Monthly Archives: September 2024

EP 44: Supply Chain Resiliency at IFT FIRST, Battling Food Waste Via Upcycling, A Tasty Tour of IFT FIRST Expo



Fall into the intersection of science-meets-business in the September episodes of the Omnivore podcast. In an excerpt from a session that took place on the Business FIRST stage this past July during IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo, Food Technology’s Kelly Hensel talks to a panel of industry experts about how to future-proof supply chains against climate change. The experts include Kenzie Bear, Conagra’s senior sustainability specialist, Kimberly Morgan, extension economist and associate professor in the Department of Food and Resource Economics at University of Florida, Kamesh Ellajosyula, chief innovation and quality officer at ofi – olam food ingredients, and Jaime Reeves, EVP, product development & commercialization at Mattson. Food Technology editors Emily Little and Julie Larson Bricher talk about the world of innovative solutions discovered at the IFT FIRST Expo in July. Upcycled foods pioneer Daniel Kurzrock shares his passion for the movement with Food Technology’s Mary Ellen Kuhn.

Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by Kalsec. Visit Kalsec.com to uncover new ways to create clean products that look better, taste better, and last longer…naturally, with Kalsec.


EP 43: Insect-Inspired Tech, Mediterranean Diet Under Threat, Frank Yiannas on Traceability



Fall into the intersection of science-meets-business in the September episodes of the Omnivore podcast.

Jonathan Good talks about Scentian Bio, a New Zealand-based startup and winner of the 2024 pitch competition at IFT FIRST. Arlin Wasserman dissects the threat of climate change to the Mediterranean diet and suggests a harbinger of problems to come. Frank Yiannas gives his take on the Food Traceability Enhancement Act, which would delay or even gut the Food Traceability Rule, set to be implemented in January 2026. Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by Kalsec. Visit Kalsec.com to uncover new ways to create clean products that look better, taste better, and last longer…naturally, with Kalsec.