Product Development

General aspects of food innovation management. Identification stage of the generation of new products ideas: introduction to product development. Prefeasibility and teasability stage: from ideas to products concepts and prototype. Product and process development stage: from prototype to pilot production; planning experiments for product development; market and economical aspects. Industrialization stage: management of new food products industrialization. Launching stage – going to market. Monitoring the launch. Innovation management During this course students will plan, execute, create prototype, and analyze product development project.

NB! This course will take place in autumn semester 2025/2026 which starts on 1st of September and ends on 25th of January (you can find that information under Start date section). TalTech's timetables for Autumn semester 2025 will be published at the end of June via tunniplaan.taltech.ee. Switch the page to English and use "Search" and "Open detailed search" to find your course. NB! Some courses are taught by several lecturers during the same semester. Make sure that the course name and lecturer/teacher infromation of your course match with the information given in the Course Catalogue.

Student: Knows and is able to use innovation methods for developing food products. Implements food composition, food technology, food safety, food quality, and food science knowledge in product development. Is able to carry out consumer studies. Plans and creates new products. Evaluates the success of product development.

Final assessment can consist of one test/assignment or several smaller assignments completed during the whole course. After declaring a course the student can re-sit the exam/assessment once. Assessment can be graded or non-graded. For specific information about the assessment process please get in touch with the contact person of this course. For specific information about grade transfer please contact your home university

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• Rolan Traillon, Food innovation management from idea to success. FoodNET, 259 lk, 2001

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