The median salary for U.S. professionals in the food sciences is $120,000, according to the 2026 IFT Compensation and Career Path Survey, conducted in January 2026. That’s an 11.8% spike over the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Acting FDA Deputy Commissioner Donald Prager shared the FDA’s latest food safety priorities at IFT FIRST, including AI-driven ...

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 ...

The National Seasoning Manufacturers Association (NSMA) holds its 53rd Annual Meeting. As the premier trade association representing the blended seasoning industry, NSMA is dedicated to advancing ...

Experts at IFT FIRST discuss food security, sustainability, water management, and collaboration to build a safer, more ...