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Food Technology


Market Research

Market Research

Launching a Food Product

Market research is critical for businesses to keep pace with consumer preferences and demands. This video explains exactly what market research is, the importance of qualitative and quantitative data and the pivotal role research plays when...Show More
Emerging Food Drivers and Trends

Emerging Food Drivers and Trends

Launching a Food Product

Consumer drivers are constantly evolving and have a major impact on the development, design and commercial success of new food products. This video discusses emerging drivers such as health and wellness, environmental concerns and animal welfare....Show More
Traditional Food Drivers

Traditional Food Drivers

Launching a Food Product

Traditional food drivers have remained influential over time and continue to shape new food products. This video introduces the consumer drivers of price, quality and convenience, also discussing the role culture and ethics have to play in...Show More
Packaging for Success

Packaging for Success

Launching a Food Product

Creating effective packaging that is both aesthetic and functional is vital for the success of food products. This video explores the functions of food packaging, including regulations and sustainable, as well as the use of virtual reality...Show More
Generating Ideas and Solutions

Generating Ideas and Solutions

Launching a Food Product

The design thinking approach to developing food products allows businesses to develop strategies to make its product better or stand out. This video guides viewers through the process of finding commercial success via knowledge mapping and...Show More
Trialling a New Product

Trialling a New Product

Designing Our Food Future

As viewers will discover in this programme, there is more to taste-testing than meets the eye. A detailed and rigorous exercise, trialling a new food product is the last crucial step in the design of a new food product before the process of...Show More
Exploring the Problem

Exploring the Problem

Designing Our Food Future

Supermarket shelves are stocked high with products targeting popular food trends and diets but, as the resources on our planet become more precious, food businesses are moving towards solving real-world problems, like sustainability and food...Show More
From Concept to Prototype

From Concept to Prototype

Designing Our Food Future

When designing a new food product, like most things in life, practice makes perfect. This programme takes viewers through the prototyping process of a new food product, where failure is not only expected but a highly valuable part of perfecting...Show More
Safety in the Domestic Kitchen

Safety in the Domestic Kitchen

This update of our classic programme offers a light-hearted look at the potential hazards of the humble, domestic kitchen. Students will enjoy the dramatic scenes that illustrate the possibly dire consequences of handling kitchen equipment that...Show More
Sensory Perception and Food Choice
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Sensory Perception and Food Choice

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

How our five senses guide food choices, help us identify and appreciate the smell, taste, and texture of food, and develop our personal preferences.
Hydration
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Hydration

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

A guide to why hydration is vital for health and how water is lost from the body.
Food Safety
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Food Safety

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

This animation outlines the causes of food poisoning, conditions for bacteria to multiply, and how to make food safe.
Healthy Eating
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Healthy Eating

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

Discover the eight guidelines for a healthy diet, including the goods we should eat more of and some to cut down on.
Healthier Cooking
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Healthier Cooking

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

This animation investigates healthier cooking methods which limit the amount of oil or fat used.
Food Labelling
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Food Labelling

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

This animation gives an insight into the labelling that must by law be included on food packaging, and what information it gives us.
Food Production and Processing
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Food Production and Processing

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

An introduction to primary and secondary food processing, using the example of wheat milled into flour and made into bread.
Food Groups on a Plate
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Food Groups on a Plate

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

A look at how the Eatwell Guide classifies food into groups and is a guide to achieving a balanced diet.
Energy Needs
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Energy Needs

BBC Teach: Food Preparations and Nutrition

An animated guide to energy needs, percentages from macro-nutrients, exercise, and energy balance
Knife Skills

Knife Skills

Join Chef Marshall O’Brien to learn basic knife cuts and essential knife skills to gain confidence in the kitchen. Chef Marshall explains how to stay safe, identifies common types of knives, and demonstrates basic cutting techniques.
Farm to Fork: Primary and Secondary Processing

Farm to Fork: Primary and Secondary Processing

How does food get from the farm to our table? In this program we trace the route cereals, fruits, vegetables and dairy products take to get from the point of origin to the consumer. We also explore why there are often several processing steps in...Show More
Food Safety and Hygiene

Food Safety and Hygiene

Disease causing bacteria found on the human body and in unhygienic food preparation areas can be easily transmitted to those who consume the food. That's why food safety and hygiene is paramount in the prevention of food-borne illness. This...Show More
Meat: Cooking Techniques

Meat: Cooking Techniques

Food enthusiasts around the world have long viewed meat, in all its varieties, as the pinnacle of cooking. But a lot of skill and knowledge is needed to deliver fantastic meat dishes. In this engaging, practical program, a professional chef...Show More
Fruit and Vegetables: Selection and Preparation

Fruit and Vegetables: Selection and Preparation

Fruit and vegetables, while often seen as accompaniments or side-dishes, are very versatile and flavoursome for the knowledgeable chef. This appealing, practical programme is led by an experienced industry chef, who demonstrates how to:...Show More
Meat: Selection and Preparation

Meat: Selection and Preparation

Food enthusiasts around the world have long viewed meat, in all its varieties, as the pinnacle of cooking. But a lot of skill and knowledge is needed to deliver fantastic meat dishes. This step-by-step program focuses on how chefs prepare meat...Show More
Vegetable: Cooking Techniques

Vegetable: Cooking Techniques

Vegetables, while often seen as accompaniments or side-dishes, are very versatile and flavoursome for the knowledgeable chef. This appealing, practical program is led by an experienced industry chef, who demonstrates cooking techniques for a...Show More