Jake Edmiston
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Jake Edmiston
@edmistonjake.bsky.social
I write about the food business for the Toronto Star
www.thestar.com/business/con...

Sometimes, in food manufacturing, the product just starts to taste different. Something happens somewhere in the factory or the supply chain. To get to the bottom of it, some companies bring in Elspeth Copeland, who is the best taster I have ever met.
Confessions of a professional taster: How one woman discovers problems in food factories, one bite at a time
Elspeth Copeland in a professional taster in high demand among major food companies in Canada and the U.S., because she can identify what’s going wrong in their factory, or their supply chain, or thei...
www.thestar.com
December 13, 2025 at 3:32 PM