FutureFood 2050; Meet James Matthews; What's Hot on Pinterest

FutureFood 2050
As a part of its 75th anniversary celebration, IFT has unveiled a new program—FutureFood 2050—which aims to create a broad dialogue on how science will deliver solutions needed to feed the world’s nine billion people by the year 2050. As a part of the program, IFT has launched a new website—www.futurefood2050.com—which showcases the program’s interview series and upcoming documentary film. FutureFood 2050 will come to life over the coming months with 75 interviews featuring independent-minded thought leaders around the globe. At the same time, the documentary, which will be released in 2015, will look at how the science of food will contribute solutions to feeding the world.

Face-to-Face: Meet James Matthews
James Matthews led his team to create more than 500 successful new products and line extensions in his 12 years at HJ Heinz Co. In 2013, he joined Keurig Green Mountain as Vice President of Quality Assurance. Read more about Matthews’ career in this month’s Face-to-Face interview.

What's Hot on Pinterest
Check out IFT's Pinterest page for the Food Facts board. It includes helpful food tips and videos for consumers, including a video on what to look for in the produce aisle to ensure you are selecting safe fruits and veggies. In addition, Food Technology's Pinterest board also contains new retail food products, recipes from the Chefs featured in the Culinary Point of View column, food-related infographics, and much more!

Functional Food Trends
Specialty nutritional ingredients, the emergence of a health-oriented Hispanic market segment, and consumers’ ongoing interest in protein consumption are driving new opportunities for functional foods and drinks. In the April issue of Food Technology magazine published by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), Contributing Editor A. Elizabeth Sloan writes about the top 10 functional food trends impacting the industry

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