John Coupland addresses Chicago Section; Getting to know Lauren Shimek

Promoting pride in food science
IFT President-Elect John Coupland took members on a journey through Chicago’s rich food industry heritage during his speech at the Chicago Section’s Sept. 21 dinner event, connecting the city’s past to the important role food scientists here—and throughout the world—continue to play to this day.

Beginning all the way back in the mid-1800s, Coupland discussed the reasons why Chicago was such a fertile place for industrial food to develo…