Institute of Food Technologists

IFT’s Feeding Tomorrow Fund and PepsiCo Partner on Food Science Undergraduate Scholarship

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Thursday, March 14, 2024
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IFT’s Feeding Tomorrow Fund has partnered with PepsiCo to support the next generation of the science of food community through a joint Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship .

Key Points: 
  • IFT’s Feeding Tomorrow Fund has partnered with PepsiCo to support the next generation of the science of food community through a joint Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship .
  • “The Feeding Tomorrow Fund is excited to partner with a leading company like PepsiCo to support a future leader of tomorrow.
  • Since 1985, the Institute of Food Technologists through the Feeding Tomorrow Fund has awarded more than 2,700 scholarships totaling over $3 million.
  • The application deadline for the PepsiCo and IFT Academic and Travel Undergraduate Hybrid Scholarship is March 29, 2024.

Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge Grand Prize and Growth Grant Winners Revealed

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024
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The Seeding The Future Foundation and Institute of Food Technologists are proud to announce the Seeding The Future Grand Prize and Growth Grant winners for the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge , which awards a total of USD $1 million annually for innovations that can transform food systems to be more equitable and lead to safe, nutritious and trusted food using sustainable practices.

Key Points: 
  • The Seeding The Future Foundation and Institute of Food Technologists are proud to announce the Seeding The Future Grand Prize and Growth Grant winners for the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge , which awards a total of USD $1 million annually for innovations that can transform food systems to be more equitable and lead to safe, nutritious and trusted food using sustainable practices.
  • “When we created the annual Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge, our purpose was – and still is – to create a powerful, steadily growing pipeline of high impact innovations that address the most pressing challenges food systems are facing globally.
  • We again saw a tremendous number of applications in each award category.”
    Out of the more than 900 submissions from 78 countries this year, three Growth Grant winners (each receiving $100,000) and two Seeding The Future Grand Prize winners (each receiving $250,000) were selected.
  • “IFT is proud to support and help advance the work of its members, the science of food community, and programs such as the Seeding The Future Global Food System Challenge to ensure food security for a growing global population,” said IFT CEO Christie Tarantino-Dean.

IFT’s Global Food Traceability Center Launches Enterprise Traceability Education Suite to Boost Organizational Traceability Awareness

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Tuesday, January 9, 2024
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IFT’s Global Food Traceability Center has launched an Enterprise Traceability Education Suite, which empowers organizations to train their employees on key traceability concepts, prepare for incoming regulations, and take steps to reduce the impact of recalls.

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  • IFT’s Global Food Traceability Center has launched an Enterprise Traceability Education Suite, which empowers organizations to train their employees on key traceability concepts, prepare for incoming regulations, and take steps to reduce the impact of recalls.
  • From a basic awareness of food traceability principles to detailed guides on how to design, implement, evaluate, and enhance an organization’s traceability system, the self-paced courses are thoughtfully designed to educate professionals across all levels and business areas.
  • The Enterprise Traceability Education Suite will help organizations create a traceability plan and get its staff aligned on traceability best practices moving forward,” said IFT Chief Science and Technology Officer Bryan Hitchcock.
  • Part of the Institute of Food Technologists , the Global Food Traceability Center develops resources, tools, and training and offers customizable services to help industry, regulators, and NGOs implement end-to-end, event-based, interoperable traceability.

New White Paper from IFT Examines How Processing Technology Can Improve Food Sustainability and Nutrition

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Wednesday, December 6, 2023
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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, has released a white paper that examines how existing and novel processing technologies could help improve global food and nutrition security.

Key Points: 
  • 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, has released a white paper that examines how existing and novel processing technologies could help improve global food and nutrition security.
  • Food Science and Technology Solutions to Improve Food and Nutrition Security: Sustainable Production of Nutritious Foods Through Processing Technology is the result of a virtual roundtable discussion organized by IFT’s Food & Nutrition Security Steering Committee (FNSSC) that focused on utilizing existing and novel processing technologies to help better preserve nutritional quality.
  • Processing technology can help bridge the gap between these two necessities,” said IFT Chief Science and Technology Officer Bryan Hitchcock.
  • “This white paper highlights the important role of food processing and identifies opportunities for scaling processing technologies to improve nutrition quality.”
    Some of the challenges outlined in the white paper that the global food community must address to maximize the benefits of processing technology include a lack of up-to-date and aligned regulations, limited public-private funding support, unoptimized technology, and inaccurate consumer knowledge about food processing.

Institute of Food Technologists Unlocks the Power of Artificial Intelligence in New Interactive Course

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Thursday, November 16, 2023
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“ Unlocking the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Food ” includes four 90-minute online sessions that take place over a two-week period starting December 5 and concluding on December 14.

Key Points: 
  • “ Unlocking the Power of Artificial Intelligence in Food ” includes four 90-minute online sessions that take place over a two-week period starting December 5 and concluding on December 14.
  • The program will run from 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. CT on December 5, 7, 12, and 14, and will be taught by Tasio co-founders Dray McFarlane and Thomas Altman.
  • Day three will include a deeper dive into specific tools and food technology scenarios, while day four will conclude with continued exploration of food technology scenarios and philosophical discussions around AI.
  • To learn more or to register for the virtual course, click here .

