Next month, more than 300 food professionals in R&D, product development, nutrition, sales, and marketing from consumer packaged goods companies, ingredient suppliers, and academic institutions will gather in downtown Chicago, Ill., for IFT’s seventh annual Wellness conference, Wellness 14. As both a registered dietitian, food scientist working in industry, and consummate snacker, I am eagerly anticipating this year’s Wellness conference since it gives us all the chance to learn …