Food Scientists of the Future

IFT’s mission is to advance the science of food. As a steward and research champion for the profession, IFT makes the recruitment and training of new food scientists high priorities.

And as the world’s population grows, even more food scientists will be needed to address important food challenges such as water scarcity, climate change, waste reduction, food insecurity, transportation, longer shelf life, and improved nutritional quality. From the 1960s through the 1980s, many top food …