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1900 BCE
Mechanized Food Processing
Mechanical food processing involves using machinery and equipment to transform raw ingredients into processed food products. This can include activities like grinding, chopping, blending, and mixing. -
home refrigerators
In 1834, the first working vapor-compression refrigeration, using the same technology seen in air conditioners, system was built. The first commercial ice-making machine was invented in 1854. In 1913, refrigerators for home use were invented. -
Commercial Freezing:
Most commercial freezing is done either in cold air kept in motion by fans (blast freezing) or by placing the foodstuffs in packages or metal trays on refrigerated surfaces (contact freezing). For freeze-drying, see dehydration. -
Food processing
During this epoch, global interconnections in food became apparent, primarily due to advancements like canned food and refrigeration. These breakthroughs permitted the widespread distribution of perishable goods around the world. -
Meat drying
Meat was dried and made into jerky, fruits were cooked with sugar and made into jams, vegetables were submerged in brine and pickled; all of these methods prolonged the lifespans of these essential products far beyond their normal capacity -
Industrial Revolution to Early 20th Century
Mass Production and Standardization (1800s - 1900s. Mechanized Food Processing: Introduction of machinery for mass food production.
Automated Packaging: Development of machines for packaging food products. -
Automated Packaging
in simple terms, the procedure or process of packaging a product with minimal or no human assistance is carried out via different automated packaging systems. -
Refrigeration and Freezing (Early 1900s)
The first electric household refrigerator to survive its beginnings was the Domelre, brought out in 1914, which could be placed inside any icebox.