Throughout my 40-plus years as an IFT member, I haven’t missed too many annual events. I honestly took for granted that IFT would enable me to meet up with my food science friends and colleagues every summer. Perhaps that’s why I am so excited for the return of our annual event and expo at McCormick Place in Chicago and online.
While you may think the event will be exactly the same as the ones you experienced three, five, or even 10 years ago, that couldn’t be farther from the t…