What is the Future of Food?
100+ industry experts tell
In 2010, the food industry finds itself assessing the ideology, research, science and technology needed to take it into the future, especially after a challenging year due to the global financial crisis.
Consumer health and safety; industry and environmental sustainability; and development and innovation, as always, underpin the future direction of the industry worldwide.
Discover the hottest trends and the latest developments in food science
At the 43rd AIFST Annual Convention you will learn of the latest in
- cutting edge research in the areas of nutrition and health; engineering and processing; and microbiology and safety,
- regulation, optimisation and sustainability, including education and the future of food science and technology, biosecurity of the food supply chain and innovation in processing and ingredient technologies.
Meet industry leaders and make import professional contacts
Kicking off the program on Sunday is a lip-smacking, hands-on session and excellent casual networking opportunity as Vic Cherikoff presents the competitive buyer advantage of Australian functional wild foods.
Just a taste.
Monday's opening Plenary session includes -.
- The JR Vickery Address, Global Trends and opportunities in food nutritional sciences will be given by Dr Martin Cole, the new Chief of CSIRO Food & Nutritional Sciences.
- The future of food
is addressed by Marianne Gillette, IFT President, McCormick Foods, USA..
- Marketing Perspective - Body/Mind/Passion by Suzanne Douglas, Managing Director, Heinz Australia.
Monday's sessions include Superfoods - case studies and success factors, a global view by Julian Mellentin, Nutrition Business, New Zealand.
International acclaimed marketer David McKinna, of McKinna et al addresses Shifts in the market place.
Not to be missed - and an excellent opportunity to get your own point across - is the nutrition hot topic - Obesity: are Government and food industry doing enough to downsize Australian's waistlines?Moderated by ABC's Norman Swan, with a panel of industry professionals, the outcome hoped for is a directive for positive action to fight this very important issue.
Tuesday's sessions kick off with a keynote address Food safety management by international food safety expert Dr Yasmine Motarjemi, Switzerland (recently from Nestle and before then the World Health Organisation).
For more information and the full program please go to the program page.