Kait O’Shaughnessy and Cameron LaCross join us for this episode of WDDFS. Both work for Gallo as associate beverage makers. Cameron started in California in the area of wine making and moved back to her home state of SC when the opportunity came up. Kait started her career in fruit juice beverages and joined Gallo 2 years ago. Today we chat about the world of beverages and starting a career in food science. Send us a text Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdown...
The world of food production is wide and varied. We discuss producing sustainable proteins with Dave Reynolds, an engineer working at Buhler. Buhler is an equipment manufacturing company with unique missions and a global reach. Dave has worked with us at NC State University to facilitate student projects and guide our department as an industry member. Join us for an insightful discussion. Send us a text Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.c...
Dr. Lynette Johnston is a extension specialist with a focus on food safety. She travels around the state of North Carolina helping food producers solve problems and keep their products safe. She trains industry professionals and teaches Food Microbiology here at NC State. Her journey from a dairy farm in Texas to faculty member at NC State and everything in between are covered in this episode. Along the way, Lynette has fielded some great questions from stakeholders an...
This episode is a recording of our second WDFS Live event. Our guest, Dr. Sarah Ash, Professor Emeritus in Nutrition at NC State University, and Adam Yee, entrepreneur many times over in the food industry, join us to discuss ultra processed foods. What are they? What should you know about them? Some definitions focus on the types or number of ingredients. Few definitions get to the actual process of how foods are made. This interactive presentation and disc...
There's a first for everything. WDFS hosted it's first live event at NC State University's DH Hill library in September. This is a broadcast of the previously recorded event discussing sustainable proteins with Dr. Nathalie Plundrich. Nathalie will talk us through working with customers to develop and commercialize sustainable protein products. Join us for some great discussion and questions from our live audience. Send us a text Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdo...
Happy fall ya'll! WDFS is kicking off the season by catching up with our hosts, Keith and Paige, and our producer, Eliza. After a busy summer, we find out where everyone has traveled to and what we learned. Join us for the season kick off! Send us a text Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to help others find our podcast by leaving a rating and comment on your podcasting app!
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #1 is with Minliang Yang. Dr. Minliang Yang will be joining NC State as a professor focused on sustainability in January 2023. Her research focuses on techno-economic and life cy...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #2 is with Dr. Sarah Ash. The award winning nutrition educator, Dr. Sarah Ash, Professor of Nutrition at North Carolina State University, joins us on WDFS to discuss nutrition through ...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #3 is with Dr. Arnie Sair. Dr. Arnie Sair has worked for General Mills, Signature Brands and now, Bugne. Throughout his career one thing has held constant, his focus on food safe...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #4 is with Dr. Allen Foegeding. We chewed Allen’s brain on his expertise in texture and oral processing in this conversation. Dr. Foegeding’s research includes understanding which food...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #5 is with Dr. Lisard Iglesias. Along with special guest host Health and Wellness Coach Emilize Momplasir, we unpack the joys and the challenges Dr. Lisard Iglesias has experienced in ...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #6 is with Terrence Ward. Chief Warrant Officer 4 Terrence Ward is a year 2016 alumnus of the Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences Department at NC State University. ...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #7 is with Mandy Taylor. After graduating from NC State, Mandy Taylor spent time in product development for a variety of food companies. Her years of experience gave her the know...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #8 is with Dr. Josip Simunovic. Dr. Josip Simunovic, NC State research professor, entrepreneur, and science fiction fan, takes us along on his journey into microwave and aseptic proces...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #9 is with Dr. Colin Kay. Colin Kay at the Plants for Human Health Institute was a part of the team that was recently awarded a $20 million 5-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) M...
Keith, Eliza, and Paige are scheduled to travel with family, go to conferences and engage in science nerdiness, and do some hardcore development whether it’s manuscripts or courses. So while we are otherwise engaged, we thought you would like to hear the top 10 WDFS interviews of all time! Interview #10 is with Dr. Lisa Johnson. It’s been called the world’s dumbest problem. Food waste is an environmental problem that is juxtaposed by the amount of hunger in the world. ...
We are wrapping season 6 up and three eventful years of Wolfing Down Food Science! Here at NC State University we have finished the semester and are heading into summer. Naturally, we want to reflect. Join us as we reflect on season 6 and what the summer holds for each of us and WDFS! Send us a text Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to help others find our podcast by leaving a rating and comment on your podcasting app!
Ever feel overwhelmed by the amount of “health” information out there? What is healthy living? Is it possible that some of the advice about healthy living could be having the opposite effect? That’s the question that author Dr. Katie Maloney is asking in her new book The Healthy Living Paradox - How to determine if your healthy diet and home are making you sick. As a graduate from NC State University’s Department of Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, Katie use...
Dr. Brian Farkas earned his Masters and Doctoral degrees in engineering from the University of California, Davis. He has served as a professor of Food Science at NC State University, as Department Head of the Food Science Department at Purdue University, and as Chief Scientific Officer at McCormick and Company. Brian will soon be starting a new position as Dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences at the University of Delaware. Join us for a conversation about perspe...
Henry Havey graduated from NC State with an undergraduate degree in 2016. He has worked as an instructional technology consultant, as a sports nutrition intern, and as a salesperson in the retail supplement industry as well as with business to business ingredient suppliers. He is currently Business Development Manager for Collagen and Gelatin at Ajinimoto. Send us a text Got a questions for us? Email us at wolfingdownfoodscience@gmail.com Please take a minute to help oth...