Food & Beverage

IFT FIRST 2026

IFT 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.

Visit the official site
0Speakers
23Sponsors
51On the bill · sessions
23Companies · in total
§II

Sponsors

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
§III

Agenda

Selected from 51 sessions on the bill.
  • Monday, July 13 – 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    Keynote

  • Monday, July 13, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

    Keynote

  • Monday, July 13 – 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

    Scientific & Technical Forums

  • Monday, July 13, 11:00 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

    Scientific & Technical Forums

  • Monday, July 13 – 11:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

    Individual Presentations

  • Monday, July 13, 11:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m.

    Individual Presentations

  • Monday, July 13 – 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

    Scientific & Technical Forums

  • Monday, July 13, 12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.

    Scientific & Technical Forums

  • Monday, July 13 – 2:15 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

    Scientific & Technical Forums

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.

Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
23Sponsoringsponsor only
0Companies Speakingspeaker only
Most-represented companies
  1. 01American Egg BoardSp·S
  2. 02Applied Food SciencesSp·B
  3. 03BalchemSp·S
  4. 04BrenntagSp·P
  5. 05Briess Malt & IngredientsSp·S
  6. 06CALDICSp·B
  7. 07California AlmondsSp·S
  8. 08CargillSp·S
  9. 09Grain Processing CorporationSp·S
  10. 10Hangzhou Levinthal BiotechSp·B
  11. 11JungbunzlauerSp·B
  12. 12Kerry GroupSp·G
  13. 13KSMSp·F
  14. 14Mars WrigleySp·S
Sponsors by tier
platinum1
4% of 23
gold1
4% of 23
silver10
43% of 23
bronze10
43% of 23
flagship1
4% of 23