Ed Hirschberg passed away on January 9, at the age of 96. A member of IFT for over 50 years, he was the recipient of IFT’s 2016 Babcock-Hart Award for his numerous contributions to food processing, especially his innovations in freeze-drying and dehydration of fruits and vegetables, which led to increased consumption of them around the world.
A leader and creative pioneer in the food industry, Hirschberg filed more than 15 patent applications; invented more than 50 …