The methods utilized to process and store food in order to increase its safety and shelf life involve different practices and actions that affect the physicochemical, nutritional, and sensory properties of the final products. The processing and storage of food needs to be optimized in order to promote positive effects and to prevent undesired consequences. This reprint contains various studies regarding new advances in and approaches to food processing and storage, the optimization of processes, and the incorporation of new components that allow the valorization of materials and the production of new foods, therefore adding value to the food industry