1. Expanding Exports with Food Processing Technology & Packaging Systems
July, 2012
Central Philippine University
Expanding Exports with Food Processing Technology & Packaging Systems
Food Technology:
Gearing Up for Exports
Thomas Dunn
Flexpacknology LLC

2. What is Success? WHAT: Increased exports
WHY: Increased national capital
Jobs
Wealth
Economic demand
How long: Long term Sustainability
Economic
Social
Environmental

3. HOW: Food Technology!
What is that?

4. The study of foods’ First: Food Science is Makeup Decline Processing
 Chemical
 Physical
 Biological/ Microbial
Decline
Processing

5. Food technology is the application of the following to Food Science
For the Safe Use of Food!
Selection
Preservation
Processing
Packaging
Distribution
Source: Institute of Food technologists

6. Beginning—Middle—End
END: Distribution
Packaging
Processing
MIDDLE: Preservation
BEGINNING: Selection
Gearing up for Exports

7. Begin with the End in Mind
Literally:
The distribution system
Covey’s Successful Habit #2…
Product Destination
Product Destination
Product Destination
Product Destination
Product Itinerary to Destination 
Gives direction for:
Selection
Gives Specification to:
Preservation
Processing
Packaging 

8. Distribution: Destination      

9. From Distribution comes Direction For Selection
US, Western Europe, Japan
Western Pacific
The demand for Consumer packaged goods (CPGs) is well established.
Cultural pressures influence priorities
Convenience
Healthy Life Style
Perpetual snacking
Mix up Global cuisine
Ready for imports
The growth of Middle Class drives demand for CPGs.
Area is the source of “exotic fare”.
Opportunity:
Global exports
Internal/Regional growth
Economic dynamics*
Slow growth
Fast
growth

10. * Economic opportunity: Developing Countries#
52% with >$8/day
Top
39% with $2-8/day
Middle
9% with <$2/day
Bottom
2.7 billion people in developing countries:
Concerned about safe & healthy food (children)
Live in remote areas,
Shop traditional stores
Buy for one day
World Population
#TetraPak(2012) ref. Prahalad(2004)

11. From Selection comes Direction For others
Value Addition Opportunity
Preservation
Processing
Packaging
Distribution

12. Processed in the Philippines
Selection
Preservation/Processing
Packaging
Tropical Fruits
Thermally Stabilized
Healthy Snack

13. (Value-added) Product of the Philippines

14. Processing Research
Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPs):
Institute of Food Technologists
Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award
Processing/Packaging Processing Systems (2009 and 2010)
USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
$25Million study to strengthen food safety
Studying human noro-viruses across the food supply chain
Design effective control measures
Reduce the number of virus-caused foodborne illnesses

15. Advances in Processing
Thermal Processing
Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization
Continuous Flow (North Carolina State University)*
Prepackaged (Washington State University)*
Pressure Assisted thermal Sterilization
Ohio State University
National Center for Food Science and Technology
Non-Thermal Processing
High Pressure Processing (Commercial)
Pulsed Electric Field (Commercial)
*IFT: Food Technology Industrial Achievement Award

16. “ Fresh Prepared” Food Minimally processed food Healthy life styles
Convenience
Sustainable sourcing and product life cycle

17. Packaging & Sanitation Enable “Fresh Prepared” Food
Good manufacturing practices
HACCP
Global Standards
Packaging
Contain
Protect & Preserve
Distribute
Inform/Sell
Taken to new levels of excellence

18. Case Study: I Stand up pouches with fitments
Solutions in search of a problem
Available for decades
Gualapack
CheerPack

19. Same food: new opportunity
Convenience for time-poor mothers of toddlers
Traditional No glass chards Less mess
Process - Challenging Reclosable optimized process

20. Same Food: Distinctive Package
Jar
Cup
Pouch
Material
Glass jar/metal cap
Foil laminate lid/ barrier plastic cup
Foil laminate/ plastic fitment & cap
Reclosable
Yes
Additional cap
YES
Processing
Thermal
Thermal/Aseptic
Hot fill/Thermal
Dispensing
Assisted
Self
Distinctive Package:
Enhanced Experience

21. Remaining Possibilities
Expand high acid-hot fill/low acid-thermal
Continuous Flow Microwave
High Pressure Processing
Pulsed Electric Field
Develop aseptic form/fill/seal
Tropical fruit purees
Low price point/traditional distribution

22. Case Study: II
Global Fresh Foods (US pat No. 8,187,653 )

23. Smart Packaging: Multi-tasking
Component
Function
GFF Service Module
Sum of these parts/temperature control
Pallet
Basic transport unit/Cube shipping container
Product
Stored in rigid totes
SAF-D Sealed Enclosure
Flexible controlled atmosphere packaging
GFF Blue Box
Convert residual O2 to H2O
Smart Packaging: Team Player

24. Impressive Results 30+ days shipping/storage Green Supply Chain
14 Day ocean transport
14 day retail shelf life
Green Supply Chain
CO2 emissions/lb: 99%
Recycled content corrugated
Reusable packaging components
Natural gases/no preservatives

25. In Summary Packaging is a critical part of food technology
Food technology involves other disciplines
Packaging must work with these other parts
There are always new jobs for packaging to do!
Preservation & processing drive packaging.
Begin with Food Science
End with food safety

26. Thank you!…questions?
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