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EP 68: How Plantible Foods Is Unlocking the Power of Plants, IFT FIRST 2025 Trendspotting

September 29, 2025UncategorizedCulinary Trends, IFT FIRST, ingredient trends, New Ventures, startupsOmnivore

Entrepreneur Tony Martens shares the story of IFT 2025 pitch competition winner Plantible Foods—from the early rough days living on-site in a trailer to the company’s recent success commercializing its plant-based protein ingredient. Food Technology’s editors talk about the hot topics and trends they discovered at IFT FIRST 2025.

Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by IFT Membership. It’s where you belong. As a member, you’ll enjoy a global community united by purpose and driven by science ready to make a lasting impact on the global food system. Visit ift.org/join.

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EP 13: Fighting Food Fraud, IFT FIRST Preview, The Accidental Food Scientist

June 5, 2023Uncategorizedagriculture, Annual Event, business, career trends, conference, consumer trends, culinary, culture, Expo, FIRST, Food, Food Fraud, food safety, food science, Food Science Education, food scientist, food security, Food Tech, food technology, food technology magazine, food waste, foodservice, health, IFT, IFT FIRST, industry, ingredient, ingredients, innovation, Institute of Food Technologists, Magazine, nutrition and health, omnivore, product development, regulation, scientist, sustainability, Technology, trendsOmnivore

In the June episodes of Omnivore, Food Technology magazine’s award-winning editors bring you into the room with a not-to-be-missed line-up of food scientists and industry thought leaders. Kantha Shelke, principal at Corvus Blue, talks about how supply chain interruptions can open the door to fraudsters and what food companies can do to mitigate and prevent food fraud. Michelle Braun discusses what’s new at this year’s IFT FIRST annual event. Julie Emsing Mann shares how she stumbled into food science and why it’s important proactively recruit young people into the profession. Plus: Find out how Kalsec’s DuraShield Natural Food Protection Blends help extend shelf life while keeping your meat or poultry product’s label clean.

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