Ingrained Insights Podcast

Guest: Luke Mapp, President, Mikesell’s Snack Food Co.

Remaining family-run, achieving growth during the pandemic, and strategically refocusing on customer service.

Guests: Laura Allred, Regulatory Manager, Gluten-Free Certification Organization, and Jeanne Reid, Marketing Manager, Gluten Intolerance Group

Gluten-free product certification, gluten-free product and category trends, beginning gluten-free product development

Guest: Daniel Sztutwojner, Chief Customer Officer and Co-Founder, Beekeeper

Sophisticated communication platforms, pandemic and recall management, workforce strategies.

Guest: Brock Beach, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Rodem

Streamlining operations, sanitary process oversight and control, material handling, plant efficiency.

Guest: Nancy Jo Seaton, President, Seaton Food Consultants

Brick-and-mortar, in-store bakery strategies, in-store sampling, the power of aroma.

Guest: Brad Schwan, Vice President of Category Marketing, ADM

Healthy snacking, gut health and immunity, ingredient opportunities.

Guests: Chris Ortego, Owner, and Shaun Davis, Executive Pastry Chef, Cotton Blues Kitchen + Marketplace

Building retail dessert distribution, single-serve opportunities, hallmarks of dessert quality.

Guest: Jill Clark, Jill Clark, Founding Member and Treasurer, True Source Honey

Preventing honey adulteration, comprehensive honey traceability, consumer assurance, and stopping food fraud.

Guest: Laurie McNamara, Pastry Chef, Cadence Kitchen & Co. and The Foxtail

Baking better scones, seasonal flavors, savory scones, and foodservice shifts during the pandemic.

Guest: Ray Burke, President & COO, U.S.-Canada Region, Rich Products Corp.

Snapshots through the years with Rich Products, including recent acquisitions, and celebrating Rich’s 75th anniversary.