Episodes

Thursday May 18, 2023
Value-added Research: Food Inflation
Thursday May 18, 2023
Thursday May 18, 2023
Rodney Holcomb, agribusiness economist, focuses research on food inflation at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Rodney explains what is important to the food industry now and tomorrow. The goal is to understand the industry trends, such as the food service demand and supply chain problems, with analysis to help consumers understand the changes in prices.

Thursday May 04, 2023
Value-added Research: Winemaking
Thursday May 04, 2023
Thursday May 04, 2023
William McGlynn, horticultural processing specialist, focuses on the science of winemaking at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files podcast, William describes the potential of hybrid grapes which are native to Oklahoma. The goal is to develop new grape varieties that would be useful to the wineries in Oklahoma, despite the inconsistent weather.

Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Value-added Research: Increasing Product Shelf Life
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Thursday Apr 20, 2023
Ravi Jadeja, food safety specialist, focuses research on reducing the number of foodborne pathogens and increasing the shelf life of ready-to-eat dips, such as hummus, at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Ravi discusses the role of natural antimicrobials to make clean-label products. The goal is to replace chemical preservatives commonly used in hummus production.

Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Value-added Research: Product Innovation
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Thursday Mar 23, 2023
Patricia Rayas-Duarte, cereal chemist, focuses on researching product innovation and development at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Patricia describes the importance of developing a variety of products and meeting consumer demands. The main goal is to add value to Oklahoma products with food processes, such as germination and fermentation.

Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Value-added Research: Affordable Food Textures
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Thursday Mar 09, 2023
Tim Bowser, food process engineer, strives to help in-state clients optimize the potential of their food processes through research at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Tim describes research exploring affordable food textures measurement technology and its application. The main goal is to assist companies with product and process development to deliver a positive and quality experience to customers.

Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Value-added Research: Probiotics in Processed Foods
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Dani Bellmer, food process engineer, contributes to biosystems and agricultural engineering research at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Dani describes research exploring probiotics in processed foods, such as cookies. The main goals are to assist processors who are formulating food products and ensure consumers are buying products with expected probiotics.

Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Value-added Research: Direct-to-Consumer Marketing
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Thursday Feb 09, 2023
Rodney Holcomb, agribusiness economist, focuses research in direct-to-consumer meat marketing at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Rodney explains what is driving the push for post-pandemic meat sales and the shift in consumer demand. The goal is to develop transparency in labeling with process verification and assisting clients in identifying with consumers.

Monday Feb 06, 2023
Value-added Research: Clean Energy
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Monday Feb 06, 2023
Nurhan Dunford, oil/oilseed specialist, focuses research on renewable and clean energy technologies at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center. In this episode of The Food Files, Nurhan explains the importance of storing energy in composite materials constructed from locally available but underutilized resources. The goal of the research is to optimize the technical design of composite materials made from biomass and lipids and incorporate them in solar panels for efficient and clean energy storage.

Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Food Trends with FAPC: Restaurants
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Thursday Nov 24, 2022
Andrea Graves, business planning and marketing specialist at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, discuses the current trends with restaurants. In this episode of The Food Files, Andrea explains the evolution of restaurants now offering more gluten-free, vegan and local menu options.

Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Food Trends with FAPC: Hard Seltzers
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Thursday Nov 17, 2022
Chuck Willoughby, business and marketing relations manager at the Oklahoma State University Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center, explains the trend of hard seltzers. In this episode of The Food Files, Chuck discusses the market and encourages seltzer companies to engage with consumers for product development and flavor preferences.