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A few suggested books have been included in this guide, but for a more comprehensive list of books, articles and other documents take a look at the reading list for this module:
New Food Product Development by 
Open Innovation in the Food and Beverage Industry by 
The PDMA Handbook of New Product Development by 
Accelerating New Food Product Design and Development by