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Food Scientists See Salary Gains

The median salary for U.S. professionals in the food sciences is $120,000, according to the 2026 IFT Compensation and Career Path Survey, conducted in January 2026. That’s an 11.8% spike over the ...
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Marcia Walker On Food Innovation, Designing Better Ingredients at the Source

Marcia Walker, PhD, an IFT Fellow, brings more than two decades of front-line experience in food safety, product innovation, and commercialization. She has pioneered high-pressure processing, helped ...
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Adapt or Fall Behind: The Agentic Imperative for Food Companies

Tastewise CEO Alon Chen told attendees at IFT FIRST that agentic AI is rapidly becoming a competitive necessity, helping food companies accelerate innovation, understand consumers in real time, and ...
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Separating Signals From Noise to Understand Food’s Future

Food futurist Mike Lee explains how food industry leaders can identify enduring consumer shifts, leverage AI for innovation, and make sustainable products more appealing by positioning them as ...
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The Pitch! Perfect: Allergen-Free Nut Company Wins Startup Competition

Nurtured Nuts won the top prize at IFT FIRST’s The Pitch! competition for its CRISPR-developed allergen-free peanuts, highlighting a diverse group of food tech startups advancing innovations in ...
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Invited Student Research Presenter: Effects of Pressure, Acidity, and Alkali Treatment on Protein Recovery From Insect Biomass Under High-Pressure Extraction Conditions

Wednesday, July 15, 2026 12:20 PM to 12:30 PM CT Expo Hall A: Research Showcase and Poster Stage Food News Now delivers personalized industry news from reputable sources to your inbox daily.
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Individual Presentation: Developing Next Generation Marine Collagen From Seafood Waste for Functional Ingredients

Global interest in sustainable, functional, and protein rich ingredients is accelerating the demand for alternative proteins sourced from underutilized marine resources. Significant progress is being ...
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AI, Agility, and Communication Top Career Skills for Food Scientists

Panelists at IFT FIRST explore how AI, adaptability, communication, and changing workforce expectations are reshaping food ...
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Experts Debate How MAHA Is Reshaping Food Science and Regulation

Experts at IFT FIRST examined how the MAHA movement is influencing food regulation, ingredient reformulation, consumer ...
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Views From the Expo Hall: Tuesday

From clean-label beverage preservation and naturally colored dips to protein-forward ingredients and globally inspired prototypes, exhibitors showcased food science innovations and product concepts ...
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How Food Science Is Driving Innovation to Feed the World

What does it take to turn food science into a force for global good? In this episode, Food Science for Relief and Development leaders Donna Rosa and Randol Rodriguez share eye-opening examples of how ...