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Food Technology Magazine Science 10 episodes USA 2026-08-17 1 extractions
Advances in food science and technology are key to solving one of the world’s greatest modern challenges: How to sustainably and safely feed and nourish a global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Join the award-winning editors of Food Technology, the flagship magazine of the Institute of Food Technologists, every other Monday for Omnivore, the podcast that amplifies the voices of the international food science and technology community working to feed the world. Curated from the pages of Food Technology, each episode serves up a series of solutions-oriented content and expert viewpoints on the food industry’s most top-of-mind issues, fortified by sound, science-based analysis. Featuring lively discussion and interviews with leading food scientists and researchers, product innovators, policy makers and thought leaders from across the world of food, you’ll find the Omnivore podcast an audio smorgasbord where the business and science of food intersect.
Genre: Science Podcasts Health & Fitness Nutrition

Episodes (10 episodes)

The Angry Chef on Modern Food Systems, The Future of Food Unpacked | EP 88
In this episode of Omnivore, development chef, food writer, and science communicator Anthony Warner—better known as The Angry Chef— explores how the modern food system has dramatically reduced famine ...
2026-08-25
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Artificial Intelligence in Food Science and Nutrition | EP 87 (SciDish)
In this special edition of SciDish, recorded live at the Hot Topics Studio stage at IFT FIRST, we’re exploring Artificial Intelligence in Food Science and Nutrition: Applications in Academia and...
2026-08-17
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Marcia Walker On Food Innovation, Designing Better Ingredients at the Source | EP 86
Dr. Marcia Walker, director of Oregon State University’s Food Innovation Center, shares her perspective on what separates promising ideas from meaningful innovation, and what it takes to build not jus...
2026-07-20
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How Food Science Is Driving Innovation to Feed the World | EP 85 (SciDish)
What does it take to turn food science into a force for global good? In this episode, Food Science for Relief and Development leaders Donna Rosa and Randol Rodriguez share eye-opening examples of how ...
2026-07-15
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Science, AI, and Trust: Insights Ahead of IFT FIRST | EP 84
In this special episode of Omnivore, Anupama Joshi of the Center for Science in the Public Interest and Alon Chen, co-founder and CEO of Tastewise, join the podcast for a preview of the ideas shaping ...
2026-06-22
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How AI Is Transforming Food Safety | EP 83 (SciDish)
In a recent cover story, Food Technology explored how artificial intelligence is helping food companies move from reacting to contamination events to predicting risk earlier—while raising urgent quest...
2026-06-15
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Rethinking Complete Nutrition in Frozen Foods, Plastic-Free Packaging | EP 82
Bob Little, CEO of Kanzen Meal, a subsidiary of Nissin Foods, gives the scoop on how the company is rethinking wellbeing in the frozen aisle with its line of single-serve meals designed to deliver all...
2026-05-18
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Winning Back Trust in Food Science | EP 81 (SciDish)
Food science has a trust problem. In this episode, we’ll explore some of the reasons why consumers are mistrustful and confused, discuss how misinformation spreads, and share thoughts on what food pro...
2026-05-11
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Food Product Scale-Up Strategies, A New Path for Chocolate Production | EP 80
IFT’s Renee Leber explains how food companies successfully scale products from lab prototypes to commercial production while managing the process, equipment, and formulation challenges that emerge dur...
2026-04-20
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Designing Climate-Resilient Food Systems | EP 79 (SciDish)
Circular food systems aim to reduce waste and retain value—but scaling them is complex. In this episode of SciDish, experts explore how upcycling, new technologies, and system-level thinking are resha...
2026-04-13
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