Resource-saving grain processing technologies as a basis of food security in the Russian Federation

The changes caused by restrictive measures due to the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic could not but affect the development of the food industry, both on a global and Russian scale. New trends in food technology mark a shift towards sustainable and personalized food choices. Today, the development of the food industry is focused on the application of efficient, transparent and sustainable technologies, such as Industry 4.0 technologies, throughout the entire food chain. Analysis of the StartUs Insights Discovery, obtained on the basis of the Big Data platform and artificial intelligence, makes it possible to identify ten key innovative areas for the development of the food industry, including such as: the formation of food raw materials based on alternative sources of protein; active use of biologically active substances to create functional and fortified food products; the use of e-commerce and digital management at all stages of the movement of raw ingredients and finished products; personalization of food rations; digitalization of public catering; the introduction of robotics at the technological stages of production; the use of 3D printers in the creation of food products; as well as minimization of food losses and food waste in order to create global food security. As one of the ways to implement key innovative directions for the development of the food industry, it is proposed to use an integrated methodological approach in technologies for obtaining combined dairy products with processed cereal products, which can become one of the effective tools for reducing food losses and creating food products of increased nutritional value.