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In recent years, food production has undergone tremendous advances, largely influenced by consumer demands. Influential factors reflected in the new food production trends include shifts in dietary preferences and eating habits, based on various social, cultural, economic, and environmental factors. Given the increasing worldwide trade in food and heterogeneous food preferences, market orientation has become a driving force in the food industry. Together with advances in the novelty of foods produced, innovative technologies of food production are being developed to address consumer demand and acceptance. While implementing advancements, modern food production systems ought to prioritize food safety, security, sustainability, and consumer health. This chapter reviews current factors underpinning modern food production, gives an overview of novel food trends and novel foods currently under research, development, and marketing, and highlights technological advances in food production. |
