Experts at IFT FIRST examined how the MAHA movement is influencing food regulation, ingredient reformulation, consumer ...

Food futurist Mike Lee explains how food industry leaders can identify enduring consumer shifts, leverage AI for innovation, and make sustainable products more appealing by positioning them as ...

Nurtured Nuts won the top prize at IFT FIRST’s The Pitch! competition for its CRISPR-developed allergen-free peanuts, highlighting a diverse group of food tech startups advancing innovations in ...

Panelists at IFT FIRST explore how AI, adaptability, communication, and changing workforce expectations are reshaping food ...

Tastewise CEO Alon Chen told attendees at IFT FIRST that agentic AI is rapidly becoming a competitive necessity, helping food companies accelerate innovation, understand consumers in real time, and ...

Renee Leber is food science and technical services manager at the Institute of Food Technologists with over ten years of product development experience. An expert in food additives and ingredients, ...

Marcia Walker, PhD, an IFT Fellow, brings more than two decades of front-line experience in food safety, product innovation, and commercialization. She has pioneered high-pressure processing, helped ...

The food industry faces both a challenge and an opportunity with GLP-1s reshaping eating and behaviorial patterns. This session will explore how food companies can respond, from reformulating products ...

Growing consumer interest in adaptogens is driving demand for ashwagandha, a botanical ingredient associated with stress relief, sleep support, and functional food and beverage innovation. Consumers ...

With new challenges emerging in food safety and regulation, this keynote features insights from the FDA’s Acting Deputy Commissioner for Food. Explore the latest developments in regulatory science, ...