Periods of economic restriction and uncertainty have long reset consumer priorities, preferences, and practices in the food and beverage industry, and 2026 will be no exception. As of January, nearly ...

IFT’s Jay Gilbert will co-lead an AI Innovation Lab Workshop at Future Food-Tech San Francisco on March 20, exploring AI applications in food innovation. SAN FRANCISCO – March 11, 2026 – The Institute ...

The fast adoption of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy is quickly changing demand across food and beverage categories and creating a fast-growing segment of consumers with new food preferences ...

So, what does clean label mean? Essentially, clean label means making a product using as few ingredients as possible, and making sure those ingredients are items that consumers recognize and think of ...

The retail value of the U.S. coffee market was $48 billion in 2015, according to the Specialty Coffee Assoc. of America. The average American spends $21 a week on coffee, and average coffee drinkers ...

A Chicago-based law firm has filed a class-action lawsuitagainst the makers of LaCroix for falsely labeling their ingredients as natural when, “in fact contains ingredients that have been identified ...

The Florida IFT Suppliers' Night Expo is one of the most attended regional industry events of the year and every year we break our own records in both attendance and number of exhibitors! Our entire ...

Unconscious bias can also come into play which can sometimes create a polarized environment where people are embedded in their beliefs as a result of often well-intentioned, yet incomplete information ...