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
236: Keto Diet: Exploring the science and busting the myths
The ketogenic diet is everywhere you look, promoted as a quick way to lose weight.
It seems to tap into something within many of us and comes with the added attraction of appearing to be based in …
00:27:02 |
Thu 17 Mar 2022
235: What rising inflation means for the food industry
Rising inflation is hanging over every household and business in the country. In January 2022, overall prices were rising at around 5 per cent, with food a key contributor.
00:38:46 |
Tue 15 Mar 2022
234: Career Conversations: Working for 'the biggest company you've never heard of'
When Mark Whalley was doing his degree in English Literature and Creative Writing, he had no idea that he would end up happily working as Consumer Insights Controller for a major food company.
"I …
00:19:54 |
Fri 11 Mar 2022
233: Career Conversations: 'How I turned my baking hobby into a job'
Benjamina Ebuehi says for a long time, she never saw baking as a career. "I didn't want to work in a restaurant kitchen or run a bakery," she says. "And I didn't really know what else I could do with…
00:19:30 |
Tue 08 Mar 2022
232: The changing face of plant-based food in 2022
The market for plant-based food and drink is undoubtedly growing, but what does that mean for the types of products we might see on the shelves in 2022?
This year's Veganuary was the biggest ever,…
00:44:11 |
Mon 07 Mar 2022
231: Are we teaching kids enough about food?
How do we inspire young people to become fascinated by food? It's a question food teachers up and down the country are answering every day - but is their work being valued?
In England, there has b…
00:50:43 |
Fri 04 Mar 2022
230: Career Conversations: The "euphoric moments" of working in NPD
As work placements go, it's fair to say Laura Bradshaw wasn't too impressed when she was sent to a chicken producer in her third year of university.
"All my peers were going off to well-known bran…
00:19:17 |
Thu 03 Mar 2022
228: What role can probiotics play in sport performance?
What role can probiotics play in helping all of us, whether we're casual runners or elite athletes, achieve our fitness goals?
The link between diet and sports performance is a fascinating area.
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00:26:18 |
Tue 01 Mar 2022
229: Insects for dinner: Do we have a duty of care?
It's well known that insects are a good, and abundant, source of protein.
But just because we can eat them, should we be considering whether we should? And if we should eat them, do we need to sta…
00:45:03 |
Sat 26 Feb 2022
227: Career Conversations: 'How I launched a drinks brand'
It's not every day you get a phone call that changes the course of your life, for Ellie Webb it left her "half over the moon, half terrified".
Sainsbury's were calling to say they wanted to stock …
00:19:08 |
Fri 25 Feb 2022
226: Food labelling - how much information is too much?
Is the amount of information on food labels helping or hindering us when it comes to making choices about what we purchase?
Consumers are said to be demanding transparency regarding the foods they e…
Consumers are said to be demanding transparency regarding the foods they e…
00:28:44 |
Thu 24 Feb 2022
225: Transforming the desert into fertile land
What do you do about food security if your country is mostly surrounded by desert?
It's a growing problem, particularly for the United Arab Emirates.
It's estimated that around 120,000 square k…
00:30:13 |
Mon 21 Feb 2022
224: Career Conversations: The man elite athletes turn to for nutrition advice
"I used to struggle at university," Dr James Morehen says. "I really had to put the effort in if I wanted to get a good grade."
James says that struggle remained part of his studies through his un…
00:19:59 |
Fri 18 Feb 2022
223: The refugee chefs taking Malaysia by storm
An innovative company in Malaysia is aiming to transform the lives of refugees in the country, through food delivery.
PichaEats, based in Kuala Lumpur, helps refugees who can cook to sell their fo…
00:37:26 |
Thu 17 Feb 2022
222: Tackling food poverty in Japan without handouts
There is an organisation in Japan which is taking a different approach to helping people living in food poverty.
Second Harvest's Marugohan initiative doesn't simply deal in handouts, it asks for …
00:34:14 |
Wed 16 Feb 2022
221: The dark history of chocolate
Millions of people will be giving and receiving chocolate on Valentine's Day, and even more will be doing so around Easter. But do we really understand the true history of it?
In this episode of t…
00:38:42 |
Mon 14 Feb 2022
220: Career Conversations: 'The food sector needs people'
"I was worried at the time. I didn't know what I wanted to do."
Kate Halliwell was in her twenties and, despite studying biochemistry at Oxford, she wasn't sure which career path to follow.
So …
00:19:28 |
Fri 11 Feb 2022
219: What does the future look like for CBD?
It's clear that the use of CBD in food and drink products in the UK is rising rapidly, but just how big can the market become?
In this second Table Talk episode focussing on CBD, Stefan Gates is j…
00:35:19 |
Thu 10 Feb 2022
218: CBD: Is the regulatory system working?
The use of cannabidiol, or CBD, in food and drink is booming in the UK.
CBD-infused drinks, ice cream, functional snack bars - you name it - have helped the sector to astronomical growth in recen…
00:37:59 |
Tue 08 Feb 2022
217: Career Conversations: From studying politics to world-leading drinks expert
Sometimes in life, you just know you need to make a change. For Lauren Mote, that realisation came as she approached the end of her international politics degree.
"I was opening my Russian politic…
00:19:58 |
Fri 04 Feb 2022
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