Introducing A New Voice on the Food For Thought Podcast Channel

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Introducing A New Voice on the Food For Thought Podcast Channel

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Jun 30, 2023

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Erin Hallstrom officially hands over the microphone for the Food For Thought Podcast to Food Processing senior editor Andy Hanacek, as Hallstrom moves to a greater role within FP's parent company.

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Jun 30, 2023

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*Bonus Episode* How Ingredion is Helping Processors Increase Options by Reducing Sugar: From reduced sugar intake to increased interest in comfort food, we kick things off talking about consumer trends as they relate to sugar reduction. We then shift into the sweetener options Ingredion has available that can help product developers create ... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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What Can We Expect From The Food & Beverage Industry In 2022?: Welcome to the third season of the Food For Thought Podcast. We’re kicking things off by asking: What can we expect in the food and beverage industry this year? Food Processing Editor in Chief Dave Fusaro and Senior Editor Pan Demetrakakes offer their pe... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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*Bonus Episode* Ingredion’s Full System Approach to Formulation: As every food and beverage manufacturer knows, there are a lot of decisions that go into developing a new food or beverage product. Texture, mouthfeel, and taste, are only the beginning. From certifications to verifications, sometimes it helps to have a ... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
14 min listen
*Bonus Episode* Debugging Transportation & Food Safety Issues with IFC: We recently talked to Pamela Peckman and Sharon Dobesh of Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC) to gain a better understanding of the pest control issues that can arise during food and beverage transportation. During the next 20 minutes we talk about common ... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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What Does the Second Half of 2021 Hold For Product Innovation?: Are comfort foods still trending? Why are so many brands doing product-mashups? And is plant-based here to stay? We answer those questions and more during this episode of the Food For Thought podcast. In this episode, we’ve got Arwen Kimmell, Director ... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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How PepsiCo is Helping Female Founders Find Funding in Food & Beverage: On today’s episode, we’re talking with Devaunshi Mahadevia, Director of Global Marketing for SunChips and the Global Lead on WomanMade, about how PepsiCo’s WomanMade program is supporting the economic advancement of women in the food system. We cover a l... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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*Bonus Episode* Effective Strategies For Stopping Outside Pests from Breaking In: No one likes a pest invasion, especially when you’re running a multimillion-dollar food and beverage operation. Not only can birds, rodents, and insects be a nuisance, they’re also a food safety issue and a liability. How can you prevent pests from getti... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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How Hackers Are Using Your Control Systems to Launch Cyberattacks: With us on the podcast is Joe Weiss. Joe is an international authority on control systems cybersecurity as well as a Managing Partner at Applied Control Solutions. In the next 30 minutes, Joe walks us through some of the biggest threats to the US Food In... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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*Bonus Episode* How ATS is Helping Food Processors Through a Technology-Driven Approach to Maintenance: As coronavirus kicked into high gear throughout 2020, so too, did the speed at which food and beverage processors had to keep up with demand. As any company knows, high volume production times are the worst time to experience equipment failure. We recent... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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*Bonus Episode* Ingredion's Full Circle Approach To Holistic Value: With me on the podcast today are Ingredion’s Ramesh Thiyagarajan, Carolyn Phillips, and Kelly D'Amico. In this episode, we're talking about a new program Ingredion is rolling out called 360 Value. In fact, this podcast might be the very first time you'r... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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How America's Biggest Food Companies Felt the Pinch of the Pandemic: Despite all of the pantry stocking and comfort food eating that took place in 2020, sales for the food and beverage industry’s top 100 manufacturers came in at only 1.7% over 2019’s sales figures. In this episode, Food Processing's Dave Fusaro and Pan D... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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Is Lab-Grown Meat the Safer Option?: With us on the podcast today is Steven Burton, Founder and CEO of Icicle Technologies. Originally launched to help solve the problem of foodborne illness, Icicle now helps food companies execute their food safety plans. In this episode, we get to the mea... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
27 min listen
How Food Processors Can Plan and Prepare for Natural Disaster-Induced Business Interruptions: From atypical deep freezes to hurricanes, floods, and fires, natural disasters can have a significant impact on the food and beverage supply chain. Here to talk about that on this episode of the Food For Thought podcast is Michael Gehrt. Michael is an in... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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Predicting the Future of CPG Buyer Behavior Through Artificial Intelligence: In today’s episode, I’m talking with Ryan Powell about how Insite AI is working with food companies and retailers to better understand consumer behavior. Over the course of 25 minutes, we talk a lot about data. We touch on clean data, predictive modeling... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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Building A Better Workplace For Women In The Food And Beverage Industry: With us today is Angela Dodd, founder of Females in Food. Angela created the Females in Food Community to help women in the food and beverage industry advance their careers. Consider this: 80% of food buying decisions globally are made by women, yet, ac... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
