By Abbey Thiel People are usually surprised to find out I’m a food scientist. Mostly because they didn’t know being a food scientist was ever an option. Since food science is a largely unheard-of field, even after introductions...
BY: PAT POLOWSKY Let’s continue our previous discussion of the food industry with a look at some topline food manufacturing financials and a mini case study on product development. Buckle up! We’re about to embark on the treacherous trek...
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 & MACKENZIE HANNUM How one woman started a sensory consulting business when there was no place for a woman in Corporate America. Where it all started… Mona Wolf grew up in Southern Indiana. She was a...
IFT16 is finally on the horizon and you’ve come looking for hints and tips for the wise sagely SMF crew… well are you in luck. We’ve cobbled together information on the swanky new IFT16 app (there’s a game and no...
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...
We sat down with Leeanne Hudson, Regional Food Safety, Quality and Regulatory leader at Cargill, former Senior Director of Quality and Technical Services at Kerry and Executive Recruiter at Hire Horizons to get the scoop on how she goes...
The study of the sciences involves a preparation of the mind to think analytically, to respond critically and to reason rationally. We start off in school with orderly experiments that have little chance of going wrong – remember the...
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...