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As a scientific community grounded in purpose, the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) feeds the minds that feed the world. #ScienceOfFood

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A huge thank you to our #IFTFIRST sponsors for helping make another incredible week of innovation, discovery, and connection possible. 👏

The event may have wrapped, but we're not done yet! More articles, interviews, videos, and highlights are still on the way. ✨

Stay tuned, and catch up anytime in the IFT FIRST News Hub:
https://t.co/yP5Mh4Hgkv

#FutureofFood

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Your question could be the start of the next important IFT FIRST conversation. 🎤

Think about the challenge your team keeps encountering, the emerging science more people need to understand, or the idea that deserves deeper discussion.

Share it through the IFT FIRST Call for Questions and help inform scientific programming for 2027: https://t.co/lBeDr9iiKg

#IFTFIRST #FoodScience #FoodInnovation #FutureOfFood

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Three fundamentals for smarter formulation with AI:

🔎 Know the data behind the system
🧰 Match the technology to the job
📋 Supply the complete product context

IFT’s latest LinkedIn newsletter explains how these practices can improve output quality, protect proprietary information, and help food scientists evaluate AI with more confidence. 👇

https://t.co/51J4I4LrGz

#FoodInnovation #FoodScience #ProductDevelopment #AI

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From field research to crop innovation. 🌱 CRISPR entered the scene in 2012. Today, researchers are exploring faster-ripening tomatoes, greater yields, and crop traits that could reduce downstream processing.

See how ag tech is changing where food innovation begins: https://t.co/2B2pp2yIOy

#AgTech #FoodScience #AgInnovation

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Meet Marcia Walker, PhD. 👋

🔬 She helped pioneer high-pressure processing.
🥑 She brought HPP into commercial food production.
💡 Now she helps other innovators move ideas forward at Oregon State University.

Explore her impact and insights: https://t.co/FG3L0wFJVJ
#WomenInScience #WomeninSTEM #FoodScience #FoodInnovation

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A new title. A new ZIP code. Another degree. Better benefits. 💼📍

Every career move changes the picture. The 2026 IFT Compensation and Career Path Report provides industry data to help bring it into focus.

Download it for free: https://t.co/7nRwYc3TJj
#FoodScience #FoodCareers #CareerGrowth #CareerData

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“What inspired me to say yes was the opportunity to be able to shape the future of food in a really big way.” — Lauren Abda, IFT Board of Directors

IFT is seeking members with diverse experiences and expertise who can help advance the science of food and confront the challenges facing the global food system.

⏰ Apply or nominate a colleague for the 2027–2028 IFT Board of Directors by September 8: https://t.co/AIIOOtK23Y
#FoodScience #IFT #Leadership #FutureOfFood

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Prediction is one of AI’s most promising food safety applications. It is also one of the hardest to get right.

Cornell University experts explain the current limits of pathogen prediction as part of our Food Safety & AI series. 🧪

🔗Read the full Q&A here: https://t.co/5gXzQbsozi
#FoodSafety #ArtificialIntelligence #FoodProcessing #PredictiveAnalytics

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From R&D to production, technology is reshaping food innovation.

🧪 Smarter R&D workflows
🌱 Innovation at the crop level
🛡️ Earlier signals for food safety
⚙️ Stronger production systems

The real work is deciding which tools deserve attention and which ideas can move from research into practice.

Our newsletter has the details: https://t.co/XZ6tvCJuug

#FoodScience #FoodTechnology #FoodInnovation

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The walnut inspiration continues! Join us for a free webinar exploring walnut nutrition, formulation considerations, consumer trends, and emerging product applications.

📅 August 20
⏰ 10:30 a.m. CT
🔗 https://t.co/c0a7iGTbzw

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Walnuts are ready for a flavor passport. 🌍

🧂 From seasoned snacks to soups and curries, this familiar ingredient offers plenty of room for exploration.

