The IFTSA Smart Snacks for Kids Competition challenges students to develop a fun and nutritious food or beverage product targeted at kids and/or teens. Products must abide by the USDA “Guide to Smart Snacks in School” recommendations.
Teams are empowered to use their imagination in the science and overall appeal in the creation of a novel product. A crucial component of a winning product is the team’s ability to relay the food or beverage’s “smart” qualities to…
Food Technology editors got to chat with lots of influential members of the food community during IFT FIRST. Here are some of the highlights of those conversations.
Nora Khaldi, founder and CEO of Nuritas—a biotech company leading the way in AI-powered ingredient discovery—sat down with Food Technology while at IFT FIRST to share what’s in store for her company and offer advice for others on how to implement AI in their organizations.
The head of FDA’s new Human Foods Program (HFP), which launches as an agency unit on Oct. 1, 2024, goes beyond his July 16 IFT FIRST keynote remarks to share his broad vision for ensuring nutritious and safe foods for all consumers.
Katie Stebbins, executive director of the Food and Nutrition Innovation Institute at Tufts University, talked with Food Technology at IFT FIRST about the unique and important position the Institute has as a convener for industry, academia, and government to bring forth change in food and nutrition security.
In her role as director of nutrition security and health equity at the USDA’s Food and Nutrition Service for more than a year, Caree Jackson Cotwright sat down with Food Technology at IFT FIRST to provide an update on the progress made and to issue a call to arms for everyone—industry and academia—to help advance food and nutrition security.