To help the Institute of Food Technologists attain the five-year goals of its new Strategic Plan and deliver on its new brand—indispensable, leading-edge products, services, and experiences for our members—the Executive Committee on March 30, 2003, voted to restructure IFT’s volunteer committees.
In this article, I will summarize the Executive Committee’s philosophy and describe the new structure. This restructuring was not undertaken in a vacuum with no input from members, but rather has been ac…