154 Food product development Government-funded research Direct access Direct access Knowledge ConsarmeT con allies gradient Information storage Knowledge to use directly (raries, information systeme (strategie an Fig. 4.1 Information and knowledge in the food company from outside r&D marketing domination in many food companies, the difficulty of controlling intellectual property in the food industry, and the small margins on which the food industry works(Earle and Earle, 1997). Much of the knowledge in the food manufacturing company has been created in incremental product development, which unfortunately has often not been recorded so it is not an explicit knowledge base for future product development. Much of the private knowledge in the food industry is in the large multinational companies, and tends not to go into the public arena even for the teaching of students in food science/food technology/food engineering Knowledge for product development in the company can be acquired from outside r&D. It is important to identify the direct access to knowledge and also the indirect access through information as shown in Fig. 4.1. Many government agencies provide information in reports, databases and published papers, which can be developed into useful knowledge by the company. This information can be stored in libraries or other information storage facilities and on the Internet But the company can also work directly with government research agencies consultants, ingredients/equipment suppliers, and consumer research companies to develop specific knowledge for the companymarketing domination in many food companies, the difficulty of controlling intellectual property in the food industry, and the small margins on which the food industry works (Earle and Earle, 1997). Much of the knowledge in the food manufacturing company has been created in incremental product development, which unfortunately has often not been recorded so it is not an explicit knowledge base for future product development. Much of the private knowledge in the food industry is in the large multinational companies, and tends not to go into the public arena even for the teaching of students in food science/food technology/food engineering. Knowledge for product development in the company can be acquired from outside R&D. It is important to identify the direct access to knowledge and also the indirect access through information as shown in Fig. 4.1. Many government agencies provide information in reports, databases and published papers, which can be developed into useful knowledge by the company. This information can be stored in libraries or other information storage facilities and on the Internet. But the company can also work directly with government research agencies, consultants, ingredients/equipment suppliers, and consumer research companies, to develop specific knowledge for the company. Fig. 4.1 Information and knowledge in the food company from outside R&D. 154 Food product development