Food For Thought

A CPG Entrepreneur's Guide to Growth

In today's episode, we're talking to Dr. James Richardson. 
Richardson is a Ph.D, a cultural anthropologist, and the author of Ramping Your Brand. Through his company, Premium Growth Solutions, he helps CPG entrepreneurs create strategic plans to achieve exponential growth. 
In this episode, we talk about why entrepreneurs want to grow fast and set unrealistic forecasts as well as the mistakes that CPG entrepreneurs repeatedly make.
 
Learn more about his book Ramping Your Brand
Learn more about his company, Premium Growth Solutions 
Read the full transcript of this episode on the Food Processing website

The Mother of All Food And Beverage Disruptors

What do you get when you pair up a food scientist with a passion for infant nutrition and a cellular biologist with a passion for novel applications of cell culture technology? You get Biomilq, one of the latest disruptors in the food and beverage space.
Launched in 2020, Biomilq is aiming to change the way we think about infant nutrition. The small company out of North Carolina is on a mission to produce cultured breastmilk that offers supplemental nutrition to mother’s milk with the convenience of formula.
For the next half hour, listen as CEO and Co-Founder Michelle Egger and our host talk about how the BIOMILQ team is changing the way we think about infant nutrition. We talk about the science, the safety, and the strategies behind this revolutionary approach to cultured food. We also tackle the topics of funding, naysayers, and how to know you're on the right track with your product. 
Read the full transcript on FoodProcessing.com
Learn more about Biomilq

What Will 2021 Have in Store for The Food and Beverage Industry?

On our Season 2 opener, the Food Processing team has gone into forecast mode. Listen in as Editor in Chief Dave Fusaro and Senior Pan Demetrakakes talk about what we can expect in the food and beverage industry in 2021. 
Throughout the next half-hour we talk about what trends we can expect to play out this year as well as how COVID-19 and a new Presidential administration will continue to impact the industry as a whole. 
Read the full transcript on our website, and catch up with the latest news and trends in the food and beverage industry on FoodProcessing.com.

Manufacturing the Food & Beverage Workforce

According to a recent LinkedIn survey, 40% of employees leave their job within the first year unless they receive training and education from their employer. Meanwhile 74% of employees feel that they're not reaching their full potential unless they receive training from their employer. Where does that leave employees… and employers for the future of food and beverage?  
In this episode, we talk Andy Drennan, senior vice president at the Food Processing Suppliers Association about its 180 Skills training program. We also talk about vocational skills, soft skills, and how the food and beverage industry can attract new talent.
Learn more about FPSA's 180 Skills Program
Read the full transcript of this recording on FoodProcessing.com

Formulating Flavor Trends for 2021

How do you predict what new flavors will be trending when your forecast calls for homebound with a chance of COVID? 
In this podcast episode I talk to Dax Schaefer, Corporate Chef and Director of Culinary Innovation, for Asenzya. Join our fun and informative conversation about what 2021 has in store for formulation and flavor trends.  Enjoy the episode and make sure you head to FoodProcessing.com to see what else is in store for the food and beverage industry in 2021.  as we feature experts in Food Safety, Plant Safety, Product Development, and much more. 
Learn more about Asenzya by visiting www.asenzya.com

How Ocean Spray is Rethinking Product Innovation

When you think about innovation and new product development, does Ocean Spray come to mind? You might be thinking “how can anyone innovate a cranberry?” In this episode of Food For Thought, we talk to Rizal Hamdallah, Chief Growth Officer for Ocean Spray Cranberries, about how this 90-year old cooperative is changing the way we think about health and wellness. 
Learn more about Ocean Spray Cranberries 
Read the transcript on FoodProcessing.com

How Mobile Technology is Taking the Sting Out of Corporate Communication

This week I sat down with Daniel Sztutwojner chief customer officer and co-founder of Beekeeper. During this episode, we talk about how food processing companies have used the tool to keep their employees updated on processes and procedures—including COVID-specific logistics. We also discuss how mobile technology is actually helping companies become safer and more efficient.

Mary’s Gone Crackers: Small, Nimble and Outside of the Box

2020 R&D Team of the Year Winner Mary’s Gone Crackers is a small, Nevada-based CPG company doing really big things. In this episode, we talk about how the Nevada-based company leverages its small size to do big things as well as what the company is doing to produce products that are not only good for the body, but good for the planet too. 
Read more about Mary's Gone Crackers' R&D Award on Food Processing.

How Do We Build the Next Generation of Food Industry Leaders?

If you could train someone to be a better leader, would you do it? The University of Minnesota’s Integrated Food Systems Leadership Program is helping students evolve into the leaders the food and beverage industry needs.  In this episode, learn what the IFSL program is and listen to one of its co-horts talk about what she’s learned and how her employer is reaping the benefits. 
Learn more about the University of Minnesota’s Integrated Food Systems Leadership Program
Read the transcript of this podcast on FoodProcessing.com

Good Foods Remains Safe Under Pressure

Food For Thought Podcast host Erin Hallstrom talks to 2020 R&D Team of the Year Winner Good Foods' Katie Schmits and Danyel O'Connor about what makes their R&D Team successful, the technology behind their secret weapon- HPP-and how they’ve adapted during COVID-19.  
Read about Good Foods as one of Food Processing's R&D Teams of the Year on the website: https://www.foodprocessing.com/articles/2020/rd-team-good-foods
Check out Good Foods online: https://goodfoods.com