In this episode of At the Table we sat down with Dr. Amit Sharma and covered topics such us consumer spending trends, lab grown meats, restaurant menu choices and school lunch hour. Dr. Sharma is the Edward Friedman and Stuart Mann Professor of Hospitality Management, the Associate Director of the School of Hospitality Management, and the Director of the Food Decisions Research Laboratory at Pennsylvania State University.

Dr. Sharma teaches finance and economics, and his interdisciplinary research focuses on Cost-Benefit Analysis, small business financing and economics of the foodservice system. He is a past-President and founding editor of International Council of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institutional Education (ICHRIE), past-President of the International Association of Hospitality Financial Management Educators (iAHFME), and creator and host of the Allinfoodz podcast, featured on iTunes.