2001 IFT Annual Meeting & FOOD EXPO® Highlights

Ground level, Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, June 2001. The global food manufacturing industry convenes for one of its biggest events—IFT Food Expo. Clearly “next generation” functional foods and organic ingredients took center stage, but behind the headlines several additional future trends were evident. Here’s a brief summary of what’s in store:

Commercializing space. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is serious about moving space age food processing in…