The Science of Food, how to take your product from kitchen to retail? - John Evans - The Beverage & Food Gurus

Presented by John Evans - The Beverage & Food Gurus

The presentation will focus on real-life examples of how Food Scientists can help chefs or caterers to take their delicious products from the kitchen benchtop to a factory. It will focus on all aspects of Food Science, including improving product nutritional properties, stability through supply chain, sensory testing, resilience to freezing and other processes, scaling up from a benchtop to mass production and commercial packaging, including labelling. This is a must for anyone considering taking a product to a retail environment.

After graduating with a Master's degree in Food Science John has spent over 20 years in the food and beverage industry. During this time he has been responsible for the development and operations of numerous product launches and manufacturing sites. John has a unique set of skills which allows him to understand how to take a product from concept through to commercialisation to deliver successful commercial outcomes.