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

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

HOW: Food Technology! What is that?

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

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

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

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

Distribution: Destination       

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

* 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)

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

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

(Value-added) Product of the Philippines

Processing Research Center for Advanced Processing and Packaging Studies (CAPPs): http://fst.osu.edu/capps/index.htm 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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