Episode 9
Food Safety Change Agent, Cool Tips on Freeze/Thaw, Top Trends for 2023
Episode Description
This episode of Omnivore features new conversations on timely topics with leading food scientists and industry experts taken from the pages of the April 2023 issue of Food Technology magazine.
We have a chat with microbiologist and food industry executive Theo Morille to discuss key food safety learnings from her 35-plus year career that’s taken her from the lab to the C-suite. IFT’s Tracy Fink offers cool tips on how to mitigate freeze/thaw issues in refrigerated and frozen foods. Food Technology Contributing Editor Liz Sloan shares her take on the year’s highest-priority consumer trends.
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Featured Guests
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Theo Morille Microbiologist
Theo Morille is a microbiologist and global food safety and quality executive with more than 35 years of experience in driving food safety implementation initiatives at Kraft Foods/Mondelez International and Kellogg Co.
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Tracy Fink MS, PCQI
Tracy Fink is director, scientific programs and science and policy initiatives, Institute of Food Technologists. She has more than 25 years’ experience in leading food safety and logistics initiatives for the food industry, including with The Schwan Food Co. and NSF International.
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A. Elizabeth Sloan
A. Elizabeth Sloan, PhD, is president of Sloan Trends Inc., Escondido, Calif., and a contributing editor on market trends in Food Technology (lizsloan@sloantrend.com).
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Food Safety
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Frozen Foods
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Omnivore
Omnivore
IFT’s Omnivore and Omnivore Presents: SciDish podcasts spark lively, thought-provoking conversations with the science, business, and regulatory leaders shaping the future of food. Each episode delivers sharp analysis, practical insights, and bold ideas designed to challenge assumptions, ignite innovation, and energize your work across the global food system.
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