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Food engineering as part of the global food system has a particular responsibility to society. Food matters for every single individual on this planet. It always has! The end of the twentieth century and the global realisation that nature’s resources are finite introduced two new dimensions—other than growth and profitability—to the food industry, namely; environmental & sustainability concerns. As such, with future population and urbanisation growth, as well as greater societal costs, there is no doubt that our current food system needs re-engineering. A fundamental rethinking and radical redesign of the entire food chain, its practices and educational needs is required. This chapter highlights the importance of the discipline of food engineering as a change agent for the future of the universal food industry.
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Hefft, D.I., Higgins, S. (2022). Re-engineering the Food Industry: Where Do We Go from Here?. In: Hong, C., Ma, W.W.K. (eds) Applied Degree Education and the Future of Learning. Lecture Notes in Educational Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9812-5_26
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