Our next guest is Ryan Ponquett. Ryan has a degree in Chemistry, a master’s degree in Organic Chemistry and completed four years post-graduate studies in Plant Biochemistry at the University of Natal in South Africa. He co-founded the flavour company FlavourCraft and was CEO and Technical Director for more than 20 years until it was acquired by Kerry in 2012. Ryan is a former President of the South African Association for Food Science and Technology (SAAFoST), he is an experienced flavourist and...
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Join us for a virtual walk through the olfactory world of Caro Verbeek, who shows us how our sense of smell deeply affects our sensory experiences of Art, History, Music, Memory and Emotion. This fascinating discussion gets dangerously philosophical as it explores our very human experience of the world around us. Caro Verbeek is an embedded researcher of olfactory heritage at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Rijksmuseum and International Flavours & Fragrances. Trained as an art historian, s...
Jun 05, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Today we're pleased to have William van Dongen with us. He's an R&D manager with a wealth of experience in flavour and fragrances, as well as pharmaceutical research. William is co-founder of Scents & Flavors— a comprehensive database of over 46,000 materials used in the flavor and fragrance industry. In this episode, he'll share his approach to innovation, problem-solving, and how his diverse background informs his work. Join us as we explore his insights and experiences in the field. H...
Apr 29, 2025•1 hr 26 min•Season 4Ep. 2
The first guest of the fourth season of our podcast is Cyndie Lipka, a principal flavorist at Bell Flavors and Fragrances. Ms. Lipka has nearly three decades of experience in the flavor industry, with a focus on developing and duplicating elegantly layered flavors for a variety of markets, including the sweet and dairy industries. She began her career at The Hershey Company and has worked for Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co., Sethness Greenleaf Chicago (later Synergy Flavors), Bell Flavors and Fragrances, Pr...
Mar 23, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 4Ep. 1
We wrap up Season 3 of the Flavour Talks podcast with Garmt Dijksterhuis, a renowned researcher in sensory science and experimental psychology. Garmt has over 30 years of experience in academia, research institutes, and the food industry. He has written or co-authored 150 publications in sensory and consumer science, statistics, and psychology. Garmt Dijksterhuis is a founding member of the Sensometric society and a member of the editorial board of several journals in the area of eating and food...
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Welcome to this episode of our podcast, recorded on World Arts Day, featuring the visionary perfumer Christophe Laudamiel. Known for his innovative approach to fragrance design, Christophe has created scents for some of the world's leading brands and has a reputation for pushing the boundaries of olfactory artistry. In this inspiring conversation, he shares his insights on the importance of forging your own path in the creative world of flavours and fragrances. He encourages listeners to embrace...
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 9
The world of flavours is relatively small, so there are just few iconic personalities. One of them is undoubtedly Andy Taylor. After 32 successful years at the University of Nottingham, where he pioneered the study of flavour release from food, he changed career direction in 2010 to found a spin-out company, Flavometrix. He then joined Mars Petcare where he worked for 6 years. Andy currently works with a number of companies to help develop flavour research strategies and to mentor younger resear...
Sep 10, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Paola Totaro is an award-winning journalist, editor and author covering global issues including politics, health, social policy, indigenous rights, arts and culture. She has written for major publications and is passionate about storytelling, engaging diverse audiences and mentoring young journalists. When award-winning reporter Paola Totaro lost her sense of smell to Covid in March 2020, her world changed and dulled in an instant. Her latest book, On the Scent, is a memoir/scientific detective ...
Aug 18, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Professor Thomas Hummel is a renowned expert in the field of smell and taste. He supervises work area and outpatient clinic "Smell and Taste" at the Department of Otorhinolaryngology at the TU Dresden and heads the interdisciplinary centre "Smell and Taste", where he studies the physiology and pathophysiology of smell and taste. His work includes the diagnosis and treatment of olfactory and gustatory disorders. Host: Trevor Groome and Michel Aubanel, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Maria Palassa...
