The notion of curing—not just preventing—cancer through food rather than therapies including drugs, radiation, chemotherapy, and surgery has been an elusive goal as scientists around the globe pursue ...

Beyond consumer demand, regulatory bodies worldwide are pushing for reduced-sugar consumption through taxes and labeling ...

In this episode, we chat with ‘Yemisi Awosan, founder and CEO of Egunsi Foods, a Harlem, New York-based food company focused on producing ready-to-eat African food derived from classic West African ...

A leading AI futurist and IFT keynoter explores the next frontier of artificial intelligence--and explains why it's essential ...

Consumers, nutritionists, food companies, and formulators alike seek the sweet spot in balancing health concerns with cost and taste in the burgeoning reduced-sugar marketplace. Here’s a look at some ...

A small extruder initially developed by Purdue University for a NASA mission to Mars is now making a big impact on African entrepreneurs. This innovative tool allows them to efficiently process ...

Nearly three-quarters of global consumers are now aware of functional foods and beverages—products that provide a health benefit beyond nutrition—and just over half plan to increase their use, ...

CHICAGO – March 25, 2025 – The Institute of Food Technologists Student Association (IFTSA), a student-governed community of members of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), has elected its Board ...

Mushroom mania, products for women’s health, and lots of dietary fiber were among the high-profile trends in the spotlight at Natural Products Expo West. All suggest some market opportunities with ...

Market researchers agree: Often the best way to understand something is with a combination of quantitative and qualitative analysis. So that’s what Food Technology did to arrive at our 2025 Consumer ...

At IFT, we advocate for a food systems approach—one that elevates the central role of food science in securing nutrition, ...

Technology—“the great growling engine of change” as American futurist Alvin Toffler aptly described it—continues to trend strongly toward digitization across manufacturing sectors, especially in the ...