A new year brings optimism, and optimism appears abundant as the food industry heads into 2014.

A new year brings optimism, and optimism appears abundant as the food industry heads into 2014.

Her role includes completing documents and other technical requirements for customers in a timely fashion.

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) announced the launch of the new Certified Food Scientist (CFS) program.

In this fifth edition, Food for Thought talks with Dr. Marianne O’Shea, senior director, R&D, Nutrition at PepsiCo and the director of the Quaker Oats Center of Excellence. This June saw PepsiCo create the Center as “a cross-functional entity focused on elevating the relevance and benefits of oats through science, agriculture and innovation.”

The American Dietetic Association will change its name effective January 2012 to the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.

More than 15,000 food professionals found themselves in New Orleans for the 2011 IFT Annual Meeting & Food Expo, held June 11–14, when 900 exhibitors gathered to show their latest products and innovations.

D.D. Williamson added Jennifer L. Brown to its Science and Innovation team at the Global Support Center in Louisville, Kentucky.