Objective THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO ELICIT THE VIEWS OF FOOD SCIENTISTS AND TECHNOLOGISTS FROM THROUGHOUT EUROPE ON THE PROBABLE DEVELOPMENTS IN THEIR SUBJECT OVER THE NEXT 10-15 YEARS, THE IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EUROPEAN FOOD INDUSTRY AND R&D PRIORITIES.USING STANDARD DELPHI TECHNIQUES, A PANEL OF MORE THAN 60 MEMBERS OF THE LEARTHERHEAD FOOD RA. RESPONDED TO A PRELIMINARY AND THREE SUBSEQUENT QUESTIONNAIRES. QUANTITATIVE REPLIES TO QUESTIONS ADDRESSING TO FOLLOWING ISSUES WERE SOUGHT: PRODUCTIVITY/EFFICIENCY; FOOD ADDITIVE USAGE; MAJOR TECHNOLOGIES; SCIENTIFIC/TECHNICAL INNOVATIONS; STRUCTURAL FACTORS, E.G. EMPLOYMENT, REGIONAL CONCENTRATION, ETC.; R&D PRIORITY LEVELS. Programme(s) PRE-FAST 2 - Research programme (EEC) on forecasting and assessment in science and technology (FAST), 1983-1987 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme CSC - Cost-sharing contracts Coordinator LEATHERHEAD INTERNATIONAL LIMITED EU contribution No data Address Randalls Road KT22 7RY LEATHERHEAD United Kingdom See on map Total cost No data