6 Scientific Notes for the Food and Beverage Industry (10/2017)
C M (Karin) Blignaut Ph.D (Pr.Sci.Nat)
Expert researcher & Advisor / Specialist FMCG, Online, Changing Consumerism, Nutrition, Food, Africa
1. Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. biofilm formation (meat):
Visvalingam, J., Ells, T. C. and Yang, X. (), Impact of persistent and non-persistent generic Escherichia coli and Salmonella sp. recovered from a beef packing plant on biofilm formation by E. coli O157. J Appl Microbiol. Accepted Author Manuscript. doi:10.1111/jam.13591. Pre-publication copy. Go to https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jam.13591/abstract?campaign=wolacceptedarticle
2. Non-communicable diseases. The human metabolic clock and its interaction with glucose. Important to note regarding non-communicable diseases such as diabetes:
Kalsbeek ,A., la Fleur ,S. and Fliers, E., (2014), Circadian control of glucose metabolism Molecular Metabolism 3 (2014) 372e383 2014. Go to https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molmet.2014.03.002
3. Non-communicable diseases. How obese adults react to food and the fear of new foods. Note especially the mention of causality (that has not been proven) in the conclusions. Many research reports do not mention causality, when they should be doing so to prevent misinterpretation of results:
Proserpioa, C. et.al., (2018), Reduced taste responsiveness and increased food neophobia characterize obese adults in Food Quality and Preference 63 (2018) 73–79. Pre-publication copy. Go to https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2017.08.001
4. The influence of retailer-consumer interaction on food waste:
Young, W., et.al. (2017), Can social media be a tool for reducing consumers’ food waste? A behaviour change experiment by a UK retailer, in Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 117 (2017) 195–203. Go to https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2016.10.016
5. The difference between HACCP and HARPC
White Paper from Remco Products – HACCP vs. HARPC: a Comparison. https://www.remcoproducts.com/knowledge
6. How to delight your customers:
Although this paper was written in 2005, it is of even greater importance now when times are tough. We tend to forget that consumers are our competitive advantage. If you want to obtain such a competitive advantage, contact us, CMB Consultants at [email protected]. We have optimized, generalized, tested and perfected the art of viewing companies and products through the eyes of consumers using our Person-Product Interaction Protocol since 1999. More on our protocol will be published soon. For now, read more about delighting your customers at:
Berman, B., (2005), Delighting your customers, in California Management Review, Vol., 48, No.1, 129 – 151. https://www.customerdelight.nu/content/04-artikelen/02-artikel-b/bermandelight.pdf , or at https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.2307/41166331?journalCode=cmra
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