Welcome to the Puget Sound Section Web Site!

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is the premier scientific and educational society serving the food science and technology field. Founded in 1939, IFT is a not-for-profit organization whose mission is to advance the science and technology of food through the exchange of knowledge. IFT members represent a broad cross-section of food professions in industry, academia, and government throughout the world..

Scholarship Night May 26, 2009 at J.D. Hotspurs Restaurant

Puget Sound IFT hands out scholarships at local meeting.

The Puget Sound section of the Institute of Food Technologists awarded cash scholarships to nine food science students at the annual Scholarship Night awards dinner. Read more about the event and the recipients on the Scholarship Night 2009 webpage.

What are American families eating?
Featured speaker for the evening was Lynn Woll, Sr. Director International Marketings at Allrecipes.com. In an entertaining and informative presentation, Lynn shared insights gathered by the Allrecipes.com website about who's doing the shopping and what they are buying. The topic connected with the audience and the presentation was followed by a lively question and answer session. Read more about Lynn's presentation and some of the amazing information shown.

Pacific West IFT Student Association April 10 - 11, 2009

UI/WSU Team Top in 'Eggstravaganza'

The 2009 IFTSA Pacific West Area Meeting was a success! There were plenty of opportunities for the students to network with a welcome dinner Friday night, an industry tour at Oregon Freeze Dry, and a farewell banquet alongside the college bowl competition. During College Bowl, three teams competed, UC Davis, Oregon State University, and University of Idaho/Washington State University. The U of I and WSU teams joined forces to compete as one this year due to their food science programs also officially converging.

The seats were full of cheering attendees and supporting fans. In the end, the UI/WSU team won and will be traveling to the IFT Annual Meeting in Anaheim, CA to compete at the national level. A fun icebreaker that was held immediately prior to the college bowl competition, during lunch, was a deviled egg making/eating contest with deviled egg kits donated by Willamette Egg. UI/WSU won this one too! There were approximately 50 students and industry representatives making the entire event a success! Rave reviews came back from all who participated in the area meeting.

The IFTSA Pacific West Area Meeting will be held again next year in the early spring at Oregon State University.

Download IFTSA Pacific West newsletter about the event: click here (PDF) 4.0 MB