The events of 2020 have caused many to take a deeper look into the structure of society. Food system structures are no different. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma is joined by Brett Persing, Penn State School of Hospitality Management Senior, for a discussion about food justice. Brett defines what food justice means and how it changes the view of the current food system.

The way consumers choose beverages continue to change and adapt as the pandemic rages on. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Kathy Kelley, Ph.D., Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management in Penn State’s College of Agriculture Sciences to discuss recent trends in the beverage industry.

Every industry has been impacted by COVID-19 but none as much as restaurants and foodservice. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Ajai Ammachathram, Ph.D., assistant professor and beverage extension specialist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. They discuss the impact COVID-19 has had on restaurants and how they’ve adapted during these unprecedented times.

Consumer trends have changed in almost every industry during the pandemic, the wine and spirits industry is no exception. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Kathy Kelley, Ph.D., Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management in Penn State’s College of Agriculture Sciences to discuss expenditure on wine during COVID-19.

Every industry has been impacted by the ongoing pandemic and school nutrition is no exception. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma is joined by Lucy Ruetiman, director of nutrition & compliance at Genuine Foods, a foodservice management company that delivers fresh, scratch-made culturally relevant food service to schools and communities. They discuss how Genuine Foods focuses on providing high quality meals and how the pandemic has changed school nutrition.

On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Kathy Kelley, Ph.D., Professor of Horticultural Marketing and Business Management in Penn State’s College of Agriculture Sciences to revisit a discussion from a previous episode on alcohol purchasing and consumption trends during the ongoing pandemic and what she has learned since then.

For many of us, the pandemic has changed the way we think about food and snacks. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma talks with Abby Estevez, Penn State School of Hospitality (SHM) alumna and creator of food blog, Snacks Happen. She shares her path to creating the blog during the pandemic and how she hopes to inspire others to make creative snacks.

Food Access and Security is an international issue that has become even more important during the COVID-19 pandemic. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma is joined by Laura Zebrini, Consumer & Market Insights Project Leader at the Paul Bocuse Institute in Écully, France. They discuss the pandemic’s impact on food access and security in France.

Appalachian Food Works (AFW) is a farmer-focused, non-profit food hub working to build a more equitable food system by providing Central Pennsylvanians greater access to food grown and raised in Central Pennsylvania. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma sits down with Travis Lesser, executive director of Appalachian Food Works, to discuss what food hubs are and how AFW is helping local farmers and consumers.

Food access and insecurity is an issue that the pandemic has only heightened. Researchers at Penn State School of Hospitality Management have taken a deeper dive into the impacts of food insecurity during this unprecedented time. On this episode of allinfoodz, Amit Sharma is joined by Chandler Yu, associate professor Penn State School of Hospitality Management, as they discuss their research on how the pandemic has impacted food insecurity and availability.