Jul 18, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Carlo Bicchi, Full Professor of Phytochemistry at the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Turin , has been involved in the development of analytical technologies for biologically active secondary metabolites in plant matrices and in aroma profiling and fingerprinting of industrial food crops. With over 350 publications in international journals, his research interests include sample preparation, gas chromatography, enantioselective GC, high pressure liquid chromatography, supercritical flui...
Jun 22, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Listen to a new episode of the Flavour Talks podcast with Saskia van Ruth, Professor of Food Supply Chain Integrity at University College Dublin. With a PhD in food chemistry, she has extensive experience in flavour science and food authenticity, having worked in a variety of roles at institutions including Queen's University Belfast, University College Cork and Wageningen University & Research. Host: Trevor Groome and Séan Ryan, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Britta Nobis, Publishing: Ján ...
May 30, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Technical problems caused that the interview with Professor Barry Smith was left unfinished. That's why we bring you the sequel. Enjoy! Host: Trevor Groome, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Maria Palassarou, Publishing: Ján Peťka © 2024 British Society of Flavourists
May 03, 2024•1 hr 13 min•Season 3Ep. 3
In this episode we talk to Barry C. Smith, Director of the Institute of Philosophy at the School of Advanced Study, University of London . A philosopher of language and mind and founding director of the Centre for the Study of the Senses, his current research is on the multisensory nature of perceptual experience, focusing on taste, smell and flavour. He has written both theoretical and experimental papers and collaborated with chefs and artists. Barry is also a well-known broadcaster and wine c...
Apr 25, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Season 3 of the Flavour Talks podcast kicks off with flavourist Nigel John Murphy. Nigel began his career over 40 years ago, after graduating in Food Technology, he began creating seasonings with a particular focus on learning the flavour of herbs and spices, progressing to join the largest seasoning house in the UK. Encouraged and taught by leading names in the industry and through several joint ventures, this culminated in the creation of the Quintessence range of seasonings. This success led ...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 1
We are closing the season 2 of Flavour Talks podcast with Kaan Demiryurek, who recently published the book "Food for thought - Food Science and Engineering for the Future of Humanity". Kaan has worked in R&D, food science and engineering at PepsiCo for more than 20 years. His combination of curiosity and expertise, coupled with philosophical aspects and future-oriented thinking, is an exciting and inspiring combination. Host: Trevor Groome & Michel Aubanel, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing...
Oct 23, 2023•1 hr 40 min
Listen to a new episode of the Flavour Talks podcast. Our guest is Anne Tromelin, a researcher at the INRA in Dijon, France. She studied pharmaceutical sciences at the University of Bourgundy, focusing on the biological activity of small organic molecules. She joined the INRA in Dijon, where she started working on QSAR studies, mainly on beta-lactoglobulin. Her career then evolved into studies on aroma perception using computational and chemoinformatics approaches. The podcast was held in French...
Aug 06, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks, this time with Sam Bompas, founder of Bompas & Parr, globally recognised as the leading expert in multi-sensory experience design. Bompas & Parr was founded in June 2007 creating food art using gelatine desserts. Their work has been noted for its detail and the company has competed in culinary artwork competitions. Their projects explore how the taste of food is altered through synaesthesia, performance and setting. Current focus of their project...
Jul 18, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks podcast, this time with John Forbes, a renown expert on raw materials for flavour and fragrance industry. Host: Trevor Groome, Andrea Albertino, Séan Ryan, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Mark Millward © 2023 British Society of Flavourists
Jun 25, 2023•1 hr 55 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Join us on a journey through the life and work of Professor Don Mottram, the eminent English flavour chemist from the Department of Food and Nutritional Sciences at the University of Reading. He began his career in colour chemistry and was one of the pioneers of chromatography. He then moved into flavour research and was one of the first to carry out fundamental research into meat flavour. Working with Professor Bronek Wedzicha at the University of Leeds, Mottram made a major breakthrough in und...
