IFTSA Student Competition Winners
IFT announces winners of student product development and other competitions that took place at IFT FIRST.
Congratulations to all the IFT Student Association 2023 competition winners! And thanks to all the finalist teams that participated.
IFTSA & MARS Product Development Competition (sponsored by Mars Wrigley). The Cornell University team earned first place for CaféNana, upcycled, caffeinated coffee-banana sandwich bites consisting of two chewy banana leather pieces and a creamy sunflower butter coffee filling.
Second Place went to Churroats from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champai…
Manual Feature
Latest News
Taking the Next Steps in Food Science Education
IFT President Christopher Daubert examines the evolving food science education landscape and IFT’s efforts to prepare future industry leaders.
Get Your Résumé Right—It Matters!
Executive recruiter Moira McGrath underscores the importance of crafting an effective résumé and offers guidance on how to do it.
Bouncing Forward in an Uncertain World
IFT President Christopher Daubert emphasizes that in an uncertain world, an attitude of adaptive resilience is critical in order for the food system to flourish.
How GLP-1 Drugs Drive Innovation
A product development expert explains how the swift rise of these anti-obesity medications is fueling new food trends.
What’s Red-Hot in Food Dye Substitutes?
The author explores the history and current state of synthetic color and food dye regulations in the United States and suggests the top considerations for product developers when reformulating food and beverage products.