upcycling | Omnivore

Dr. Liz Sloan, who has kept a close eye on functional food and beverage trends for decades, shares her take on what’s ahead for this market in the year ahead. Dr. Lara Ramdin, widely known as the Upcycling Queen, talks to Omnivore about how upcycling not only reduces food waste but also offers a chance to enhance nutrition accessibility, support circular economies, and provide sustainable solutions to food insecurity. Huy Nguyen, chief education and career development advisor at Intelligent.com, discusses what Generation Z brings to the workforce and how mentorship can help build strong bridges between the generations.

Plus: This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by IFT FIRST–Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology. Join food system professionals at McCormick Place in Chicago, July 13-16, 2025, for the industry’s premier event connecting innovation, science, and business. Learn more at iftevent.org.

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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.

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