Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division
Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division
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Sharon Bender | Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division |
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Members1973
Year Founded40+
Countries Represented by MembersIFT Sensory & Consumer Sciences Division is an advocate for sensory and consumer science professionals within food systems. We ensure that sensory and consumer sciences influence strategic decision making within global foods systems, so that they continue to provide a good tasting, safe, sustainable, and nutritious food supply, which delivers on the expected sensory experience, for everyone.
Our role is to facilitate, inform, and influence decisions that impact business by incorporating sensory and consumer sciences principles into decision-making processes related to product development, packaging design, quality assessment, and marketing, and lead to more informed and successful strategies that resonate with consumers.
Our commitment to IFT membership is to provide a global, inclusive and welcoming community interested in learning and advancing knowledge and tools in the sensory and consumer research fields and enhancing members’ professional capacity and competency.
a) Provide continued learning opportunities to IFT community members, sensory scientists and consumer product experience professionals in the fields of sensory evaluation and consumer product research.
b) Provide networking opportunities within the science of food community to sensory scientists and consumer product experience professionals, from students to early and established professionals.
c) Provide leadership development opportunities through volunteerism on the global stage.
Division Accomplishments/Recognition
Division Oral Competition Finalists
Chicago Section IFT Suppliers Day and Symposium
Rosemont, Illinois
Maryland Section IFT Suppliers Night
Owings Mills, Maryland
Northern California Section IFT Suppliers' Night
Pleasanton, California