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EP 5: Plant-Based Meat Challenges, Quality Pet Food Demand, Sensory Tech Toolkit

February 6, 2023Uncategorizedbusiness, career trends, conference, consumer trends, culture, Food, food safety, food science, food security, Food Tech, food technology, food technology magazine, food waste, foodservice, health, IFT, industry, ingredients, innovation, Institute of Food Technologists, Magazine, nutrition and health, omnivore, pet food, plant-based, podcast, product development, regulation, scientist, sensory science, supply chain management, sustainability, TechnologyOmnivore

In this episode of Omnivore, Food Technology’s editorial team serves up new content with stories and interviews taken from the February print issue. UMass Distinguished Professor Julian McClements shares insight into the state-of-the-science when it comes to developing meat analogues that will resonate with consumers. Renaldo Webb discusses his experience in the pet food industry and why consumers have high demand for their furry friends. Dragonfly SCI’s Rebecca Bleibaum shares some new technologies helping to solidify sensory science’s place in the product development toolkit. Plus: Information on IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo, July 16-19, 2023.

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EP 4: Sandwiches on the Menu, Chemicals of Concern in Food Packaging, Meat Analogue Binders

January 17, 2023Uncategorizedbusiness, career trends, chemicals, conference, consumer trends, culture, Food, food safety, food science, food security, Food Tech, food technology, food technology magazine, foodservice, health, IFT, industry, ingredients, innovation, Institute of Food Technologists, Maeve Webster, Magazine, Maricel Maffini, meat analogue binders, nutrition and health, omnivore, Pascal Moll, podcast, product development, sandwich, sandwiches, sustainability, TechnologyOmnivore

In this episode of Omnivore, Food Technology’s editorial team gets in the New Year’s groove with stories and interviews taken from the January print issue. Insight from Maeve Webster, president of Menu Matters, about sandwiches and why they are getting lots of love both from consumers and foodservice operators. Maricel Maffini, an internationally recognized scientist committed to public health advocacy through regulation and oversight of chemical exposure, provides us with a window into the world of chemicals of concern in food packaging. A chat with the lead researcher about a new University of Hohenheim study on how stickiness in meat analogues is influenced by different ratios of proteins and carbohydrates in the form of pea protein and apple pectin.

Plus: Information on IFT’s just-released Salary Survey resource.

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EP 3: 2023 Consumer Market Outlook, Food Waste, and the White House Conference on Nutrition and Health

January 3, 2023Uncategorizedanna rosales, biden harris administration, business, career trends, conference, consumer trends, culture, Food, food safety, food science, food security, Food Tech, food technology magazine, food waste, foodservice, health, IFT, industry, Institute of Food Technologists, nutrition and health, omnivore, podcast, supply chain management, sustainability, Technology, white house conferenceOmnivore

In this episode of Omnivore, Food Technology’s editorial team gets in the New Year’s groove with stories and interviews taken from the January print issue. Get the scoop on how economic instability and shifting consumer values will impact food and beverage purchase decisions in the year ahead. FT editors discuss how entrepreneurs, progressive retailers, and eco-conscious foodservice operators are teaming up to combat food insecurity and help save the planet by plugging holes in food distribution and retail infrastructures. And, IFT’s Anna Rosales shares her hopes for outcomes from the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health. Plus: Information on IFT’s just-released Salary Survey resource.

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EP 2: Foodservice Menu Upgrades, USDA’s Nutrition Chief Speaks, Ingredient Trends, and Light-Based Disinfection Tech

December 12, 2022Uncategorizedbusiness, Food, food safety, food science, food security, Food Tech, food technology, food technology magazine, foodservice, health, IFT, industry, innovation, Institute of Food Technologists, nutrition, nutrition and health, omnivore, podcast, product development, safety, science, scientist, supply chain management, sustainabilityOmnivore

In this episode of Omnivore, Food Technology’s editorial team takes a deeper dive into a selection of 2022’s most significant stories and interviews taken from the August – November print issues. Hear from consumer trends guru Liz Sloan on how menu superstars, reimagined classics and internationally inspired cuisine are upgrading foodservice menus. Discover how USDA’s nutrition chief Sara Bleich is poised to break down barriers to nutrition security and health equity. Get the scoop on the latest ingredient trends from the IFT FIRST show floor. And, find out more about how UV-LED and pulsed light disinfection technologies have advanced pathogen control in the food industry from nonthermal processing scientist Tatiana Koutchma. Plus: Information on IFT’s new Concierge membership program.

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