May 31, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Listen to a new Flavour Talks podcast episode, this time with Dr Nancy E. Rawson, Acting Director & President of the Monell Chemical Senses Center . Accompanied by our hosts, Dr. Rawson explains Monell’s vision on advancing the scientific understanding of taste & smell, where research discoveries can lead to improving nutritional health, diagnosing & treating disease, addressing smell & taste loss, as also digitizing chemosensory data. As part of Monell’s mission, we encourage li...
May 13, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks podcast, this time with Michel Aubanel, Global development director for flavour ingredients at Kerry . Our hosts, Andrea and Sean delve into the life of this industry veteran who has extracted and tasted many of the most prized aromas in the world. We learn his perspective on the perfume and flavour world and get to sample some valuable philosophical insights. Host: Andrea Albertino, Sean Ryan, Music: Aidan Kirkwood, Editing: Mark Millward © 2023 Britis...
Apr 29, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks podcast, this time with Marie Wright, President of Creation, Design & Development and Chief Global Flavorist at ADM Nutrition. After graduating from King’s College in London, Marie was trained as a Flavourist with Bush Boake Allen, advancing to Senior Flavorist and moving to the US as the Flavor Creation Manager for Latin America. Marie joined IFF playing a leadership role in innovation as Vice President, Senior Flavorist. In 2012, Marie moved to Wild...
Apr 15, 2023•1 hr 49 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks podcast, this time with Prof. Dr. Andrea Büttner. One of Professor Schieberle's phenomenal disciples, Andrea soon attracted attention in her academic career at the Technical University of Munich with unique research topics such as: aroma of citrus fruits, development of buccal odor screening system, studies of maternal milk or smell of toys. Andrea has been Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging since April 20...
Apr 03, 2023•1 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 2
We are starting the season 2 of Flavour Talks podcast with a well known personality: Danny Hodrien. Born and educated near Liverpool before attending Reading University for a Degree and a life in the Food Industry. Starting his flavour life with Unilever he was immediately captivated by the magic of a flavour laboratory. Now 51 years later and after senior positions in the corporate world of flavours with the major players such as Givaudan and companies that became Sensient and Symrise then latt...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks, this time with Marianne Martin, creative perfumer and president of the British Society of Perfumers . Marianne’s perfumery and chemistry experience spans nearly 50 years in the fragrance industry. She is a respected perfumery tutor with a global outlook, known for her perfumery teaching in the courses for the Society of Cosmetic Scientists . This exciting podcast is discussing topics from both flavourist and perfumer perspective. © 2022 British Society o...
Nov 06, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Our hosts Trevor and Aidan talk to Marianne Martin, president of the British Society of Perfumers . © 2022 British Society of Flavourists . Music by Aidan Kirkwood
Nov 05, 2022•2 min•Season 1Ep. 10
On this episode of BSF Flavour Talks, our hosts Trevor and Aidan speak to Gary Reineccius, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota , the renowned expert on flavour encapsulation. Gary is the author and co-author of more than 250 books and publications, including the “Flavour Bible” for many of us - Flavor Chemistry and Technology . He specializes in the needs and trends of the industry that have evolved over time. In addition to his expertise in encapsulation and many other flavour top...
Oct 17, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Our hosts Trevor and Aidan talk to Gary Reineccius, flavour scientist, Professor Emeritus at the University of Minnesota . © 2022 British Society of Flavourists . Music by Aidan Kirkwood
Oct 17, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Listen to a new episode of Flavour Talks, this time with Aigora , a technology company that empowers sensory and consumer teams to implement artificial intelligence. Our hosts, Trevor and Aidan, discuss the combination of sensory neuroscience with data computational science with Tian Yu, director of sensory science of Aigora and Vanessa Rios de Souza, senior computational sensory science consultant. © 2022 British Society of Flavourists Music by Aidan Kirkwood...
Oct 02, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Our hosts Trevor and Aidan talk to representatives of technological company Aigora that empowers sensory and consumer teams to implement artificial intelligence. © 2022 British Society of Flavourists . Music by Aidan Kirkwood
Oct 01, 2022•3 min•Season 1Ep. 8
