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From tech-enhanced food safety to AI’s food innovation takeover, the IFT Science and Policy Initiatives team forecast the top five trends that will help shape the global food system in 2026 and beyond ...

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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 ...

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The Science and Policy Initiatives (SPI) team at the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has revealed its top five food trends that will not only impact the food and policy landscape, but redefine ...

A spoonful of caviar is a good source of vitamin B12. Image by Miroslavik from Pixabay This month’s Processing column continues with the “How is it processed?” theme, focusing on caviar. Caviar comes ...

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