Food Product Design and Development

The main objective is the acquisition by the students of strategic and, above all, technological criteria for the design and development of sustainable food products, in order to prepare a placement of the graduate in the R&D team of food companies.
The second objective is the development of soft skills regarding interpersonal, organizational and planning skills for the management of a team's activities, with the elaboration of work plans, development and management of critical issues.

Ability to identify the areas of possible innovations based on the life cycle of the food product. Ability to use advanced formulation technology principles for the design and development of novel food products or the repositioning of products already on the market.
Ability to work in a team, verified through the realization of a product design project on a theme assigned by the teacher.