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IFTNEXT Virtual Event: Circular Design in the Food Industry

Factors like food waste, population growth, sustainability, and urbanization continue to impact the food industry, but it’s also positioned well to rethink the traditional take-make-dispose production in favor of a more circular, closed loop system.

Listen as experts discuss how the food industry sees Circular Design and the Circular Economy mindset fueling government initiatives, inspiring academic research, and creating new lines of business.

Speakers:
Pablo Juliano, CSIRO (AU)
Pablo Juliano is currently leader of the Bioproducts Supply Chain Team, leading multidisciplinary projects on emerging food processing technologies and redesign and optimization of food supply chains. He obtained his PhD in Food Engineering at Washington State University in the USA and an Master of Business Administration at Deakin University in Australia. Pablo was with Nestlé Uruguay in the role of Quality Assurance Manager and as Research Manager with a major dairy exporter in Uruguay.

Luca Serventi, Lincoln University (NZ)
Luca is a lecturer of food innovation specializing in texturizers for gluten-free bakery products. He focuses on the need for cheaper and sustainable ingredients and how recycling waste can add value to the food chain.
His interest in transforming byproducts into valuable tools for food manufacturers landed him a spot on the IFTNEXT Stage where he discussed his research on Aquafaba (the water found in canned chickpeas) as a replacement for eggs and expensive hydrocolloids.

Claire Schlemme, Renewal Mill
Claire is Founder and CEO of Renewal Mill, a next generation ingredients company that upcycles byproducts, like okara, into high quality milled ingredients and keeps valuable nutrition in the supply chain, whilst reducing the impact on the environment.
Renewal Mill was named The Future Food Disruptor of the Year™ at IFT18.

Dana Gunders, Next Course (moderator)
Deemed "the woman who helped start the waste-free movement" by Consumer Reports, Dana is a national expert and strategic advisor for food waste reduction. Some of her proudest achievements include authoring Waste Free Kitchen Handbook, testifying in Congress, advising Google, and helping to launch both ReFED and the now $75M Save the Food campaign. Her work has been featured by John Oliver, NPR, Bloomberg, Dr. Oz, and hundreds of other outlets.

Length: 1 hour
Contact Hours: N/A
Date Recorded: March 28, 2019

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