Stages of Food Product Development

The 'thinking stage' where new ideas are considered for a new food product is called?

• Marketing plan

• Concept Generation

• Concept Screening

The stage where a sample of the new product is developed is called?

• Prototype Production

• Product Testing

• First Production Run

Sensory testing is carried out with a panel of tasters to get their opinions. What is this stage called?

• Prototype production

• Product testing

• Product launch

The new food product is produced in the factory to check it can be manufactured correctly in bulk production. This stage is called?

• First Production Run

• Product Testing

• Concept Generation

The 4 Ps are are considered at this stage: Product (how it will look/be packaged), Place (where it will sell), Price, Promotion (any offers to attact customers). Which stage is this?

• First Production Run

• Marketing Plan

• Product Launch

Which of the below sensory tests involves asking tasters to rank foods in order of preference or a certain characteristic like sweetness?

• Paired comparison test

• Rating test

• Ranking test

Food samples are numbered randomly in a sensory test for what reason?

• To ensure tasters are not influenced by each other

• To prevent spread of bacteria

• To ensure tasters are not influenced by numbers or letters

A star diagram is a way of displaying the information from what type of sensory test?

• Paired comparison test

• Ranking Test

• Rating test