30 min listen
*Bonus Episode* How IFC is Helping Processors with Their Microbial Decontamination Needs: We have an information-packed episode on the books today. Join us as we talk to Leonard Mongiello, Business Development and Sales Manager for the Industrial Fumigant Company (IFC) about microbial decontamination, bioremediation, and a host of other safet... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
20 min listen
How Your Super’s Approach to Product Development Helped it Grow a Healthy Following: In this episode of the Food For Thought podcast, we talk to Kristel de Groot about Your Super’s consumer-centric approach to product development. From the company’s very personal beginning to its current status as certified B-Corp wellness brand, Your Su... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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How One Organization is Helping Entrepreneurs in the Wine & Spirits Category Soak Up Collective Wisdom: When we hear about entrepreneurs and startups in the food and beverage industry, the category that often gets lost in the shuffle is one that has the most ‘spirited’ approach to new product development. Here to talk about the untapped market for advisin... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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How Do We Solve the Food Industry's Supply Chain and Skills Gap Issues?: On the podcast this week is Robert Hersh, National Managing Principal in Manufacturing and Food and Beverage for Grant Thornton. Throughout the next half-hour, we talk about the results of the firm’s 2020 Digital Supply Chain Survey as well touching upon... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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*Bonus Episode* Why Complete Traceability is Important in the Food & Beverage Industry: With us today is Maggie Slowic, Global Industry Director for Manufacturing at IFS. During the episode, we talk about the biggest challenges facing the industry right now, including how food and beverage companies are operating in an environment that's in... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
24 min listen
Is Upcycling the Answer to America’s Food Waste Problem?: Did you know that we waste about 40% of our food across the United States and most of that ends up in landfills. Did you also know there is a solution to reduce that much food waste while also making a new product category? It’s true and it’s called Upcy... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
31 min listen
*Bonus Episode* Insights Reveal Ripe Opportunity Areas For Plant Proteins: What’s satiating, healthy, earth-friendly and becoming more popular with consumers with each passing day? If you guessed plant proteins, you’d be right. In this special bonus episode, Ingredion’s Yadu Dar and Carolyn Phillips are talking about what’s ne... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
13 min listen
How Augmented Reality Is Changing The Future of Workforce Training: On today’s episode, we’re talking Taqtile’s Kelly Malone about the realities of mixed reality. Mixed reality is a term that applies to both Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality; and while AR and VR are not necessarily new, how manufacturers are able to ... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
21 min listen
*Bonus Episode* How Van Drunen Farms is Truly Serving Its Customers: How closely do you follow the USDA's Dietary Guidelines in your own life? Are you consuming enough fruits and vegetables? In today's special bonus episode of the Food For Thought podcast, we're talking with Brendan Kesler, an innovation strategist with V... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
35 min listen
A Fresh Way To Get Kids To Eat Healthy: With us on today’s episode is Matt Cohen, co-founder of Kidfresh. Launched in 2007, Kidfresh takes children’s favorite foods -- like spaghetti and meatballs, mac’ and cheese, and chicken nuggets -- and adds a nutritious twist to them. But that’s not all.... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
19 min listen
From Fragile to Agile: How To Keep Food Safe Amid a Supply Chain Crisis: In today’s episode, we’re talking with Liz Sertl, Senior Director of Community Engagement at GS1 US. If you’re not familiar with GS1 US, you’re certainly familiar with their barcodes. With more than six billion scans a day, those barcodes are what helps ... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
22 min listen
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*Bonus Episode* Getting Down to Business with FoodBusiness ERP: When it comes to your business, are you looking to streamline all of your management systems into one place? If so, you may want to consider an ERP system. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) is an integrated management system that takes everything you ne... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
22 min listen
Influential Women in Food: Javon Nicholas, Egg Rolls Etc.: With us today is Javon Nicholas, creator, founder, and owner of Egg Rolls Etc. Javon was named one of Food Processing’s 2022 Influential Women in Food, and for good reason. Her Chicago-based frozen food company, which specializes in comfort-filled egg r... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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Godiva Gives Back: In today’s episode we’re talking about The Lady Godiva Initiative, a program Godiva launched in 2020 to support charitable organizations that empower women around the world. One of the recipients of Godiva’s Initiative is Hot Bread Kitchen, a New York-ba... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
18 min listen

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Managing Logistics Efficiency, Sustainability in Post-Covid World: Today’s episode is sponsored by Loadsmart In this episode, George Swartz, vice president of sales for Loadsmart’s Transportation Solutions Group, talks about the logistics challenges that food and beverage processors face currently, as well as the tr... by Food Processing’s Food For Thought Podcast
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Introducing A New Voice on the Food For Thought Podcast Channel

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