The Food Chain Podcast
The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.
Episodes to download
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Flavour: The potato chip story
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Ruth Alexander looks at why crisps are one of world's most enduring and popular snacks.
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Should I eat breakfast?
Thu 4 Sep 2025
What makes a healthy first meal of the day, and when to have it
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Bottom trawling and the future of global fish supplies
Thu 28 Aug 2025
What pressures are these fishing methods placing on oceans and those who depend on them?
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Making care home food better
Thu 21 Aug 2025
The people aiming to bring quality, nutritious meals for elderly residents in care homes
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Garlic: Food or medicine?
Thu 14 Aug 2025
A journey through this pungent bulb's history, culture and cuisine.
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India's caste system and food
Thu 24 Jul 2025
How social stigma impacted the cuisine of India鈥檚 Dalit community
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A place at the table: fostering and adoption
Thu 17 Jul 2025
How a simple plate of food can provide comfort, connection and a sense of belonging.
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Protein v fibre
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Is our preoccupation with protein overshadowing another nutritional essential 鈥� fibre?
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Video game food
Thu 3 Jul 2025
How do you bring a fantastical virtual food item to life in the real world?
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The story of your plate
Thu 26 Jun 2025
The history of dinnerware and what it says about the people who use it
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Thai food: Winning hearts and minds
Thu 19 Jun 2025
How a government used food to influence how you view the country
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AI in the food chain
Thu 12 Jun 2025
How is artificial intelligence rewiring the global food industry?
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The buyers
Thu 5 Jun 2025
We speak to three professional buyers about finding the best food at the best price
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May contain: The food allergy risk
Thu 29 May 2025
What it鈥檚 like to be diagnosed with life-threatening food allergies?
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Let food do the talking
Thu 22 May 2025
Does food have the power to send messages when words aren鈥檛 enough?
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Snackification: Our love affair with snacks
Thu 15 May 2025
How did snacking start and why do we do it?
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Stress, eat, repeat?
Thu 8 May 2025
What happens to our eating habits when we鈥檙e stressed, and how to change that
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A fresh start
Thu 1 May 2025
The bakeries and eateries employing staff with criminal records or history of addiction
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Food cottage industries
Thu 24 Apr 2025
We hear from the women making food products at home as a source of income
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What鈥檚 the future for Indigenous food?
Thu 17 Apr 2025
First Nations people in Canada talk about opportunities and barriers to food security.
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The packaging problem
Thu 10 Apr 2025
Sustainable packaging is evolving, but will consumer habits catch up?
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How to run a local shop
Thu 3 Apr 2025
Why convenience stores are having to change to stay in business
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The power of the review
Thu 27 Mar 2025
How reviews are changing and what that means for restaurants
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Bouillon: The story of stock
Thu 27 Feb 2025
How the simplest dish influenced restaurants and cuisine today
Food Chain highlights
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