| There has been a surprising rise in the demand of | | | | beverages market revealed that in Europe, |
| processed food in the European market. All this is | | | | consumer spending rate on processed food has |
| because the lifestyle of people there has changed | | | | increased at an average rate of 7.6 annually |
| drastically and also the factor that consumer's | | | | during the years 2001 to 2006. This thing is |
| opinion regarding their eating habits has changed in | | | | expected to continue as the consumer expense |
| a significant manner. This is why food | | | | will rise with an average of around 8.6 percent till |
| manufacturers there have started concentrating | | | | the year 2010. |
| on manufacturing new innovative food products | | | | The food processing industry covers a huge |
| and ready to eat processed food so that it can | | | | variety of food products. These products include |
| keep up with the speed of ever changing taste of | | | | both primary and secondary type of food. Food |
| the consumers. This has also increased the | | | | products such as wheat and rice products, sugar, |
| demand of better quality food packaging, food | | | | oil, pulses are processed and converted into edible |
| processing and this increase in demand has | | | | form and then to processed foods such as |
| increased the number of manufacturing units in | | | | biscuits, cakes, fruit breads and other bakery |
| Europe. | | | | products, confectionary products, dairy products, |
| Independently held surveys claims that European | | | | fast foods, packed breakfast, meat and fish |
| food processing market will show fast paced | | | | products. In today's world everything is processed |
| growth in the next five years. It is also estimated | | | | and then packed in a way that it stays fresh for |
| that this food processing industry will show the | | | | longer period of time. Then, there is consumerism, |
| annual growth of 15 percent in next five years. | | | | which has taken over the market in the past few |
| This all will be encouraged by changed trade rules | | | | years, has encouraged the introduction of a big |
| and increased demand among the people. Demand | | | | range of ready to eat snacks, breakfast food, |
| of Processed food products such as juice based | | | | protein supplementary foods and many more. |
| drinking concentrates, bottled water, organic food, | | | | The work done in food processing industry |
| herbal tea, fortified drinks and low fat dairy | | | | includes the practical implementation of rules of |
| products have increased very much in last five | | | | chemistry and all other branches of science which |
| years or so. According to that survey, Europeans | | | | deals in preservation of food. It also includes a |
| are the largest consumers of processed food in | | | | wise use of human brain and hands. Thus only |
| the world and the European countries are going to | | | | best quality technologists, biotechnologists are |
| be the biggest consumers of processed food | | | | made to work in this industry, so that every care |
| because of their ever increasing per capita income | | | | is taken to maintain the quality of the packed |
| and lifestyle which is also changing very rapidly. | | | | food and every chance of any mistake is |
| A global review of a report on food and | | | | eliminated. |