Beyond The Bench-Top: Recent Episodes
St. Charles Trading, Inc.
Beyond The Bench-Top features guests from multiple disciplines in the food ingredient supply chain. You'll hear anecdotes from sales reps, purchasing agents, and food scientists! You've found the best resource for growing your food manufacturing business. Always remember, when you have questions about ingredients, we have answers!
Look who's back for this month's sales perspective of Beyond the Bench-Top! It's Territory Manager, Mike Caruso! As a grower and a seller of chile peppers, Mike shares his expertise with Kristi as they discuss sourcing, history and how St. Charles Trading has entered the chile pepper market. The vast diversity in size, shape, color and spice level is what has allowed chiles to stand the test of time and why they're popularity is on the rise. They help add a ton of flavor with almost no calories and have some pretty great health benefits. With over 3,500 types of chiles in the world, there's a chile for everyone! Mike and Kristi get into this and so much more. Enjoy! https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/chili-peppers-in-diet-linked-to-lower-risk-of-death-1.3179429 (Chinese Medical Study of Chile Peppers) Still have more questions about chiles? Check out this month's ingredient blog where we do a deep dive on chile peppers! https://bit.ly/37OJXOQ (https://bit.ly/37OJXOQ) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SQvf6h (https://bit.ly/2SQvf6h) LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2SZwsIn (https://bit.ly/2SZwsIn) Instagram: https://bit.ly/3h0HBkg (https://bit.ly/3h0HBkg) Website: https://www.stcharlestrading.com/ (https://www.stcharlestrading.com) Blog: https://bit.ly/3zQNsBg (https://bit.ly/3zQNsBg) Contact us! https://bit.ly/3vOlHWF
In this month's purchasing perspective of Beyond the Bench-Top, International Manager Leti is back! This time she's sitting down with Kristi to talk all about chile peppers! From processing, to importing, to applications and more, they cover it all! Happy listening! Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://bit.ly/2SQvf6h LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/2SZwsIn Instagram: https://bit.ly/3h0HBkg Website: https://www.stcharlestrading.com Blog: https://bit.ly/3zQNsBg
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This month's sales perspective featured guest Executive Vice President of Sales, David. He and Kristi dive into the lifestyle impacts of sugar and sweeteners and how trending lifestyles impact the sugar market.
In this month's purchasing perspective, Kristi chats with Director of Purchasing, Andy all about the regional differences and limitations of sugar and sweeteners.
Black pepper is a labor of love. On today's episode of Beyond the Bench-Top, District Vice President, Todd Birkholz dives into the cultural and global significance of black pepper with R&D Specialist Kristi Pfeiffer! Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesTra... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-c... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stcharlestr... Website: https://www.stcharlestrading.com Blog: https://www.stcharlestrading.com/blog/
On this week’s purchasing perspective of Beyond the Bench-Top, International Logistics and Sourcing Manager, Paul talks with Kristi about the many forms, qualities and applications for black pepper. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesTra... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-c... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stcharlestr...
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In this episode, South West Territory Manager Alec, sits down with Kristi to discuss the regional trends he has observed in the garlic market. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesTra... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-c... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stcharlestr... Website: https://www.stcharlestrading.com Blog: https://www.stcharlestrading.com/blog/
In this episode, International Manager, Leti talks with Kristi about the superior convenience that dehydrated garlic and veggies provide. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesTra... LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-c... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stcharlestr...
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In this episode, Kristi sits down with Mike, one of our sales representatives, to discuss the historical significance of salt and the role it plays in today's market. Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StCharlesTrading LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/st-charles-trading/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stcharlestrading/?hl=en
This week on Beyond The Bench Top, Kristi talks with Eric, one of the purchasing agents at St. Charles Trading. They talk about the current state of the salt market, how weather events affect the availability of some salt products, and their own opinions on salt in food. This episode is fun and informative! Check it out to see what's new with salt!
This week on Beyond The Bench Top, Kristi has a conversation with Peter one of the sales representatives at St. Charles Trading. Rice and oats are staple the world over. You might be surprised to hear that the southern U.S. grows a significant portion of the worlds rice. Maybe even more surprising is the quantity of oats produced in Canada. In light of recent winter weather we discuss the fragility of global grain supply chains and reflect on how recent trends spur demand towards the limits of supply.
This week on Beyond The Bench Top, Kristi has a conversation with Brandi one of the purchasing agents at St. Charles Trading. All grains are awesome, but rice and oats reign supreme.They talk about all things rice and oats including current markets, farmers, and supply chain bottlenecks.
Part 4! This fourth and final part of a 2 episode, 4 part series introduces our conversation about key differences between starches. In this first part we discuss some of the properties of potato starch, its use cases, and how it stacks up against other starches.
Part 3 of a 2 episode, 4 part series introduces our conversation about key differences between starches. In this first part we discuss some of the properties of potato starch, its use cases, and how it stacks up against other starches.
Part 2 of a 2 episode, 4 part series introduces our conversation about key differences between starches. In this first part we discuss some of the properties of potato starch, its use cases, and how it stacks up against other starches.
Part 1 of a 2 episode, 4 part series introduces our conversation about key differences between starches. In this first part we discuss some of the properties of potato starch, its use cases, and how it stacks up against other starches.