Thousands of food and beverage professionals are gathered this week at McCormick Place in Chicago from July 16-19 for IFT FIRST: Annual Event & Expo.
Organized by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), IFT FIRST is the largest annual nexus between the academic and business sides of the food science world.
The event’s expo features over 800 exhibitors, many of the world’s largest ingredient suppliers and formulators among them.
Concurrent to the expo, IFT features a robust educational program featuring over 100 sessions and fireside chats. Sample topics from this year’s agenda include:
- The Power of Plant Proteins: Making life better for brands, consumers and the planet
- Applying AI in the Food Industry: What You Should Know
- Harvesting Health: Leveraging the Power of Plants for a Healthier Society
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
- Who Exhibits: Ingredient, flavor, technology and service companies
- Who Attends: CPG manufacturers, marketers and formulators
- When: July 16- July 19 , 2023
- Where: McCormick Place Chicago, IL
- Expo Times: Monday, July 17 – Wednesday, July 19
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (except Wednesday which ends at 4:00pm)
For more information on the event, visit www.iftevent.org.