Explore how product developers can use walnuts to introduce new flavors through an ingredient consumers already recognize: https://t.co/460FDsbeBS

#GlobalFlavors #FoodInnovation #Walnuts #SponCon
@CaWalnuts

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One month ago today… 🎀✂️ The ribbon was cut. The Expo Hall came alive, and IFT FIRST gave us plenty to keep talking about.

From J. Kenji López-Alt on the Main Stage to the conversations happening in every corner of the Expo Hall, the energy was unmistakable. Still feeling the buzz. 💙

💬 What's your favorite memory from the event?

#FoodScience #IFTFIRST #FoodInnovation

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Every outbreak investigation starts with two urgent questions:
📍 Where did the food come from? 📍 Where else did it go?

The faster investigators find those answers, the faster affected products can be removed.

Learn how the U.S. food safety system works to protect consumers: https://t.co/cMXMP5g8Hq

#Cyclospora #FoodSafety #ProduceSafety

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Tropical flavors are getting some fresh pairings.🌴🍹

Banana, coconut, mango, and pineapple remain classics. But growing consumer curiosity around global flavors gives product developers permission to paint with a much brighter palette.

🍍 Click through the images for a burst of inspiration. 📌 Save this post for your next food or beverage brainstorm.
#FlavorTrends #FoodInnovation #ProductDevelopment

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Career growth in food science is taking on a new shape. The latest edition of IFT’s Brain Food newsletter examines:

📈 The trends influencing compensation and career mobility
🔬 The expertise employers need most
💡 Why business acumen has become a valuable differentiator
🤝 How work/life balance and job security are shaping career decisions

🔗 Read the newsletter here: https://t.co/OYvIFaKiQ6

#FoodScience #CareerDevelopment #FoodIndustry #BrainFood

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Consumers are changing how they eat.

🍳 35% cooked at home more
🥤 34% reduced added sugar or sugary drinks
💪 32% ate more protein
🏷️ 29% studied ingredient lists more closely

See what Datassential’s latest findings reveal about diet, health and awareness of MAHA in this Omnivore snapshot. What jumps out at you?
#FoodScience #ConsumerTrends #MAHA #Infographic

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Chicago summer supplied the heat. The IFT FIRST community supplied the energy. ☀️🏃‍♀️ #TBT

The Fun Run + Walk mixed sweat, high-fives and connection while supporting student scholarships through the Feeding Tomorrow Fund.

Did you run, walk or serve as the unofficial cheer squad?

#ThrowbackThursday #IFTFIRST #FoodScience #ChicagoSummer #FeedingTomorrow

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Your expertise can help shape the future of food.

Join 1,400+ IFT members who volunteer to strengthen our profession through leadership, scientific programming, mentoring, and community.

Find your opportunity: https://t.co/UJc8oQalJW

⏰ Applications close July 31.
#FoodScience #Volunteerism #FutureofFood

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Join us on July 29 for IFT's Community Conversation exploring the science behind diet-related NCD risk, the role of Codex, and how this proposal could inform future global nutrition policy.

Register here: https://t.co/6Sjjanncz8

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Not every food should be judged by the same label. 🏷️

As the debate around ultra-processed foods evolves, IFT has proposed expanding Codex Alimentarius' science-based risk analysis framework to better evaluate foods within the context of overall dietary patterns.

Read the latest Brain Food Blog for more:
🔗 https://t.co/OsVVwqBp9q

#FoodScience #NutritionScience #Codex #FutureofFood

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Great science deserves great recognition. IFT Awards Jury volunteers help shine a light on the people advancing food science through research, innovation, education, leadership, and service.

Join a community of peers helping recognize excellence in:
🏆 Research & Innovation
🧪 Food Safety
🥼 Sensory & Consumer Sciences
🎓 Education
📦 Food Packaging
🌍 International Food Security
🌱 Early Career Achievement
🤝 Leadership & Lifetime Achievement

Applications close July 31. Find out more and apply: https://t.co/1RTnJGYBax

#FoodScience #STEMLeadership #Volunteer #IFTCommunity