Of the Field

IFT FIRST 2026

FT FIRST (Food Improved by Research, Science, and Technology) brings together the entire food ecosystem—from farm to fork, research lab to retail shelf. As the leading food science and innovation expo, IFT FIRST offers solutions across every challenge: sustainability, food safety, ingredient innovation, supply chain optimization, and more.

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0Voices

23Underwriters

0Exhibitors

0On the bill · sessions

23Companies · in total

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

BrenntagPlatinum

Kerry GroupGold

American Egg BoardSilver

BalchemSilver

Briess Malt & IngredientsSilver

California AlmondsSilver

Cargill IncSilver

Grain Processing CorporationSilver

Mars WrigleySilver

Nestlé PurinaSilver

PROCOMER Costa RicaSilver

Tate & LyleSilver

Applied Food SciencesBronze

CALDICBronze

Hangzhou Levinthal BiotechBronze

JungbunzlauerBronze

Merieux NutriSciences CorporationBronze

Nutra-AGRIBronze

PeakBridge Partners LtdBronze

PrinovaBronze

SternMaid IngredientsBronze

UncountableBronze

KSMFlagship

Intermission

Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 23 companies, parsed from the program.

“23 companies in attendance.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House

0All threespeak · spons · exh

23Sponsoringsponsor only

0Exhibitingexhibitor only

0Speakingspeaker only

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room

№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

platinum1

4% of 23

gold1

4% of 23

silver10

43% of 23

bronze10

43% of 23

flagship1

4% of 23