explain the principles and process of food product development. 

  • Analyze the research development process related to new food products; idea generation, prototype development and new product manufacturing, evaluation and product marketing.  

  • Describe the iterative process of product development on benchtop including sourcing ingredients, testing, scaling and validating formulations. 

  • Identify different manufacturing and production options, and create a framework for bringing your product to market. 

  • Describe the Food Production Process, Sensory evaluation, Sourcing, Prototyping and Packaging.  

  • Describe the process of bringing a product from the test kitchen to commercial-level production. 

  • Describe the process of bringing a prototype to market, including development, production, and distribution. 

 

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

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