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Here at My Food Job Rocks! We have a lot of interviews and it might be super overwhelming if you haven’t been with us since the beginning.
With over 100 episodes and counting, we look into a wide and diverse pool of people in the food industry. From different backgrounds, different ages, and different professions, what always shines is their love of food.
Here are a list of jobs in the food industry that you might find beneficial. Some guests overlap in what they do.
Note: Bookmark this page! We often update it and this is the best resource to find out information on what kind of job you’re looking for!
We have also sorted all of our episodes by profession. See below
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Podfanatic has an amazing breakdown as well
We have also sorted all of our episodes by profession. See below
Career Advice
Should You Go to Graduate School?
An Overview on Ideation to Commercilization
Research and Development
Product Developers
Taryn Yee – Food Technologist at Safeway
Andrea Zeng – Food Technologist at Lundberg Farms
Adam Yee – Product Developer at Isagenix
Katie Lanfranki – Food Technologist at Southcoast Baking Company
Haley Richardson – Associate Scientist at the Dr. Pepper/Snapple Group
Kimber Lew – R and D Coordinator at La Terra Fina
Stephanie Ronquillio – Food Scientist at Newly Weds Foods
Jessica Gavin – Sr. Research Scientist at Nutrilite
Jocelyn Ngo – R and D Food Scientist at Day Lea Foods
Jaime Reeves – R and D Manager at Del Monte Foods
Sherrill Cropper – Bakery Formulation Specialist at Red Star Yeast
Jonathon Weber – Gummy Technologist at Herbaland Naturals
Shyamoli Gramopadhye – Dairy Technologist at DariConcepts
Brian Gouldsbury – Sr. Research Scientist at Krave Nutrition
Siddharth Bidhe – Food Scientist at JUST Inc.
Phil Saneski – VP of Product at ReGrained
Read more about food science here
Research Chefs
Kimberly King Shaub – Innovation Manager at Lundberg Family Farms
Philip Saneski – President of the RCA Student Association
Michael Bunn – Sr. Manager QA and R and D at Sam’s Club
Ali Bouzari – CSO of Pilot R+D and Author of Ingredient
Louis Edmond – Food Technologist at Advanced Pierre Foods
Read more about being a Research Chef here.
Registered Dietitians
Missy Schaaphok – Senior Nutrition Strategist at Taco Bell
R and D Managers
Claudia Sidoti – Head of Recipe Development at Hello Fresh
Food Safety
Food Safety Auditor
Tiffany Lau – Food Safety Auditor at NSF
Food Safety Manager
Austin Bouck – Quality Manager at Earth2O
Food Safety Advocates
Dr. Darin Detwiler – Assistant Dean at Northwestern University
Dr. Steven Gendel – Vice President, Allergen Control at IEH Laboratories (worked in the FDA)
Dr. Don Schaffner – Distinguished Professor at Rutgers State
Dr. Ben Chapman – Associate Professor at NC State
Quality Assurance/Control
Bryan Armentrout – Quality Consultant at the Food Leadership Group
Weber Stibolt – Quality Assurance Specialist at Eight O’ Clock Coffee
Tara Riley – Director of Quality and Savour International (Harvest Internship)
Julie Wilson – Managing Director at FreshCheq (software)
Food Regulatory and Law
Cesare Varallo – VP of Regulatory Affairs at Inscatech and owner of foodlawlatest.com
Mitchell Weinburg – CEO of Inscatech
David Mahoney – Senior Counsel at Indigo Ag, Inc
Production, Supply Chain and Operations
Trevor Fast – Production Supervisor at Dandelion Chocolate
Sapna Thottathil – Supply Chain Specialist at School Food Focus
Dino Borri – VP of Purchasing at Eataly
Katy Jones – CMO of FoodLogiQ (Supply Chain Software Company)
Darius Chen – Sr. Commercial Operations Analyst at MARS + Wrigley
Sensory Science
Dr. Howard Moskowitz – CSO of Mind Genomics
Lumeng Jin – Senior Research Executive at MMR Research
Bryson Bolton – Manager of Sensory and Sample Collection at Synergy Flavors
Food Engineering
Jeffrey Nguyen – Supply Chain Engineer at Gatorade
Deya Trujillo Suarez – Extrusion Engineer at Beyond Meat
Amit Sinha – Process Innovation Engineer at Watson
Anton Slavkin – Product Development Engineer at Strauss Group
Matt Tom – Systems Engineer and Founder of MTCC
Ana Maria Quiros – Food Engineer at CITA in Costa Rica
