The Changing Food Landscape
May 18, 2015
“We are obsessed with food,” states a report from Acosta. “We research how ingredients are grown; we share photos of our food on social media; we fixate on our diets; we watch
Category: Food and Drink
In this blog, we discuss cognitive computing and other technologies with a focus on supply chain management and innovation. Other topics of discussion include digital enterprise transformation, marketing, the Internet of Things, and smart cities. Our goal is to advance the public discussion about how cognitive computing and other advanced technologies affect the world in which we live.
Bradd C. Hayes is the active editor of this blog.
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Big Data and Technology Poised to Help Agriculture
April 27, 2015
Everyone is aware of how significant California’s drought has become. If you are thinking, “Thank God I don’t live in California.” you can’t be faulted; however, if you think the drought there
Food Security and Science
April 21, 2015
Earlier this year, the Pew Research Center released results from two polls that indicate a majority of scientists have confidence in the safety of genetically modified/bioengineered foods, but a majority of U.S.
Vivanda Aims to Take FlavorPrint® to New Heights
April 6, 2015
Kim Nash (@knash99) reports that, in a data-driven world, more and more CIOs are becoming CEOs. She writes, “The latest is Jerry Wolfe, who was CIO at McCormick & Co. Inc., the
Food Security: Overcoming Risks in the Food Supply Chain
March 26, 2015
Consumers in the developed world have come to expect supermarkets to offer all varieties of fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the year. That means, of course, that those items are being sourced
Fat: You Need Some in Your Diet and It May be a Sixth Taste
March 6, 2015
Over the last several decades fat in our diets has received a lot of bad press. Low fat and no fat foods now fill supermarket shelves and are highlighted on restaurant menus.
Food Security: A Growing Global Concern
February 16, 2015
Those of us residing in the United States consider ourselves blessed to be living in a land of plenty — one of the breadbaskets of the world. Mariana Chilton (@MarianaChilton), associate professor
The Future of Food: Will Bugs be Labeled Organic?
December 22, 2014
This time of year people think a lot about treats — candy canes hung on Christmas trees, visions of sugarplums, and chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Few people, however, are thinking
2015 Predictions: Food and Flavors
December 9, 2014
Although the end-of-the-year prediction season generally involves prognostications about things like emerging technologies, the economy, political events, and the like, the one thing that all of us will be doing next year
Food Security and STEM Education
December 5, 2014
The World Food Prize believes “The Greatest Challenge in Human History” is answering the question: “Can We Sustainably Feed the 9 Billion People on our Planet by the Year 2050?” The answer
