2023 Consumer Market Outlook, Food Waste, and the White House Conference on Nutrition and Health

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Episode Description

In this episode of Omnivore, Food Technology’s editorial team gets in the New Year’s groove with stories and interviews taken from the January print issue.

Get the scoop on how economic instability and shifting consumer values will impact food and beverage purchase decisions in the year ahead. FT editors discuss how entrepreneurs, progressive retailers, and eco-conscious foodservice operators are teaming up to combat food insecurity and help save the planet by plugging holes in food distribution and retail infrastructures. And, IFT’s Anna Rosales shares her hopes for outcomes from the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.

Plus: Information on IFT’s just-released Salary Survey resource.

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Featured Guests

A. Lu Ann Williams

A. Lu Ann Williams is co-founder and global insights director with Innova Market Insights, a global market research firm headquartered in The Netherlands.
Anna Rosales IFT

Anna Rosales, RD, is vice president of science and policy at the Institute of Food Technologists (arosales@ift.org).

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