J une Jo Lee grew up at the intersection of Korea, California, and Texas. At an early age, she tried to understand why her ...

I n the past few months, announcements of new trade policies, tariffs, and agreements have come at a furious pace. Between ...

Active packaging extends food shelf life using technology beyond traditional packaging barrier technology. Intelligent packaging communicates by acquiring, storing, processing, and sharing information ...

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have rapidly evolved from futuristic concepts to practical tools driving innovation across industries. From health care to ...

Not all heroes wear capes,” as the saying goes. In the case of Levente Diosady, recipient of the IFT 2025 Lifetime Achievement Award in Honor of Nicolas Appert, truer words were never spoken. Over the ...

Achyut Adhikari has spent his career exploring how to make fresh food safer without the use of synthetic chemicals. An associate professor at Louisiana State University’s School of Nutrition and Food ...

Meat and poultry purchases and consumption have reached an all-time high thanks to a dramatic drop in those trying to avoid meat (from 37% in 2022 to 22% in 2025) coupled with consumers’ ongoing ...

Before we dive into our thoughts on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) proposed 30-month extension to the Food Traceability Rule, let’s be clear about why this rule exists. While the ...

In times of inflation and economic uncertainty, even with rising sugar and cocoa prices, confectionery products stand out as an affordable indulgence compared to, say, dining out, purchasing a bouquet ...

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, ...

Over the course of my lifetime, the proportion of the world’s adult population that has obesity or is overweight has almost doubled. It is honestly staggering to think that this increase happened in ...

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT A Flavorful 2025 Two food industry suppliers have shared consumer forecasts for the coming year. 2025 will be a year of embracing “the new human nature,” ADM predicts in its Flavor ...