Diploma in Innovation Management for Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Modules List( 9 )

• Learn about the innovation process in the food and beverage industry
• Innovation Process Resources View Resource
• Module
  1 Introduction to the Innovation Process
  • This module introduces you to an innovation process for a food or beverage manufacturer. It examines the benefits of implementing a robust, structured Innovation Process. It introduces the key steps and stage gates in an Innovation Process and looks at the functions that need to engage for successful innovation.
  • Module 1: Learning Outcomes
  • An Introduction to the Innovation Process
  • Module 1: Lesson Summary
• Module
  2 From Idea Generation to Design Brief
  • Module 2 delves into the first four steps of the innovation process and explores the product portfolio, food values, design criteria, food and consumer trends, markets, cultures, consumers groups, generations, product and package opportunities. It introduces mechanisms to screen ideas, assess feasibility of options and develop a comprehensive design brief. These topics inform product development, product positioning and the power of your brand with a view to winning and retaining consumers.
  • Module 2: Learning Outcomes
  • Topic 1: Review Product Portfolio
  • Topic 2: Establish Food Values and Design Criteria
  • Topic 3: Food-Consumer Trends and Health Challenges
  • Topic 4: Markets and Cultures
  • Topic 5: Consumer Groups and Generations
  • Topic 6: Product Opportunities
  • Topic 7: Package Opportunities
  • Topic 8: Screen Ideas
  • Topic 9: Assess Feasibility
  • Topic 10: Finalise Design Brief
  • Module 2: Lesson Summary
• Module
  3 Ingredients, Packages & Suppliers
  • Module 3 examines the impact of ingredients, packages and suppliers in your innovation process and outlines the steps necessary to ensure consistency of supply and to protect your brand.
  • Module 3: Learning Outcomes
  • Topic1: Introduction
  • Topic 2: Company Policy
  • Topic 3: Identify and assess suppliers
  • Topic 4: Specifications
  • Topic 5: Audit, Approve and Maintain Suppliers
  • Module 3: Lesson Summary
• Module
  4 Assessment on Modules 1 to 3
  • You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
  • Assessment on Modules 1 to 3
• Module
  5 Labels, Artwork and the Brand Agency
  • Module 5 explores what’s needed for successful brand agency interactions and outputs. It looks at what constitutes a positive consumer experience for label interactions and covers the information you provide to the brand agency such that they can design labels and artwork to fit the product concept and meet your expectations.
  • Module 5: Learning Outcomes
  • Topic 1: Introduction
  • Topic 2: Specify Requirements
  • Topic 3: Working with the Brand Agency
  • Module 5: Lesson Summary
• Module
  6 Technical and Operating Standards
  • Module 6 delves into technical and operating standards and explores the recipe, consumer validating your concept, specifications, test methods, manufacturing and technical requirements, scale up, manufacturing process instructions and shelf life studies. These topics inform your operating standards, company policies and portfolio management process.
  • Module 6: Learning Outcomes
  • Topic 1: Specifications and Test Methods
  • Topic 2: Finalise Recipe
  • Topic 3: Consumer Validate Concept
  • Topic 4: Manufacturing/Technical Requirements and Scale Up
  • Topic 5: Shelf Life Studies
  • Topic 6: Operating Standards
  • Module 6: Lesson Summary
• Module
  7 Sustain Performance
  • Module 7 introduces mechanisms to sustain performance. The topics explored are retail monitoring post launch, the innovation scorecard, the role of the innovation process manager and the tools needed for effective implementation of an innovation process.
  • Module 7: Learning Outcomes
  • Topic 1: Retail Quality Monitoring
  • Topic 2: Innovation Scorecard
  • Topic 3: Innovation Process Manager Role
  • Topic 4: Innovation Process Implementation Toolkit
  • Module 7: Lesson Summary
• Module
  8 Assessment on Modules 5 to 7
  • You must score 80% or more to pass this assessment.
  • Assessment on Modules 5 to 7
• Module
  9 Course assessment
  • Module 9: Diploma in Innovation Management - Final Assessment