I am a member of IFT and its real nice to have Food Technology Magazine to be up to date on what is transpiring in the food industry. Below is link to their past issues. wanna read them on the go without an internet connection. Anyone have a site with PDF files I could download??
https://www.ift.org/news-and-publications/food-technology-magazine/issues?q=&page=1
He also wanted me to share this information about the contest:
Envision what the very best minds in food science can achieve when they work together: providing each and every person on the planet with access to a safe and abundant food supply.
For more than 70 years, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has been unlocking the potential of the food science community by creating a dynamic global forum where members from more than 100 countries can share, learn, and grow.
So..."Move over Grammys, Oscars and Emmys – The Poppys are back!
The videos are in and now we need you to help us decide which team should win their very own Poppy award for ‘Fan Favorite!’ Vote for your favorite videos from June 3 - June 14 at 11:59pm CST (one vote per day is allowed). The video with the most votes will win the Poppy for ‘Fan Favorite’."
People can vote once per 24 hour period from each computer/network so the same person can vote more than once/day if they use a different computer each time.
How do you find projects and customers? How do you go about sourcing your ingredients from different suppliers, when you could potentially need a lot of ingredients ?
I’m curious as I’m based in Australia and we don’t generally have freelance food technologists and companies will go to co manufacturers or flavour houses to outsource any research and development, but I see a lot more in countries like the us and uk having freelance food technologists and wondering how you guys work ?
Thanks!
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This is probably quite an obscure question but please hear me out, I'd really love a public opinion!
Our country heavily relies on food export, particularly milk, meat, wine etc. The heat on sustainable and equitable practices for food production in NZ (farm pollution, food insecurity and so on) is ramping up on all media but we have fuck all kiwis actually training to change or build the system. Food technologists are a priority career for immigration as a long-term skill shortage.
In NZ, we have one of two universities in the world that will give you a degree in food tech certified in engineering (the other is Wageningen but requires a Masters). Yet, graduation rates over the last 10 years ranged between 5 and 20 students. Do kiwis not give a damn about doing food processing and formulation, or is this just bad PR?
I'm biased as a student obsessed with engineering, bio, chem, sustainability and food (god, I love food), but I also help out mates constantly with processing, formulation and food safety issues cropping up in their small businesses. The need is everywhere, from disgruntled consumers, small businesses to large companies. I feel like there are thousands of people out there with the perfect skillset/passions who just aren't going for it. Why???
I graduated with my food science BS in 2021 so I’m not expecting a high salary, but something fair. I also have a year of experience of product development under my belt from a job I had senior year.
I’m a food technologist in Northern California and get paid $21.63/hr. My department is literally just me and my manager and I feel severely overworked most weeks. There’s been plenty of times where they’ve asked me to work til 10 pm or have me work weekends, and I’m starting to feel really burnt out. I feel like I have no resources or help to rely on because my manager doesn’t know basic things about food products, but is just a good scientist, so I develop so many concepts on my own. I wish I had more guidance or at least got paid more because I’m doing the work of like 5 people. My CEO also doesn’t know anything about food and she expects me to create things that are literally impossible
