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At IFT we’re about food science, nutrition, safety, and sustainability. We’re about innovation and the future of food. But most of all, we’re about providing IFT’s vibrant community of scholars, innovators, visionaries and doers, with the resources, forums, and services they need to be successful and thrive in today’s global science of food profession.

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Connect with IFT Members through IFT Connect, IFT’s online community site. Participate in interest-based discussion boards and topical division groups, ask questions, solve problems, and make invaluable connections through the online directory.

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What IFT's Members are Accomplishing >

As engaged professionals in the science of food, our members improve nutrition, food availability, and the safety of the world’s food supply. Submit your recent accomplishments.

Stay Connected with Section Events

IFT sections offer a great way to network with food professionals in your area.

Supplier Event

October 7, 2021

Longhorn IFT 2021 Supplier's Night Expo

Frisco, Texas, United States

Supplier Event

October 14, 2021

The 23rd Annual San Joaquin Section IFT Scholarship Golf Classic

Supplier Event

November 3, 2021

Chicago Section IFT Suppliers' Symposium Expo

Rosemont, Illinois

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Join a Division

Members are able to join IFT Divisions of their choice. With over 24 Divisions to choose from, you will be joining a robust and engaged community of peers representing over 76 countries. Not a member yet? No problem, you can join online today.

IFT Members Make Food Better

Listen in as IFT members share why they love what they do and the essential role of the science of food plays in ensuring our global food supply is safe, nutritious, and sustainable.

Find a Colleague

IFT members have access to an extensive network of global professionals. Make connections and expand your network.

Happening in the Community

There are so many ways to engage with IFT’s robust global community. Here are just a few:

IFT Annual Event and Food Expo IFT Regional Section Suppliers Events Volunteer with IFT Emerging Leaders Network New Professionals Students

Upcoming Events

Course

September 27 to October 1, 2021

23rd Annual Food Extrusion Short Course: Cereals, Pulses Proteins, and Other Ingredients

Online

Section

September 28, 2021

14th Annual Chicagoland Food Science Foundation and Chicago Section IFT Golf Outing

Palos Park, Illinois

Webcast

September 28, 2021

The New Frontier of Plant-Based Protein Structures Fundamentals Applications and Opportunities

Online

Webcast

September 29, 2021

Intensive GI: Unlock the Microbiome’s Power with Clinical Strains

Online

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Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

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How does #climatechange impact the #sustainability of #aquaculture production? @GSA_Seafood Comprehensive shares the findings of a comprehensive review exploring positives and negatives and sustainability implications. https://t.co/qFQt1eK11F

25 Sep 2021

Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)

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Do you know the full history of table sugar? This popular ingredient was just sweet until the cravings kicked in. #IFTSA member Hafida Mazoud explains the prehistoric path of this sweet staple. https://t.co/7e42iuo9xb

IFT - Institute of Food Technologists

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Sugar’s sweetness has a tumultuous past. The baking and cooking staple, beloved all over the globe, has not been without controversy in politics and health. Learn more about table sugar’s journey from dates and honey to the cup you borrow from your neighbor from IFTSA member Hafida Mazoud on the Science Meets Food blog. https://hubs.la/H0Y4XVK0 #IFTSA

IFT - Institute of Food Technologists

2 days

The landscape of mathematical model-based understanding of microbial food safety is wide and deep, covering interdisciplinary fields of food science, microbiology, physics, and engineering. With rapidly growing interest in such approaches that increasingly include more fundamental mechanisms of microbial processes, there is a need to build a general framework that steers this evolutionary process by synthesizing literature spread over many disciplines. Scientists proposed a four-level framework that will drive novel research and educational approaches. Read more on this study in Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety: https://hubs.la/H0Y3tps0 #IFTJournals

Get Involved—Volunteer

As a member of IFT you have so many ways to get involved and make a difference. Mentor a new professional. Share your expertise by teaching a course. Discover different ways your knowledge can impact the field of food science and technology.

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