The foodservice business has been especially impacted by the effects of the pandemic. As a result, all aspects of the industry have had to make changes to the way they operate. On this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Hugh Roth, Senior Vice President, Chief Customer and Business Development Officer, PepsiCo Global Foodservice. They discuss the challenges faced by restaurants and supply chain operations caused by the pandemic and what Pepsi and their partners have done to adapt.

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Foodservice Response to COVID-19

 Food Insecurity has been an issue in American before the pandemic and recent events have only heightened the awareness for food availability. On this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Joel Berg, CEO of Hunger Free America. Joel is a nationally recognized leader and media spokesman in the fields of domestic hunger, food security, obesity, poverty, food-related economic development, national service, and volunteerism. They discuss America’s hunger challenges and how they can be remedied. 

Hunger Free America

 Our emotions impact our decision making daily, including our food choices. On this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Dr. Herbert L. Meiselman, an internationally known expert in sensory and consumer research, product development, and food service. They discuss how emotions impact food decisions as well as the emotional impact of COVID-19 on food choices. 

Emotions and Food Decisions

Many industries have been affected by COVID-19 and the wine industry is no different. In this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with colleagues from Penn State’s College of Agriculture Sciences who focus on alcohol and economic trends. Kathy Kelley, Ph.D., Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management and Claudia Schmidt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics discuss alcohol purchasing and consumption trends during the ongoing pandemic.

Wine Trends During COVID-19

Food insecurity in the United States is a complex and multilayered issue. On this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Charlie Hoffs, Stanford undergraduate student and Isabelle Foster, Stanford alumna. They created a student-led research group focused on combating food insecurity in American communities with data driven policy. They discuss their perspective on food insecurities and how programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) can help get food to those in need.

Combating Food Insecurity with Data

Even though schools have been forced to close during the COVID-19 pandemic, school food service directors have been busy supplying meals to students. In this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Megan Schaper, State College Area School District Director of Food Service, recently elected Vice President of the Pennsylvania School Nutrition Association and SHM alumna, HRIM ‘88. They discuss the challenges of switching from serving students in a cafeteria to providing meals for pickup and other unique challenges the pandemic has presented.

Providing Food for Students during COVID-19

 The new Allinfoodz Rapid Response series brings food service professionals sound and creative suggestions to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this episode, Amit Sharma is joined by Alexis Lorenc, recent graduate of Penn State School of Hospitality management. Alexis shares the unique promotions food service businesses are rolling out during this unprecedented time. 

Rapid Response featuring Alexis Lorenc

 Chambers of Commerce and other business organizations have always been an important part of local economies but even more so during this unprecedented time. Keeping businesses sustainable during the pandemic is at the forefront of these organizations. On this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Vern Squier, President and CEO of the Chamber of Business & Industry of Centre County and Fritz Smith, President and CEO of Happy Valley Adventure Bureau. They discuss the challenges local businesses are facing and what their organizations are doing to help. 

Chambers of Commerce and Supporting Local Business during COVID-19

The new Allinfoodz Rapid Response series brings food service professionals sound and creative suggestions to manage the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this series premiere episode, Amit Sharma is joined by Breffni Noone, Associate Professor in the School of Hospitality Management whose focus is operations and revenue management.

Rapid Response featuring Breffni Noone

  Access to food has been a challenge for many in this unprecedented time. In New York City, food insecurity has always been an issue but even more so now. Amit Sharma sits down with Josiah Haken, Vice President of Outreach for New York City Relief, an organization that serves the struggling and homeless. Since 1989, NYC Relief has served over 7 million servings of food and beverage, connected over 385,000 people to help and hope and mobilized over 86,000 volunteers to serve with our outreach. They discuss the focus of the organization and the new challenges presented by COVID-19.  

Fighting Food Insecurity in NYC

  Food access and security has always been an issue for society and even more so in this unprecedented time. For Colleges and Universities, on campus dining has changed drastically since the implementation of social distancing and other measures in response to COVID-19. Although most students were able to return home many were unable to do that and are still living on campus. In this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Jim Richard, Director of Residential Dining at Penn State and Jim Meinecke, Associate Director of Residential Dining. They discuss the challenges presented by COVID-19 and how they’ve been able to serve the remaining students on campus.  

University Residential Dining During COVID-19

In this unprecedented time, increasing food access in the community has become a paramount issue. Food banks and other organizations that provide food for no cost are becoming more important in these uncertain times. On Penn State’s University Park Campus, the Lion’s Pantry’s mission is to address and mitigate student hunger.  On this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with President of The Lion's Pantry, Penn State student Sayre Bradley to discuss the Pantry's mission and practices.

The Lion’s Pantry

COVID-19 is affecting lives around the world. In this episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma gets the scientific perspective on the virus with two Penn State Agriculture Science Professors whose expertise include epidemiology, immune responses to viruses, viral pathogenesis, viral vaccines and anti-virals. Bhushan M. Jayarao and Suresh V. Kuchipudi share their knowledge and take us on a deeper dive into COVID-19.

Deeper Dive into COVID-19

Food Safety has always been a top priority for society. It has become even more important in this unprecedented era. In this latest episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Martin Bucknavage, Penn State Food Safety Extension Senior Associate to discuss food safety in the era of COVID-19.

Food Safety during COVID-19

Our culture thrives on human interaction and food and drink have been bringing us together for centuries. During this unprecedented time people have had to come up with alternatives to connect around food and drink. In this latest episode of Allinfoodz, Amit Sharma is joined by Penn State Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management Kathy Kelley and Penn State School of Hospitality Management Instructor and Sommelier Pat Felitti. They discuss the state of the wine and spirits industry and how people are incorporating food and drink in virtual gatherings to gain that human connection.

Virtual Gatherings with Food & Drink

Allinfoodz covers a variety of food, and foodservice-related topics that aim to answer core questions regarding our food decisions: How, and why we eat food? The process of creating, serving, and eating food can be a personal or social event. Most people think about food frequently during any given day. Furthermore, there are often underlying reasons that might drive how we make our food choices and decisions, whether we are consuming, or offering food to others. Allinfoodz provides a space to share varied and all-inclusive food choice research, stories, narratives and experiences, so that we can learn from each other.

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