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The diet of ordinary people has greatly improved since 1900. Meat and sugar have become cheaper. People eat less bread and a more varied diet.
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Exposing food to electromagnetic radiation improves their conservation qualities. The first patents were issued in 1905
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Custard creams are invented
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Bourbons are invented
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The first domestic electric refrigerator is invented
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Jaffa Cakes go on sale
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Food rationing begins in Britain
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Food has become much cheaper.
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In Britain food rationing ends
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This technique, that removes all air from packaging was applied to cooking by George Pralus in the 1960's
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The ultra-high temperature technique is still used to sterilise milk
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The food industry starts to use this particle separation technique to improve food stability and security
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HobNobs are introduced
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Food industry sets up the nanotek consortium to research nano-food
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Products containing antibacterial nanosilver go on sale