Mitigating Illegal Fishing with Seafood Traceability
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IFT is a forum for passionate food professionals and students to collaborate, learn, and contribute all with the goal of inspiring and transforming collective knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world.
12,000+
membersBe a part of a community of scientific scholars, visionaries, and innovators dedicated to advancing the science of food to feed our planet now and into the future.
90+
CountriesIFT’s community extends to over 90 countries providing countless opportunities to network, learn, and knowledge share.
"What I find to be most valuable about my IFT membership is that I have the opportunity to engage with so many amazing food professionals, and to really contribute to the future of food science."
"IFT has always given me a community, and it’s a multi-disciplinary community. I don’t have to know everything—what I have to do is know the people who know everything, and that’s what happens through IFT. It’s just a wonderful network!"
"IFT is like one big, huge family. Everyone here has a way of making you feel welcome and making you feel like you belong. And that’s one of the things that I appreciate in recent years is that IFT is where I belong."
14th Annual Chicagoland Food Science Foundation and Chicago Section IFT Golf Outing
Palos Park, Illinois
Northern California Section IFT: New Professionals Networking Event
Santa Clara, California
The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a community of professionals and students passionate about the essential role science and innovation play in ensuring that our global food system is safe, nutritious, and sustainable.
9+ billion
Estimated global population
to feed by 2050
Why food science?
Science and scientists hold the key to solving our planet's food crisis.
Why IFT?
IFT provides the global food community resources, networks, and education to meet and anticipate the growing needs of our global food system.