Alternative Meat Innovation
Zak Weston – Corporate Engagement Specialist at the Good Food Institute
Aylon Steinhart – Business Innovation Specialist at the Good Food Institute
Erin Rees Clayton Ph.D.- Scientific Foundations Liason at the Good Food Institute
Isaac Emery Ph.D. – Senior Environmental Scientist at the Good Food Institute
Marie Gibbons – Clean Meat Scientist at the Good Food Institute
Paul Shapiro – Author of the Book, Clean Meat
Tom Mastrobuoni – CFO of Tyson Ventures
Big Data
Todd Barr – Product Owner at Solspec Solutions (Geospatial and Precision Agriculture)
Uwe Hohgrawe – Lead Faculty in Analytics at Northeastern University (Analytics)
Sales and Marketing
Account Manager
Kyle Failia – Account Manager at Glanbia (Distributor)
Russ Nishikawa – VP of Business Development at SPI Group (Distributor)
Kim Chackal – Sales Manager at Equifruit
Marketing
Eric Dunn – Director of Marketing and Innovation at Nutrifusion
Alex Oesterle – Ideation Director at Blue Bear Creative
Jessica Goldstein – Marketing Director at Nu Spice
Hugh Thomas – Founder of Ugly Drinks
Susie Fogelson – Founder and CEO of F&Co (VP of marketing for the Food Network)
Sophie Mendes – Content Marketing Specialist at Restaurants Canada
Chelsey Walker – Social Media Manager at Taste Your Future
Packaging (Design)
Derryl Kostynuik – Creative Director at Pencilworks Studios
Fred Hart – Creative Director at Interact On Shelf
Carrie Ardnt – Sr. Research Executive, Strategy and Development at MMR Research
Public Relations
Shannon Gomes – Founder/Principal at Good Food PR
Consulting
In a firm
Brian Chau – Food Technologist at Helmsman Group
Ken Botts – Food Policy Manager of the Humane Society
Alan Marson – Managing Director of New Food Innovation
Tiffany Tong – Business Development Lead at Canada’s Smartest Kitchen
Elliot Begoun – Principal at The Intertwine Group
On their own
Darryl David – Consultant at Darryl’s Ice Cream Solutions
Michael Kalanty – Author of How to Bake Bread
Susie Wyshak – Author of Good Food Great Business
Dan Follese – Owner at Follese Consulting Company
Rachel Zemser – Independent Food Science Consultant at A La Carte Connections
Authors, Writers, Advocates
Authors
Eve Turow Paul- Author of Generation Yum
Ali Bouzari – Author of Ingredient
Michael Kalanty – Author of How to Bake Bread
Susie Wyshak – Author of Good Food Great Buisness
Paul Shapiro – Author of Clean Meat
Jessica Gavin – Author of Easy Culinary Science for Better Cooking
Food Media
Julie Miguel – Owner of Daily Tiramisu
Rachel Cheatham – Owner of Foodscape Group
Ronald Arceo – CEO of foodbox.tv
Logan Guleff – Master Chef Junior Champion and Teen Celebrity Chef
Ken Burgin – Community Manager at Silver Chef
Stephanie Burt – Podcaster and Writer at the Southern Fork
Sebastien Dubois-Didcock – Food Photographer
Sophie van Delft – Content Marketing Specialist at Restaurants Canada
Elaine Watson – Editor at Food Navigator USA
Advocacy and Education
Crystal MacKay – CEO of Farm and Food Care (Farmer Education)
Naz Athina Kallel – Founder of Eu Herd (Ugly Food)
Ken Botts – Food Policy Manager of the Humane Society (Plant Protein)
Kim Chackal – Sales Manager at Equifruit (Fair Trade)
David Despain – Director of Science Communication at Isagenix (Legitimate Nutrition News)
Karen Nachay and Jay Gilbert – Employees at the Institute of Food Technologists
Sarah Ramirez – Executive Director at FoodLink (Food Bank)
Ted Johnson – Senior Fellow at The Brennan Center of Justice
Student Perspectives
In graduate school and work
Jocelyn Ngo – R and D Food Scientist at Day Lea Foods
Undergraduates
Veronica Hislop and Yenci Gomez – Student Ambassadors at Foodgrads
Graduate Students
Amy DeJong – Student at University of Wisconsin
Caroline Campbell – Student at North Carolina State University
Audrey Girard – Student at Texas A and M
John Gleeson – Student at University College Dublin
Deepak Kumar – Student at Oklahoma State
Fiona Salim – Student at University of Wageningen
Eleni Gallata – Student at University of Missouri
Cathrine Boyles and Meghan Marchuk – Students at Cornell University (MPS)
Check out our Graduate Student Series for more info about Graduate School!
