IFT Event

Hey ,Are you interested in showcasing your product to the world and finding new customers? The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) has an annual event and food expo in Chicago at McCormick Place called IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo on July 10-13, 2022.There are a few reasons I recommend this event1) Sample your products to 18,000 attendees who love food. You can then use signups at the event to drive to your e-mail list or e-commerce site.2) Get media exposure to highlight new product and ingredient innovations.3) Find suppliers for ingredients, packaging, and lab services. Best of all, startups get a kiosk, two passes to the event and a logo and company listing in the directory for only $350.

About The Event

IFT FIRST (Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology) is the world’s leading food technology event and the biggest B2B food expo, which typically draws 18,000-plus science of food professionals as well as purchasing, sales, and marketing professionals from around the globe.IFT FIRST will include a both live and virtual three-day science of food and business of food conference with a food expo, too. In the food expo there will be 700+ exhibitors, with the largest share focused on showcasing ingredients, but also includes suppliers of equipment, packaging, and laboratory services. It’s a high-energy event with lots of opportunities for networking and learning about and sampling food ingredients.Don’t miss the biggest innovations in The Startup Pavilion (or showcase yours there). Startups get a kiosk, two passes to the event and a logo and company listing in the directory for only $350. And, by being part of the Startup Pavilion, you can enter to participate and win in The Pitch, a crowd voted “Best Startup of IFT FIRST 2022”. Learn more about the startup pavilion and how you can showcase or be a sponsor! IFT FIRST: Annual Event and Expo will feature a dynamic, impactful debate and dialogue around the theme “Hacking the Food Supply: Can We Synthesize a More Sustainable Future?”Join us as we bring together a diverse perspective of front-line scientists, entrepreneurs, marketers, and product developers to explore the potential promises and pitfalls of hacking the future of food. 

Programming

• A keynote session debate titled “Should We Eat More Processed Foods?” organized by Intelligence Squared, a media company that works to restore critical thinking and civilized public discourse on timely topics.

• A keynote session featuring a NASA astronaut and food scientists titled “R&D at the Edges of the Human Experience”

• Dozens of scientific program sessions that address various aspects of the theme: “Hacking the Food Supply: Can We Synthesize a More Sustainable Future” with an eye toward novel technology and innovation, sustainability, health and nutrition, food safety and consumer insights and education.

• Dozens of business program sessions that address various aspects of the theme: “Hacking the Food Supply: Can We Synthesize a More Sustainable Future” with an eye toward food waste, supply chain, where VCs are spending $, DEI disparities in the science of food professions, 30 Tips for Startups in 30-minutes, and much more.

Jordan BucknerFoodbevy