The journal publishes original research and review papers on any subject at the interface between food and engineering, particularly those of relevance to industry, including:Engineering properties of foods, food physics and physical chemistry; processing, measurement, control, packaging, storage and distribution; engineering aspects of the design and production of novel foods and of food service and catering; design and operation of food processes, plant and equipment; economics of food engineering, including the economics of alternative processes.Accounts of food engineering achievements are of particular value.

該期刊就食物與工程之間的任何課題，特別是與工業有關的課題發表原創研究和評論論文，包括：食品的工程性質、食品物理和物理化學；加工、測量、控制、包裝、儲存和分銷；設計和生產新穎食品以及食品服務和餐飲的工程方面；食品工藝的設計和操作，工廠和設備；食品工程經濟學，包括替代工藝經濟學。對食品工程成果的說明具有特殊價值。