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Course Detail

Course Name Food Product Development and Marketing
Course Code 25FSN301
Semester 5
Credits 4
Campus

Syllabus

Unit I

Food consumption pattern 10hrs.

Definition, Elements. Food Insecurity, Factors contributing to Food insecurity, Trends in Food Consumption pattern, Factors affecting – Economical, Psychological and Sociological Dimensions of Food Consumption patterns.

Unit II

Introduction to Food Product Development 13hrs.

Principles and Purpose of New Product Development, Strategies and Types of product development, Stages of product development, Factors influencing, Recent trends and challenges, Design of experiments and Specifications.

Unit III

Development of Convenience Foods 13hrs.

Traditional Foods, Weaning Foods, Convenience Foods- RTE, RTS, Extruded foods, IMF Foods, Special Products, Health foods, Nutritional Supplements, Functional Foods, Nutraceuticals and Designer Foods, Sports Foods, Foods for Defense Services, Space foods, flight foods.

Unit IV

Testing, Evaluation and Packaging of Products 12hrs.

Standardization, Portion size, Portion Control, Quantity Cooking, ShelfLife Evaluation- Sensory and Microbial Testing of Processed Foods, Nutrient Analysis. Suitable Packaging Materials for Different Foods, SWOT Analysis, labelling information and designing, misbranded foods and loss.

Unit V

Financial Management and Marketing of Food Products 12hrs.

Government and Non government organisations (Training and Finance) for Entrepreneurship Development. Financial Institutions (Central and State Government) banks/Funding

Agencies, Financial Accounting Procedures, Book keeping, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, digital marketing, Cost Calculation, Advertising Methods, Product sales, Product License, Legal specifications, Consumer Behavior and Food Acceptance, data sciences.

Related Practical Experience

Industrial Visit

Financial Management and Marketing of Food Products 12hrs.

Government and Non government organisations (Training and Finance) for Entrepreneurship Development. Financial Institutions (Central and State Government) banks/Funding

Agencies, Financial Accounting Procedures, Book keeping, Market Research, Marketing Strategies, digital marketing, Cost Calculation, Advertising Methods, Product sales, Product License, Legal specifications, Consumer Behavior and Food Acceptance, data sciences.

Related Practical Experience

Industrial Visit

Objectives and Outcomes

Pre requisite: Product development, consumer view on food products, product testing, sensory evaluation

Course Objectives:

  1. Develop new food products to support nutri
  2. Develop entrepreneurship skills for setting up small scale food industries
  3. Understand sustainable packaging and labelling for different food products

Course Outcomes:

CO1: Learn the trends and dimensions in food consumption pattern

CO2: Understand and apply the principles in food product development and design. CO3: Gain understanding in the development of convenience foods

CO4: Gain knowledge on different steps involved in food testing, evaluation and packaging CO5: Develop entrepreneurship skills and to plan financial and marketing strategies

Skills:

  • Develop skills and process in new food product
  • Develop skills in Marketing of Food

CO-PO Mappings

 

PO1

PO2

PO3

PO4

PO5

PO6

PO7

PSO1

PSO2

PSO3

PSO4

CO1

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

CO2

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

CO3

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

CO4

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

CO5

1

2

1

1

2

1

1

2

Evaluation Pattern

Evaluation Pattern

Assessment

Internal

External

Periodical 1 &Periodical 2/Mid term

30

 

*Continuous Assessment (CA)

20

 

End Semester

 

50

*CA – Can be Quizzes, Assignment, Projects, and Reports, and Seminar

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