BY: MACKENZIE HANNUM & ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Many of us have a memory of convincing our parents to take us out for ice cream. We would stand with our face and hands on the glass window case, admiring all the...
BY: ALEX PIERCE-FELDMEYER Being from the United States, I felt that the voice of Science Meets Food needed to explore more global regions and their eating and drinking culture…even if we can’t physically travel around the world…YET. Enter, Australian...
BY: PRAVEENA THIRUNATHAN & LILY YANG How did the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) come about? How does this affect the job market of food scientists? What can we look forward to for the future of FSMA? Tune in...
Name: Melissa Masdea Job title: Food Scientist – Specifications Company: Kraft Heinz Company IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Product Development Division How did you go about finding your current job? While I was in college, I had an...
Name: Bruce Ferree, CFS Job title: Compliance Manager Company: California Natural Products IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Quality Assurance, Food Laws and Regulations How did you go about finding your current job? Believe it or not, it was...
Name: Peter M. Salmon CFS Job title: Global Vice President, Consulting Solutions Company: Covance Laboratories Inc. IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Food Packaging; Food Chemistry; Food Laws & Regulations; International; Nutraceutical & Functional Foods; Nutrition; Product Development; Sensory...
Name: Travis Kudron Job title: Dairy Analytical Chemist Company: Chobani IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Food Law and Regulation Division How did you go about finding your current job? A recruiter for Chobani called me unsolicited and we...
Name: Craig Sherwin, CFS Job title: Head of Ingredients R&D Company: Agropur IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Protein Division and Dairy Foods Division How did you go about finding your current job? Davisco (which was recently acquired by...
Name: Kathiravan Krishnamurthy Job title: Assistant Professor Company: Institute for Food Safety and Health (IFSH) & Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago, IL, USA IFT Divisions to which you belong: Nonthermal Processing, Education, Extension & Outreach, Food Chemistry, food Engineering,...
Name: Beth Pletsch Job title: PhD Student/Research assistant University: Purdue University, Department of Food Science IFT Division(s) to which you belong: Nutrition Division, Carbohydrates Division How did you go about finding your current job? When applying for graduate programs,...