This research suggests a modification of the adaptive random search method. The proposed modification is based on the utilization of the well-known logistic function or logistic curve in order to improve the random search adaptation characteristics. The algorithm tested results show the advantage of the random search modification over the previous random search organization, especially in the case of solving the multi-modal optimization problems. An interesting and important food industry optimization problem, such as thermal processing, was solved by the new organization of adaptive random search. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.