Book excerpt: Food preservation; Main methods of preservation; Fruits, vegetables and their products; Production of processed fruits and vegetables; Principles of preservation; Raw material - production and post-harvest preparation; Thermal processing; Freezing; Dehydration; Extension of shelf-life by storage techniques; Other methods of preservation; Fruit and vegetable juices and related products; Desirable and undesirable constituents of food; Food-processing factory location, design and operation.