IFT FIRST: Annual Event & Expo, whose updated brand is an acronym for Food Improved by Research, Science and Technology, takes place July 10-13 at Chicago’s McCormick Place, It will bring together the science of food community to solve food-centric challenges and spark innovation to benefit the global population for years to come. More than 18,000 people are expected to attend the in-person event, along with nearly 2,000 expo booths.

The New York Section of the Institute of Food Technologists will present a technical webinar called “CBD & Hemp in Edibles: 2020 & Beyond” Sept. 23-24 as part of its Virtual Suppliers Week. Cannabis Products Magazine Editor-in-Chief Douglas J. Peckenpaugh is set to speak.