Flavor and Aroma Composition Blending for Faster In-Store Customization
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a lack of efficient means to customize mass-produced, inexpensive food products to meet individual user preferences, leading to reduced customer satisfaction and increased congestion in stores.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a user designating flavor and aroma preferences via an Internet-connected terminal, a provider producing a customized flavor and aroma composition using a blending device, and the user receiving and applying the composition in-store, with optional advertising support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users customize their own flavor and aroma compositions in-store using individual packaging, then user preference satisfaction is improved, but customer wait time and store congestion increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system pre-blends flavor and aroma compositions before customers arrive at the store. Users submit their customization preferences through a terminal device, and the composition is prepared in advance using automated blending equipment, eliminating the need for customers to wait in-store for customization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates a digital replica of the user's flavor preferences through the terminal device interface, allowing the physical composition to be prepared according to the digital specification without requiring the user to physically assemble the ingredients.
2Adaptability or versatility
If mass-produced food products are customized to individual preferences, then user satisfaction is improved, but production complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The customization system is divided into separate functional modules: a terminal device for receiving user preferences, a communication unit for transmitting data, and a blending device for physical composition preparation. This segmentation allows each component to remain relatively simple while the overall system achieves high customization capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system customizes food products by varying the parameters of flavor and aroma composition rather than creating entirely different products. By adjusting the types and proportions of flavoring agents, the system achieves diverse customization with minimal changes to the base production process.
3Ease of operation
If individual packaging of flavoring ingredients is provided to users, then ease of use is improved, but waste generation increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple individual flavoring ingredients that would normally be packaged separately are merged into a single pre-blended composition. This reduces the number of individual packages and associated waste while maintaining the ease of use benefits of pre-portioned ingredients.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enhances user satisfaction by providing customized food products efficiently, reducing customer wait time, and facilitating effective in-store application and advertising.
Implementation Method 1
a step of causing the provider to produce a flavor and aroma imparting composition by mixing raw ingredients in accordance with the flavor and the aroma designated in step 1 using a blending device for flavor and aroma raw ingredients
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AI summary
Sales efficiency of a store in providing a food product is improved, and satisfaction of a consumer is increased. A method of providing a flavor and aroma imparting composition including step 1: a step of causing a user to designate a flavor and an aroma using a terminal device connected to the Internet and transmitting information including the flavor and the aroma to a provider, step 2: a step of causing the provider to produce a flavor and aroma imparting composition by mixing raw ingredients in accordance with the flavor and the aroma designated in step 1 using a blending device for flavor and aroma raw ingredients, and step 3: a step of causing the user to receive the flavor and aroma imparting composition produced in step 2 is provided. A blending device and a flavor and aroma imparting device used in the method of providing are provided.