Hello fellow Food Geeks! Part of our goal here at Science Meets Food is to showcase the things YOU do to make your local chapters, and IFTSA as a whole, such wonderful organizations. This post is a tribute to...
By: Kristy Vest That new food product which you have never tried before, but is still sitting there in your grocery cart, somehow caught your attention. It has not only caught your attention, but for some reason, you are...
By: Gaby Talarico In the super market these days, there are many words on packaging that companies use to persuade individuals to buy their product. One of these words is natural. In fact, American consumers have spent billions of...
By: Kenny McMahon Ciao! The #SweetScientists, Amy DeJong and Maya Warren, started off relatively well for the seventh episode of the #AmazingRace, after struggling in the previous leg where they finished in second-to-last place. Even though they started last...
By: Kenny McMahon On last week’s episode of the #AmazingRace, the first task for the #SweetScientists, Amy and Maya, was to grab a bale of hay, go to a horse drawn carriage stable, and take a ride into town...
By: Yim Fan Yan Student-to-student small talk. Y’all know what I’m talking about, right? 1) What year are you? (and if you’ve answered that you’re a graduate student how many years until you’re done?) 2) What’s your major? Why?...
By: Alex Pierce-Feldmeyer Halloween is clearly a holiday revolved around food- specifically candy. As food scientists we may admit this is more exciting to us than the average consumer. My guess is that we tend to notice and appreciate...
By Kristy Vest Most businesses that create all of your favourite foods will ensure that they have a trickling (or rushing) flow of products “in the pipe”. This is the new products pipeline. This pipeline will have a range...
By: Kenny McMahon Last week, the #SweetScientists successfully performed their tasks in Copenhagen and moved onto the next leg toward Marrakech, Morocco. Their first stop was at the Plaza Jemaa El-Fnaa- the scientists were in awe as they walked...
Name: Esther Sussman Job title: R&D Scientist Company: Ferrara Candy Company IFT Division to which you belong: Product Development Highest Level of Education/Degree: Bachelors in Food Science (Working on Masters) What does your schedule look like today? Today is...