GUESTS. Tejas Bhatt is founder and CEO of AdvanTejas, a consultancy that helps food companies digitize food safety to make it more predictive and preventive. He previously served as senior director of ...

Food Processing & Packaging Let IFT help you improve the quality, efficiency, and sustainability of your processing and packaging initiatives. Access the latest and most informed information and ...

In today's challenging funding landscape, researchers in the global food system are facing significant barriers in securing grant support due to recent federal budget cuts in the United States. This ...

New Professionals. Are you a recent graduate or new professional in the first ten years of your career? IFT’s New Professionals community is designed to give you access to the people and resources you ...

Food Safety & Defense As a global leader is food safety and security, IFT provides exceptional resources and knowledge sharing to help you stay up-to-date and expand your understanding of food safety ...

CHICAGO – June 12, 2025 – The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), a nonprofit scientific organization committed to advancing the science of food and its application across the global food system, ...

GUESTS. Steve Brown is a former executive at Google DeepMind and Intel and the best-selling author of The Innovation Ultimatum: How Six Strategic Technologies will Reshape Every Business in the 2020s.

A ctive packaging extends food shelf life using technology beyond traditional packaging barrier technology. Intelligent packaging communicates by acquiring, storing, processing, and sharing ...

FOOD WASTE. Whey forward. Most whey, a byproduct of cheese manufacturing, goes to waste, but it can be used as a high-value ingredient in other food products, according to researchers at the ...

I n recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have rapidly evolved from futuristic concepts to practical tools driving innovation across industries. From health care to ...

I t would be hard to imagine a better source of food and beverage innovation and expertise than the IFT FIRST food expo this July 13–16 at McCormick Place in Chicago, where attendees will make ...