Description[]
The Food Processing Plant is a goods building of the Modern Era that produces Convenience Food. The production requires Coffee from the Colonial Age. If the player controls the good deposit of Grapes (which eventually can be found in the provinces of the Bronze Age, the Modern Era and the Arctic Future) the production is multiplied by five.
History[]
Food processing has existed since the prehistoric ages, but in the 20th century, World War II, the space race and the rising consumer society in developed countries cause a massive growth of food processing.
Processed foods became even more advanced. New technological innovations in the processed food industry, such as spray drying, plate evaporators, freeze-drying, juice concentrate, artificial sweeteners, coloring agents, and various preservatives such as sodium benzoate, have ushered in a new era of food types in people’s diets.
The second half of the 20th century witnessed a rise in the pursuit of convenience, especially in western Europe and in North America. Frozen foods found their success in sales of juice concentrates and "TV dinners". Reconstituted fruits and juices, instant soups, frozen meals, and MRE (meal, ready-to-eat) military food rations were developed. Processors utilized the perceived value of time to appeal to the postwar population, and this same appeal contributes to the success of convenience foods today.
Production[]
| Production | ||||
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1 (5) | 2 (10) | 4 (20) | 6 (30) |
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04:00:00 | 08:00:00 | 24:00:00 | 48:00:00 |
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2,400 | 4,800 | 9,600 | 14,400 |
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2,400 | 4,800 | 9,600 | 14,400 |
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 1 (5)
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2 (10)
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4 (20)
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6 (30)
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Numbers within parentheses indicate good deposit boosted production.