Advances in food science and technology are key to solving one of the world’s greatest modern challenges: How to sustainably and safely feed and nourish a global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Join the award-winning editors of Food Technology, the flagship magazine of the Institute of Food Technologists, every other Monday for Omnivore, the podcast that amplifies the voices of the international food science and technology community working to feed the world. Curated from the pages of Food Technology, each episode serves up a series of solutions-oriented content and expert viewpoints on the food industry’s most top-of-mind issues, fortified by sound, science-based analysis. Featuring lively discussion and interviews with leading food scientists and researchers, product innovators, policy makers and thought leaders from across the world of food, you’ll find the Omnivore podcast an audio smorgasbord where the business and science of food intersect.
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Advances in food science and technology are key to solving one of the world’s greatest modern challenges: How to sustainably and safely feed and nourish a global population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050. Join the award-winning editors of Food Technology, the flagship magazine of the Institute of Food Technologists, every other Monday for Omnivore, the podcast that amplifies the voices of the international food science and technology community working to feed the world. Curated from the pages of Food Technology, each episode serves up a series of solutions-oriented content and expert viewpoints on the food industry’s most top-of-mind issues, fortified by sound, science-based analysis. Featuring lively discussion and interviews with leading food scientists and researchers, product innovators, policy makers and thought leaders from across the world of food, you’ll find the Omnivore podcast an audio smorgasbord where the business and science of food intersect.
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Recent Episodes
July 14, 2026
How Food Science Is Driving Innovation to Feed the World | EP 85 (SciDish)
<p>What does it take to turn food science into a force for global good? In this episode, <a href="https://info.ift.org/en/fsrd-21">Food Science for Relief and Development</a> leaders Donna Rosa and Randol Rodriguez share eye-opening examples of how simple, creative applications of food science—from small-scale equipment to culturally tailored products—are transforming food systems in some of the world’s most resource-constrained regions. It’s an inspiring look at innovation, ingenuity, and the powerful role food scientists can play in building lasting food security.</p> <p><strong>Plus: </strong>This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by IFT Membership. It’s where you belong. As a member, you’ll enjoy a global community united by purpose and driven by science ready to make a lasting impact on the global food system. Visit ift.org/join.</p>
June 22, 2026
Science, AI, and Trust: Insights Ahead of IFT FIRST | EP 84
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In this special episode of </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Omnivore</span></i><span data-contrast="auto">,</span><b><span data-contrast="auto"> Anupama Joshi </span></b><span data-contrast="auto">of the Center for Science in the Public Interest and</span><b><span data-contrast="auto"> Alon Chen</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">, co-founder and CEO of Tastewise, join the podcast</span><i><span data-contrast="auto"> </span></i><span data-contrast="auto">for a preview of the ideas shaping IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo, taking place July 12–15, 2026, in Chicago. Joshi, who will speak in the keynote panel </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Building Trust: Scientific Consensus and Policy for a Safer Food Future</span></i><span data-contrast="auto">, explores how misinformation, policy gaps, and evolving scientific standards are influencing public trust in food and nutrition and what it will take to build greater transparency and credibility across the food system. Chen, featured in the closing keynote </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Designing with Agentic Intelligence: Faster, Smarter, Safer Food Innovation</span></i><span data-contrast="auto">, discusses how AI is helping food companies identify emerging trends, translate early signals into actionable insights, and move more quickly from concept to commercialization. Together, these conversations highlight the intersection of science, policy, and technology that will define discussions at IFT FIRST—and the challenges and opportunities facing food professionals today.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559740":300}"> </span></p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Plus: </span></b><span data-contrast="auto">This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by IFT FIRST—Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology. Join us July 12–15, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Learn more at ift.org.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
June 15, 2026
How AI Is Transforming Food Safety | EP 83 (SciDish)
<p><span data-contrast="auto">In </span><span data-contrast="auto">a</span><i><span data-contrast="auto"> </span></i><span data-contrast="auto">recent cover story, </span><i><span data-contrast="auto">Food Technology </span></i><span data-contrast="auto">explored how artificial intelligence is helping food companies move from reacting to contamination events to predicting risk earlier—while raising urgent questions about validation, accountability, and human oversight. In this episode, we’re continuing that conversation with three of the experts featured in the story—</span><b><span data-contrast="auto">Willette Crawford, Matt Henderson, and Jeff Varcoe</span></b><span data-contrast="auto">—to dig deeper into where AI is already delivering value, where the hype exceeds the science, and why humans still hold the line.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":40,"335559740":254}"> </span></p> <p><b><span data-contrast="auto">Plus: </span></b><span data-contrast="auto">This episode of Omnivore is brought to you by </span><span data-contrast="auto">IFT FIRST – Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology. Join us July 12–15, 2026, at McCormick Place in Chicago. Learn more at ift.org</span><b><span data-contrast="none">.</span></b><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":false,"134233118":false,"201341983":0,"335551550":1,"335551620":1,"335559685":0,"335559737":0,"335559738":0,"335559739":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p>
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