Beyond consumer demand, regulatory bodies worldwide are pushing for reduced-sugar consumption through taxes and labeling ...

A leading AI futurist and IFT keynoter explores the next frontier of artificial intelligence--and explains why it's essential ...

The notion of curing—not just preventing—cancer through food rather than therapies including drugs, radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery has been an elusive goal as scientists around the globe pursue ...

The rise of alternative proteins is among the most prominent food industry transformations of the past decade, and disruptions from COVID-19 have only cemented and accelerated this trend. The vast ...

CHICAGO – May 21, 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, ...

This past July, more than 16,000 participants gathered in Chicago for IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo. Rooted in science and focused on the future of food, IFT FIRST is the premier place for the ...

Increasingly popular with American consumers, Asian entrées and appetizers are edging out other types of cuisine in the supermarket freezer case. East Asian (especially Japanese and Korean), South ...

Move over vitamins. Bioactives are the new frontier of functional ingredients. Bioactives are small molecular compounds found in plants, fungi, and aquatic sources. Recently, there’s been a surge in ...

CHICAGO – May 15, 2025 – The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), is proud to share the ...

So, what does clean label mean? Essentially, clean label means making a product using as few ingredients as possible, and making sure those ingredients are items that consumers recognize and think of ...