Process innovation
Do you want to grow through innovation? Creating innovative new products and processes can create opportunities to discover new markets and increase your production and profitability.
Process innovation – where new or significantly improved production or delivery methods are adopted – can be as simple as changing your software or tweaking your techniques.
- When did you last develop a new product?
- Have you looked at innovative packaging?
- Need help to commercialise an inspired idea?
- Need help with recipe formulation?
- Is your technology the most efficient in production?
Need advice?
The SA Food Centre is supporting food businesses with resources to assist in:
- Developing and launching new products
- Improving processing and packaging efficiency
- Assisting in best practise and technology transfer
- Innovative marketing and supply chain systems
- Accessing Research and Development
- Innovating business processes and systems
- Improving food safety and integrity
In South Australia, Innovate SA is a partnership between industry, government and universities and can help you review the capacity of your business for innovation - innovation in new products and services, in improved processes and business practices, and in developing new business models and applying advanced technology.
Innovate SA supports businesses through an entire growth process - not just one aspect of their growth. Together with experts from the SA Food Centre, provides industry sectors, networks and companies assistance to implement new technologies and processes, and to commercialise products and services. Some of the services include:
- Forums to introduce businesses to emerging technologies and rapid commercialisation techniques
- Workshops and programs to assist with implementing new technologies and techniques
- Independent expert advice to local business and industries regarding product development
- Research international developments in product and process simulation, management processes for product development, time compression technologies, manufacturing processes and product design
- Specific projects with businesses to evaluate the effectiveness of new product techniques
Innovation Showcase is another program presented by the Innovate SA. It invites SA businesses to visit and learn from organisations that have successfully applied innovation to their processes, practices and products.
Other important SA Food Centre partners, SARDI and TAFE SA, also have specialist staff on hand to help businesses become more innovative in adopting better technologies.
In particular, the Food Innovation and Value Chain program within SARDI provides technical support and research capability in food processing to the South Australian food industry.
Food Technologists also on hand to assist businesses identify issues and find solutions in the areas of new product development, process improvement, packaging, trouble shooting and technical issues.
How has the SA Food Centre helped others?
Case Study
Publication
SARDI impacts – Food on the table (pdf, 2,948KB)
Who can I contact?
Contact the SA Food Centre for process innovation advice and to talk to a food technologist.
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