Food Matters Live Podcast
Welcome to the Food Matters Live podcast – where we showcase the innovations, the big ideas, and the visionaries in the food industry.
We dig deep, we look to the future and the past, and we question everything we think we know about food.
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And find out how you can join the conversation on our website foodmatterslive.com.
We dig deep, we look to the future and the past, and we question everything we think we know about food.
Hit subscribe to make sure you never miss an episode.
And find out how you can join the conversation on our website foodmatterslive.com.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 34 minutes
- Episodes
- 511
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
256: Ramadan - is the UK food industry missing an opportunity?
Millions of Muslims around the world have been marking the holy month of Ramadan, with celebrations reaching a crescendo with Eid al-Fitr.
Food is central to Ramadan, and in this episode of the Ta…
00:55:26 |
Thu 28 Apr 2022
255: Is the history of beer at the heart of human civilisation?
Just how important is the history of beer when it comes to looking at the history of human civilisation?
It might seem like a flippant question, but there's evidence that beer-making has played a …
00:46:26 |
Tue 26 Apr 2022
254: Career Conversations: 'How I became Head of Sustainability at Nestlé'
Emma star…
00:20:09 |
Fri 22 Apr 2022
253: Could switching to a climatarian diet really save the planet?
Could adopting a climatarian diet be the biggest single change each of us could make to reduce global warming?
It's a big question, and possibly a big change for many of us, but James Hand, Co-Fou…
00:30:15 |
Thu 21 Apr 2022
252: Palm Oil - why banning it might not be the answer
The destruction of tropical rainforests to make way for palm oil plantations is a growing environmental crisis.
It's forecast that by 2050, worldwide production of palm oil will triple, leading to…
00:36:18 |
Tue 19 Apr 2022
251: The dark history of sugar
The history of sugar is inextricably linked to the horrors of the slave trade.
In this episode of the Table Talk podcast, Stefan Gates is joined by evolutionary biologist and food historian, Neil …
00:54:47 |
Thu 14 Apr 2022
250: Career Conversations: "The food industry is a fantastic place to work"
"The food industry is a fantastic place to work. It can be challenging, but it can be so much fun. You will always be learning."
So says Rachel Auty, New Product Development Controller at Greencor…
00:19:14 |
Wed 13 Apr 2022
249: Quick Commerce - is super-fast delivery here to stay?
Quick Commerce, online services that deliver products to your door in minutes, appear to be booming at the moment.
Boosted by a huge shift in consumer habits during the pandemic, new companies hav…
00:41:17 |
Tue 12 Apr 2022
248: How food shapes our Easter celebrations
Easter is an important time of year for the food industry, and is one of the pillars of the calendar for any company working in the sector.
But the role of food goes way beyond planning stock or s…
00:31:46 |
Mon 11 Apr 2022
247: The turbulent history of gin - and where it's heading
The history of gin has seen the drink rise and fall in popularity, and rise and fall in social status.
Initially developed in the Netherlands as a medicine, it was drunk by soldiers there, giving …
00:45:05 |
Thu 07 Apr 2022
246: Career Conversations: The architect turned food illustrator
"When I knew I was dyslexic.. and I read about it, everything made sense. Every condition that we have makes us unique and special."
Rocio Egio, food illustrator and artist, has an infectious ener…
00:19:39 |
Wed 06 Apr 2022
245: A new frontier - how tech is changing grocery retail
The Coronavirus pandemic caused a shock to the grocery retail sector like none we've seen before. But with great challenges, often come great innovations.
Technology now plays a bigger role in the…
00:42:15 |
Tue 05 Apr 2022
244: Career Conversations: The Black Farmer – ‘Audacity is key to success’
Wilfred Emmanuel-Jones, AKA, The Black Farmer, is a force to be reckoned with.
A child of the Windrush generation, he left Jamaica and moved to Birmingham where he lived with 10 family members in …
00:19:10 |
Fri 01 Apr 2022
243: Do labels and packaging really affect what we taste?
It's a question that Christopher T Simons, Associate Professor in Sensory Science at The Ohio State University, has given a …
00:32:57 |
Thu 31 Mar 2022
242: Career Conversations: The woman behind Mamamade
"I've learned to welcome (people saying) no. Each 'no' brings you a little closer to the next yes."
It takes a lot to launch a successful food brand, but Sophie Baron, founder of Mamamade, says sh…
00:19:14 |
Wed 30 Mar 2022
241: Creating a sustainable food system - why all eyes are on the Netherlands
How do you go about making a sustainable food system that is net positive when it comes to carbon emissions?
How much comes down to changing consumer behaviour versus manufacturing practices?
A…
00:37:06 |
Tue 29 Mar 2022
240: Career Conversations: Meet the self-taught vegan chef
"The early part of my career was in food marketing roles, which I absolutely loved. But I really felt like I wanted to work for myself."
And so began a hugely successful career as a vegan food blo…
00:19:39 |
Fri 25 Mar 2022
239: The challenge of increasing shelf-life without additives
In the battle against food waste, increasing the shelf-life of products is one weapon we have at our disposal.
The latest figures suggest we still produce around 143kg of waste per person per year…
00:17:06 |
Thu 24 Mar 2022
238: Salt reduction - could nature hold the answer?
The World Health Organization says most people around the world consume double the recommended amount every day …
00:23:14 |
Tue 22 Mar 2022
237: Career Conversations: Why going it alone doesn't mean doing it all
Not according to Ayesah Grover, CEO and founder of strp'd, a company that makes flour, milk and flakes out of tigernut…
00:19:12 |
Fri 18 Mar 2022
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