The Taste Podcast presents an engaging episode featuring our host Robert Strik and his guest Frank Hofman, a food engineer and product developer from Astra Sweets NV in Belgium. With a combined experience of 75 years, they delve into the intricate world of taste and technology. Frank's expertise lies in developing starch-moulded confectionery, with a focus on gelatin replacement, clean label products, and encapsulated ingredients. The conversation explores challenges in the candy industry, pa...
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The Taste Podcast presents an engaging episode featuring our host Robert Strik and his guest Frank Hofman, a food engineer and product developer from Astra Sweets NV in Belgium. With a combined experience of 75 years, they delve into the intricate world of taste and technology. Frank's expertise lies in developing starch-moulded confectionery, with a focus on gelatin replacement, clean label products, and encapsulated ingredients. The conversation explores challenges in the candy industry, pa...
Robert Strik and Piet Brink have a long, shared history in the world of taste and flavour, as can be heard in this amusing episode of TheTastePodcast. As they serve up a course of flavour and taste anecdotes, both gentlemen clearly enjoy reminiscing about and sharing their flavour secrets. To the wider public, Piet Brink is known as the man who made thousands of ‘bitterballen’ (typical Dutch bar snacks) at the Holland Heineken House during the Sochi Winter Olympics. Consequently, he knows all...
The Taste Podcast (ENG)
The Taste Podcast presents an engaging episode featuring our host Robert Strik and his guest Frank Hofman, a food engineer and product developer from Astra Sweets NV in Belgium. With a combined experience of 75 years, they delve into the intricate world of taste and technology. Frank's expertise lies in developing starch-moulded confectionery, with a focus on gelatin replacement, clean label products, and encapsulated ingredients. The conversation explores challenges in the candy industry, pa...
