Videos

This presentation includes an introduction to how probiotics and fermented foods can be favorable additions to a healthy lifestyle, as well as contribute to the gut microbiome. The benefits of consuming fermented foods, the importance of using strain-specific probiotics for certain benefits, and how probiotics and live cultures in food differ are discussed.

In her keynote session, RDBA Executive Director ,Annette Maggi, MS, RDN, LD, FAND, celebrated the amazing work of retail dietitians as they continue to evolve their programs and services to align with shifting consumer demands on grocery retail.

Led by perhaps the most entertaining cook-along hosts, DJ Blatner, RDN, CSSD, this session provides retail RDs with a new cook-along concept featuring flexitarian, savory uses of yogurt. DJ shares tips on how to educate shoppers about stocking a flexitarian pantry, fridge, and freezer with staples to keep on hand.

During our second featured cook-along, Chef/Author Barton Seaver shows how to make flavorful, simple, and nutritious hand rolls in two ways and to discover fun and innovative ways to use canned/pouched Wild Alaska Salmon.

As only he can, RDBA CEO, Phil Lempert, kicked off the virtual experience with his annual trend forecast, making his predictions for the future based on two years of unprecedented change in retail and evolving consumer behaviors.

Food packaging is in the news. Over the past year, there have been more than 250,000 news reports about food packaging. Topics including edible packaging, eco-friendly packaging, phthalates, and single-use plastics are creating headlines and generating interest.  This webcast and podcast is designed to help retail RDs cut through the headlines and gain clearer understanding about food packaging benefits and risks related to food safety, health threats, food waste, environmental impact and more. During this segment, David Smith offers an overview of the current food packaging industry and highlights some of the most common misconceptions. David also provides insights into the myriad of challenges food companies face when evaluating packaging choices, such as compatibility with food ingredients, material sourcing, integration into food processing, food protection/safety, consumer perception, recycling, and reuse.

Last week at the Virtual Experience, the Retail Dietitians Business Alliance announced the recipient of this year’s Retail RD of the Year Award. Mandy Katz, the winner, is a Manger of Healthy Living at Giant Food.

David Smith offers an overview of the current food packaging industry and highlights some of the most common misconceptions.

As more and more grocery shoppers take an interest in how their food is grown and processed, RDBA has partnered with Potatoes USA on our newest webcast/podcast, titled the Role of Processed Foods in a Safe, Healthy and Sustainable Food System.

Join us for the final installment of our Morning Fix series, a quick 15-minute educational webcast to enjoy right along with your morning coffee or tea. This week’s webcast highlights a strategic partnership between Microsoft and Bayer to build a new cloud-based set of digital tools and data science solutions for use across the food and agriculture sector. It’s one you definitely won’t want to miss.