Homework

14 Jan - 21 Jan

• Q. Why is it important to research existing products before starting to design new products? Give an example.
• To discover what is already on the market / market trends
• Find out about what people want from a product
• Look at already on the market products to see how you can make yours different or better
• Example: If you were to make a vegetarian ready meal, you would research existing products in supermarkets to see what people buying these ready meals like to eat to help you have an understanding on what sort of flavours and types of foods are popular in this criteria on the market and also discover the nutritional values of the vegetarian ready meals that you're new product shall have to live up to or the nutritional values you can improve on with your own ongoing product to make your ready meals healthier than others to attract more customers.
• Describe ways in which a computer can be used to research existing food products.
• > Online supermarkets
• > Recommendation food blogs/websites

21 Jan - 28 Jan

• Describe specific quality control checks that are made when the following ingredientsare delivered to the retailer:
• -Fresh fish
• -Fresh fruit and vegetables
• -Several packets of frozen, ready rolled pastry.