My Food Job Rocks!

In this episode, I interview Eve Turow Paul about her amazing writing career and the importance of soil. About Eve Eve Turow Paul, author and consultant, has taken on a big challenge: understanding the preferences and trends of the mysterious Millennial. By taking a deep dive into the psychology of this generation, Turow has gained an understanding of their fears and desires, especially when it comes to food culture around the world. Through her book A Taste of Generation Yum: How the Millennial Generation’s Love for Organic Fare, Celebrity Chefs and Microbrews Will Make or Break the Future of Food, Turow has become, in our eyes, an expert in Millennials and their unparalleled fascination with food. Turow approached the research for her book by interviewing high profile food writers and commentators including Anthony Bourdain and Michael Pollan, and feedback received  directly from Millennials themselves. She provides fascinating insights in to Millennials obsession with food and their role in the future of f

In this episode, Jeffery a supply chain engineer talks about leadership in a diverse environment and convinces you that you can change the world. About Jeffrey Nguyen Jeffrey graduated in 2015 with a BS in Chemical Engineering. We both met at an Asian organization and found we had similar leadership interests so we became friends. He now works at Pepsico under the Supply Chain Associate program. In his spare time, he likes to dive in and help communities from volunteer work to supporting organizations and he’s all about taking action and making an impact. About Gatorade The Gatorade Company, Inc. is an American manufacturer of sports-themed beverage and food products, built around its signature line of sports drinks. Gatorade is currently manufactured by PepsiCo and is distributed in over 80 countries. The beverage was first developed in 1965 by a team of researchers at the University of Florida, to replenish the combination of water,carbohydrates, and electrolytes that the school's student-athletes lost in s

In this amazing episode Adam talks to Dr. Howard Moskowitz, C.S.O. of Mind Genomics and personal hero of Malcom Gladwell. About Mind Genomics Mind Genomics is an empirical, scientific way to identify how people subconsciously respond to aspects of everyday experience. More simply put, Mind Genomics works to sequence a consumer’s brain, layer by layer. This creates a “template” that predicts how someone will feel about new products, services, and messages. This map can then be used as a baseline to predict how other individuals will react. No other science offers this kind of insight. You can see why Mind Genomics is a hot topic in the food industry. It produces a dramatic "lift" in customer response by going beyond customer preferences and lifestyles. Instead it provides direct insight into what consumers are thinking - even when they don't know how to articulate their preferences. About Dr. Howard Moskowitz ..........someone who I think has done as much to make Americans happy as perhaps anyone over the last

Welcome to the My Food Job Rocks Podcast with me, Adam Yee. This is episode 5. We’re going to try something a little bit different this time, I think every 5 or so episodes, I really want to do a deep info session on certain things people don’t know about the food industry. In this episode, I want to talk about what is Food Science, and really, how to become a food scientist. I hope to use this episode to tell all of my friends what the heck I do. Moving to Phoenix where I absolutely knew no one, I’ve met a lot of new people and in most situations, I’ve had to say what I do for a living. I’ve tried things like my actual vague job title, when I first moved to phoenix this was: food processing technologist! What the heck was that? Then I changed to: “I work with food” but I’ve felt most comfortable saying what I’ve studied: I’m a food scientist. In most situations in my life, whenever I tell someone I’m a food scientist, they give me some strange look and tell me what the heck that is. I’m sure my colleagues wi

This episode's a funny one, I interview Food Technologist Taryn Yee (no relation) from Albertsons/Safeway and we reminisce on the good times and get kind of obsessed with Pad Thai. About Albertsons (from Wikipedia): In January 2015, Albertsons acquired Safeway Inc. for $9.2 billion. The newly merged company has more than 2,200 stores and over 250,000 employees, which makes it the second largest supermarket chain in North America after Kroger, which has 2,424 stores. Prior to the merger it had 1,075 supermarkets located in 29 U.S. states under 12 different banners. Its predecessor company, Albertsons, Inc., was sold to Albertsons LLC (a Cerberus Capital Management-led consortium), CVS Pharmacy, and SuperValu Inc. in 2006. CVS acquired the freestanding drugstores while the Cerberus-led consortium (Albertsons LLC) and Supervalu (New Albertsons, Inc.) divided the supermarket divisions among themselves. After selling the majority of its stores to various buyers, in January 2013, Albertsons LLC, acquired SuperValu'

So today we are going to talk about consulting (kind of). Consulting happens when you have a bunch of connections and they know you are good at what you do. In Brian’s case, he works for a consulting company called the Helmsman Group a company many organizations trust to launch their food products for retail sales. About the Company: At The Helmsman Group, we look at the big picture to understand how our recommendations will affect the company as a whole. We strive to offer you the best advice not just for the present, but that will also grow with your business far into the future. While we strive to understand the implications for every action on your company as a whole, we are meticulous in our attention to detail to ensure that there are no loose ends as we work through all changes with your organization. About Brian Chau Taken from the Helmsman Group Website Brian serves as Food Technologist for The Helmsman Group. He handles product development, quality, food safety and regulatory aspects for client proj

In this episode, I will be talking to my good friend Trevor Fast on why he likes chocolate so much and what happens when you follow your passion. About Dandelion Chocolates: Dandelion Chocolate is a bean-to-bar chocolate factory in the Mission District of San Francisco. We opened our workshop out of a lifetime love of chocolate. Our friends often said that given enough time, it seemed inevitable that one of us would open a chocolate factory. They watched as we experimented with growing small cacao plants in our apartments, pan roasted beans in the oven, and ate our way through the many of the chocolate shops of the world. In early 2010, we decided to share our craft chocolate with our friends and family and have expanded since. Currently, in our factory in the Mission district of San Francisco, we roast, crack, sort, winnow, grind, conch, and temper small batches of beans and then mold and package each bar by hand. By sourcing high quality beans and carefully crafting tiny batches, we try to bring out the ind

In this episode, we talk to Nicole and Juliette from FoodGrads.com about why food is so relatable and why we've decided to do something new. About Food Grads Every job seeker has a unique story to tell and we want to help them tell it. Online networking can be a powerful tool for connecting employers and job seekers. However, after working in recruitment for over a decade, we know that finding the right networking opportunities online can be tough. What’s more, attracting high quality employees is expensive, and, as a new professional, job seeking can be time consuming and frustrating, so, we created a new way for employers and job seekers to connect. Our passion and knowledge of the food sector led us to focus only on companies and professionals in food science, agribusiness, nutrition and food research. FoodGrads.com was born. We are an exclusive online community only for food professionals. Network with future employers and build your professional online profile so that employers can engage you on a whole

Why does your Food Job Rock? This and many other food related questions are the things we ask the passionate people we interview here. This podcast is to celebrate the people who make our food and show aspects of the food industry people don’t really think about. It recognizes the unsung heroes that make your food what it is today. I’ll be saying a small blurb at the beginning of each episode about updates going around and about the people we interview. If you are interested in the many career options in the food industry, this podcast is for you. We not only show you what people do, but why they love what they’re doing. You are going to realize, that these are people who truly love food and are so proud to be in this industry. Whether it’s chocolate, butter, granola bars or bacon, you will see a first hand, personal experience on what these passionate people do for a living. The jobs, ranging from managers to chefs to writers, each put their own little ingredient in the boiling pot which is the food industry