Feeding Tomorrow Fund of IFT Publishes Academic Knowledge Base Report on State of Food Science and Technology Education

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
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The Feeding Tomorrow Fund of Institute of Food Technologists has published “Academic Knowledge Base 2023: Food Science & Technology Education Insights,” which outlines the state of food science education.

Key Points: 
  • The Feeding Tomorrow Fund of Institute of Food Technologists has published “Academic Knowledge Base 2023: Food Science & Technology Education Insights,” which outlines the state of food science education.
  • The Feeding Tomorrow Fund of IFT encourages, promotes, and rewards the excellence of students pursuing careers in the science of food through various efforts including a variety of academic tuition scholarships.
  • Every year, the Feeding Tomorrow Fund of IFT offers up to 40 undergraduate scholarships and 25 graduate scholarships to students interested in pursuing a career in food science.
  • To download “Academic Knowledge Base 2023: Food Science & Technology Education Insights,” click here or go to https://www.ift.org/feeding-tomorrow-fund/research-and-resources/academi... .

CAST and IFT Collaborate on Traceability Issue Paper to Help Improve Food Safety and Security in the Food and Agricultural Community

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Thursday, September 28, 2023
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) released an issue paper today titled "Food Traceability: Current Status and Future Opportunities" which examines traceability fundamentals including the development and use of various technologies to enhance food safety, source transparency, and consumer confidence. With an increased interest on food traceability around the globe including a focus on complying with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's end-to-end traceability mandate for food and agricultural products, the issue paper is intended as a foundational resource for stakeholders across industry, academia, government agencies and trade associations.

Key Points: 
  • The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) released an issue paper examining traceability fundamentals, including the development and use of various technologies to enhance food safety, source transparency, and consumer confidence.
  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (CAST) and the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) released an issue paper today titled "Food Traceability: Current Status and Future Opportunities" which examines traceability fundamentals including the development and use of various technologies to enhance food safety, source transparency, and consumer confidence.
  • The issue paper explores the technological infrastructure underlying food traceability platforms while touching on the history of those platforms, the current state of technology, ongoing U.S. food traceability initiatives, as well as the future of commercial scale deployment.
  • Everyone from consumers and food producers to distributors, retailers, and food safety regulators have been demanding improved traceability for years and now, through scientific and technological advancements, food traceability can become a reality."

Sean Leighton Assumes Role of Board President at Institute of Food Technologists

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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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, is proud to announce that Sean Leighton has officially assumed the role of Board President succeeding Christopher Downs, PhD.

Key Points: 
  • 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, is proud to announce that Sean Leighton has officially assumed the role of Board President succeeding Christopher Downs, PhD.
  • Leighton is the global vice president of food safety, quality and regulatory at Cargill.
  • In addition to IFT, Leighton sits on numerous advisory boards, including The Center for Food Safety (University of Georgia), The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Partnerships for Food Safety Education, and the Food Fraud Think Tank (Michigan State University).
  • “I am incredibly humbled and excited to step into the role of IFT president,” Leighton said.

Angel Yeast Highlights Sustainable Protein and Natural Taste Solutions at IFT FIRST 2023

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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CHICAGO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Yeast (SHA:600298), a premier global yeast company, showcased its sustainable yeast protein and compound seasoning solutions at the annual expo of the Institute of Food Technologists ("IFT FIRST 2023"), in Chicago, that took place between July 16 and 19.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Yeast (SHA:600298), a premier global yeast company, showcased its sustainable yeast protein and compound seasoning solutions at the annual expo of the Institute of Food Technologists ("IFT FIRST 2023"), in Chicago, that took place between July 16 and 19.
  • "Compared to plant-based and animal proteins, natural yeast protein is a more sustainable, environmental-friendly, gluten-free, No-GMO and nutritious food substance.
  • The versatile yeast as a natural ingredient will be crucial to developing novel products, and Angel Yeast is capturing the market trends to deliver products that best suit the needs of global customers", said Hang Tao, GM of Angel Yeast North America Branch.
  • Angel Yeast has pioneered Angel Taste Solutions that build exciting flavors, as well as fermentation nutrients for food ingredients, probiotics fermentation and food culture.

Angel Yeast Highlights Sustainable Protein and Natural Taste Solutions at IFT FIRST 2023

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Thursday, July 20, 2023
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CHICAGO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Yeast (SHA:600298), a premier global yeast company, showcased its sustainable yeast protein and compound seasoning solutions at the annual expo of the Institute of Food Technologists ("IFT FIRST 2023"), in Chicago, that took place between July 16 and 19.

Key Points: 
  • CHICAGO, July 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Angel Yeast (SHA:600298), a premier global yeast company, showcased its sustainable yeast protein and compound seasoning solutions at the annual expo of the Institute of Food Technologists ("IFT FIRST 2023"), in Chicago, that took place between July 16 and 19.
  • "Compared to plant-based and animal proteins, natural yeast protein is a more sustainable, environmental-friendly, gluten-free, No-GMO and nutritious food substance.
  • Angel Yeast has pioneered Angel Taste Solutions that build exciting flavors, as well as fermentation nutrients for food ingredients, probiotics fermentation and food culture.
  • Angel Yeast leverages yeast and biotechnology to revolutionize dietary habits, food production, and environmental interplay, with the ultimate goal of enhancing life quality and conserving our planet for the benefit of future generations.