Food technology embraces the manufacture of food products as well as understanding the markets at which those products are aimed. - DTOTW - Design & Technology On The Web - The best guidance site for students and teachers of Design & Technology - Catering and Food Technology

The Food technology department in school helps you find out about food and how food is manufactured and marketed. In Years 7, 8 and 9 you will do several interesting projects in which you learn about food and in which you could design your own food products. How do manufacturers research the things that people like and how do they improve their products?

How can different packaging be made to stand out in the ‘market-place’ amongst the competitors products and what legal requirements should be on the packaging ?

For your GCSE coursework you should approach your project in the same way that a manufacturer might. You should consider just who might want to buy the end product and how easy it would be to make your proposed ideas.

Perhaps after your two year GCSE course you will think a lot more about things
you previously only ate !

All the GCSE options in Design and Technology will benefit from good presentation skills. It is always important to develop the skills that allow for clear communication in the early years of studying Design & Technology. The use of colour, space and interesting text also has a significant place in the presentation of coursework and you should try to make all work look attractive ‘by the page’. Look at the Graphic Products section of these pages and also use the knowledge and skills you have already gained in other subjects such as Art.
For a reminder about print processes and colour theory check the page marked COLOUR

Before any new product is launched a great deal of RESEARCH goes into what it should look like, what it might contain, how much it might cost and who would buy it.
Good presentation is as important in food technology as any other subject-option. Throughout the course you will examine existing products to see how they have been made. You might undertake a questionnaire-survey of your friends. Finally you should consider how to package your product and cost it so that a considered decision might be made as to how suitable it would be to manufacture.

Why do we like snacks and chocolate ?

What nutritional content does ‘fast food’ have?
How much sugar do sweets and soft drinks contain ?
How are these products made ?
How do Golden Wonder, Smiths and Walkers make sure that the snacks are always as they should be and as the designers intended?
What is ‘Quality assurance?
What are ‘additives’?
What do we mean by HACCP ?

~ Food ~
D&T
Online

If you want to check out some of the basics try the Food section of
the site

Cook-freeze   l Freezing Fish l Dating Food Products l Cook – Chill l Food safety
Cold Storage l Food Pyramid l Breads, Cereals, Fats Guide l Safety & chilling
Temperatures-Food preparation   l American food safety Site l Snack Food Nutrition
Childrens’diet & fats l Fats-Guide sheet l Energy Foods l Good Food Plate