Business Owners
Restaurants
Rohini Dey – Owner of Vermillion
Lisa Tse – CEO of Sweet Mandarin
Claudia Sidoti – Head of Recipe Development at Hello Fresh (former restaurant owner)
Mike Mohammed and Randy Wyner, CEO and Founder of Chronic Tacos
Food Businesses
Tom Neuhaus – Owner of Mama Ganache Chocolates (chocolate company)
Sarabeth Yelli Marshall – Owner of Yellibelly Chocolates (chocolate company)
Pina Romolo – CEO of Picco la Cucina (macaron company)
Julie Bernarski – President and Founder of the Healthy Crunch Company (Kale snack company)
Thom King – CEO of Steviva (Ingredient Supplier)
Lin Carson – CEO of Bakerpedia (bakery knowledge hub)
Cheryl Clements – CEO of Pieshell (food crowdfunding)
Ana and Drew Stevens – Owners at Pepper North (sauce company)
Hugh Thomas – Founder of Ugly Drinks
Julie Wilson – Managing Director at FreshCheq (software)
Sara Polon – Founder of Soupergirl
Shelby Zitelman – CEO and co-founder at Soom Foods (Tahini Sauce)
Wil Holsworth – CEO of the SAFE+FAIR Food Company
Mary Drennan and Tiffany Vickers Davis – Nourish Foods Company (meal delivery service)
Investors
Tom Mastrobuoni – CFO of Tyson Ventures
Other
Dan Mills – Founder of Tinker Kitchen
Academia
PhDs in Industry
Bo Wang – Sr. Technologist at Nu – Mega Ingredients
Jaime Reeves – R and D Manager at Del Monte Foods
Sherrill Cropper – Bakery Formulation Specialist at Red Star Yeast
Rachel Cheatham – Owner of Foodscape Group
Ali Bouzari – Author of Ingredient
Howard Moskowitz – CSO of Mind Genomics
Seronei Cheison – Senior Scientist at Mars Petcare
Steven Gendel – Vice President, Allergen Control at IEH Laboratories (worked in the FDA)
Lin Carson – CEO of Bakerpedia
PhDs in Academia
Dr. Darin Detwiler – Assistant Dean at Northwestern University
Dr. Don Schaffner – Distinguished Professor at Rutgers State
Dr. Ben Chapman – Associate Professor at NC State
Dr. Gabriel Keith Harris – Professor at NC State
Event Planning
Rachelle Boucher – Culinary Events Manager at Miele
Penny and Judi Lerner – Owners of AYS Sports Marketing (Taste of Tennis)
Human Resources
Steve MacIntyre – Director of People at Vibrant Health Products
Melveen Stephenson – Founder of MS Elemental
Recruitment
Nicole Gallace and Juliette Prouse – Founders of Foodgrads
Nicole Gallace – Founder of Foodgrads
Bob Pudlock – Independent Recruiter at Gulf Stream Search
Michael McDonnell – President and Managing Partner at Global Recruiters of Columbia
Alan Reed- Executive Director at Chicagoland Food and Beverage
Interviews with Adam Yee
Adam’s thoughts on student advice
Adam’s thoughts after 100 episodes
Adam’s thoughts after 150 episodes
Adam gives advice to two people building a food communication platform
Adam gets interviewed by a student live at IFT18
Adam gets interviewed by Kim from Peas on Moss
Adam and Kim just talk about career advice
Adam gets interviewed by Engel Jones, host of 12 minute Convo
Adam gets interviewed by Evo Terra from the Bangkok Podcast
Adam gets interviewed by Ken Burgin from Profitable Hospitality
Last update: Episode 154