3 épisodes
Unpacking Food Tech Industry Dive
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Welcome to Unpacking Food Tech, a podcast series that brings you the facts on the circular economy that can help you see things in a clearer light—and give you messages you can share with others.
In this three-part series, Food Dive’s Brand Studio will speak with experts in the food industry to debunk myths and bring you information you need to know to help reduce your carbon footprint and make smarter purchasing decisions.
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Ep 03: How Smarter Packaging Makes our Food Supply Safer and Fresher
In the third episode of our series, Pedro Gonçalves, vice president of marketing for Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada will be joined by Kay Cooksey from the Packaging Science Program at Clemson University to talk about “smart packaging.” You’ll be amazed at some of the advances being made with the humble package to make our food safer, fresher and as you’ll find out, a lot more engaging. After this lively conversation, you’ll never look at packaging quite the same way again.
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Ep 02: How Smart Manufacturing Makes our Food Supply Safer and Fresher
In the second episode of our series, we break down concepts like augmented reality, the connected workforce and the internet of things by explaining them in layman’s terms and offering some real-life case studies that explain how these technologies can improve business performance. We'll also cover the “factory of the future" and explore what “Industry 4.0” means for brand managers.
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Ep 01: How Sustainability Makes our Food Supply Safer and Fresher
In this first episode (of a three-part series), experts Scott Byrne from Tetra Pak and Peter Canepa with the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality debunk some of the common myths plaguing the food industry regarding packaging sustainability, including areas related to whether packaging is:
- Recyclable
- Biodegradable
- Reusable
- Compostable
Additional resources from Episode 1:
- Material Attributes of Packaging: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/production/Pages/Materials-Attributes.aspx
- Environmental Footprints of Foods: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/mm/food/Pages/Product-Category-Level-Footprints.aspx
- Specific Report on Packaging and Food Waste: https://www.oregon.gov/deq/FilterDocs/PEF-Packaging-FullReport.pdf
- Contact Tetra Pak: https://www.tetrapak.com/us/contact
- Sustainable Packaging Coalition Essentials of Sustainable Packaging Course: https://sustainablepackaging.org/projects/esp/
- Carton Council Report: https://www.recyclecartons.com/americans-agree-recycling-is-important-and-should-be-a-priority/