F ew innovations have disrupted consumer behavior as quickly as GLP-1 weight-loss medications. Originally developed to manage diabetes, these drugs—including semaglutide-based products—are rapidly ...

“Consumers hear the word ‘chemical’ and think unsafe,” said Andrew Lynch, vice president of R&D at Glanbia Performance Nutrition, during the IFT FIRST Hot Topics Studio session “Is It Even Possible to ...

Sanders pressed Mattes on the notion that foods are engineered to be irresistible. “There is no universal definition of hyper-palatable. ‘Hyper’ is clearly a sensationalist term to raise fear and ...

Coming back to Crow and Wolf Brewery, we invite you out for our 4th Annual TableTop and Social Hour! Come meet with your fellow food and beverage industry professionals and sign up for a tabletop ...

Challenge your knowledge, make new friendships, and have fun with product development and research competitions. Get experience developing new products, present your research, and show off your food ...

Rubi Protein not only has a healthy nutritional profile, but it’s highly functional in food formulations, supplying foaming, gelling, and binding functions that enable it to replace synthetic ...

W hether it was on a busy Expo floor or in packed Keynote sessions, thought leaders at IFT FIRST Annual Event and Expo in ...

T he “health halo” is a powerful psychological effect that leads consumers to believe certain foods are healthier than they ...

Tea leaves trap heavy-metal contaminants. Researchers at Northwestern University have demonstrated that brewing tea helps ...

W ashington State University professor of food engineering and 2024 IFT Fellow Shyam Sablani heads a food packaging and ...

Gen Alpha kids (born between 2010 and 2025) favor adventurous tastes and spicy additions, socially responsible and health-forward options, and offerings that blend technology with their favorite ...