The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a global organization for food science and technology with over 18,000 members worldwide. The current economic downturn has significantly impacted consumer food spending and restaurant visits. Consumers are cooking more at home and trading down to cheaper grocery items. Top concerns for the food industry include the economy, food safety, and corporate responsibility. Major trends include health and wellness, convenience, flavor innovation, and sustainability.
The Economics of Genetically Modified Food LabelingKelsey Feeg
The impacts of genetically modified food labeling are assessed from an industry, consumer, and legislative standpoint. An economic analysis of genetically modified food labeling, as well as challenges and opportunities related to the topic are discussed.
The rise of Clean Labeling is a result of consumer needs and demands. But Clean Labeling also represents an opportunity to build trust with consumers, by putting on their needs and interests first.
The Economics of Genetically Modified Food LabelingKelsey Feeg
The impacts of genetically modified food labeling are assessed from an industry, consumer, and legislative standpoint. An economic analysis of genetically modified food labeling, as well as challenges and opportunities related to the topic are discussed.
The rise of Clean Labeling is a result of consumer needs and demands. But Clean Labeling also represents an opportunity to build trust with consumers, by putting on their needs and interests first.
Trend Forecast: Organic Food and Health IndustryHarshita Hajela
The work is a research based forecast of the approaching trends in Organic food and health industry connected to the major prevailing trends of the present.
The 411 on Food Safety: How to Protect Your Family's Plate: A big part of being healthy is how we feed our bodies. How do you protect your family’s plate against chemical pesticides, food borne illness and other contaminants? How do you track product recalls? Who do you turn to for trustworthy advice on food safety? We’ll answer all those questions and much more!
Did you know…
o CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases?
o Most produce travels an average of 1,500 miles and is touched by over 20 sets of hands?
o Contaminated food can carry bacteria and parasites that stays dormant in your body for years, affecting your body’s absorption of vital nutrients?
o Product recalls have more than doubled since 1999, are announced almost daily, which can affect your family’s health?
Are you keen on meeting the rising demands for sugar-reduced and clean label products? At the Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association clean label and sugar replacement workshop last week, Ingredion shared on various sugar alternatives and clean label solutions that can be applied to your new and existing food products.
n April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
Consumer Behavior Group Project - Vitamin WaterEyal Shahar
Our goal was to find out if a more healthy line of VitaminWater would be demanded.
During project we researched and presented about the product description, target audience, positioning strategy, market research plan, and market research analysis.
Grey Food Trends - Recession and "Credit Crunch Cuisine"Andre Prior
Excerpt from Grey Food Trends Study "Holistic Food". Focussing on the effect of the recession on consumer behaviour, the food industry and grocery stores. February 2009.
Trend Forecast: Organic Food and Health IndustryHarshita Hajela
The work is a research based forecast of the approaching trends in Organic food and health industry connected to the major prevailing trends of the present.
The 411 on Food Safety: How to Protect Your Family's Plate: A big part of being healthy is how we feed our bodies. How do you protect your family’s plate against chemical pesticides, food borne illness and other contaminants? How do you track product recalls? Who do you turn to for trustworthy advice on food safety? We’ll answer all those questions and much more!
Did you know…
o CDC estimates that each year roughly 1 in 6 Americans (or 48 million people) gets sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases?
o Most produce travels an average of 1,500 miles and is touched by over 20 sets of hands?
o Contaminated food can carry bacteria and parasites that stays dormant in your body for years, affecting your body’s absorption of vital nutrients?
o Product recalls have more than doubled since 1999, are announced almost daily, which can affect your family’s health?
Are you keen on meeting the rising demands for sugar-reduced and clean label products? At the Singapore Food Manufacturers’ Association clean label and sugar replacement workshop last week, Ingredion shared on various sugar alternatives and clean label solutions that can be applied to your new and existing food products.
n April 2016, Singapore hosted the first ever Food Vision Asia event. Food Vision Asia focused exclusively on this high growth market and the challenges it faces as increased consumer buying power drives its consumer’s appetite for a diet predicated on ‘world food’ choice and variety.
Consumer Behavior Group Project - Vitamin WaterEyal Shahar
Our goal was to find out if a more healthy line of VitaminWater would be demanded.
During project we researched and presented about the product description, target audience, positioning strategy, market research plan, and market research analysis.
Grey Food Trends - Recession and "Credit Crunch Cuisine"Andre Prior
Excerpt from Grey Food Trends Study "Holistic Food". Focussing on the effect of the recession on consumer behaviour, the food industry and grocery stores. February 2009.
This presentation regarding a case study of the Natureview Farm was created by Tejus Vamshi K of NIT Trichy during a marketing management internship under Prof. Sameer Mathur of IIM Lucknow.
'Top Ten Trends' that FMCG Gurus suggests to watch out for in 2020. The report explores trends such as; Alternative proteins, Blockchain, Augmented reality, CBD, Sustainability, & Holistic health. FMCG Gurus predicts a shift in consumer attitude, influence and behavior patterns. This report provides a benchmark of how this will evolve.
Similar to Marianne Gillette's presentation at CITA Congress 2009 (20)
Costa Rica biotechnology and medical device business association - CRBioMed, through Gabriela Couto, as invited speaker for presenting the Costa Rican sector in the context of world biotechnology settings.
Global overview of biotech industry presented to Costa Rica biotechnology engineer students of TEC (spanish version only).
Descripción de la industria global de la biotecnología presentado a estudiantes de ing. biotecnológica del TEC.
Tenemos los hombres y mujeres las mismas oportunidades, capacidades e iniciativas para innovar? Cómo afecta el género en la innovación de las cadenas de valor? Este es una presentación que tiene la finalidad de provocar este pensamiento constructivo para conducir agendas de apoyo que integran los conceptos: innovacion, genero y cadenas de valor.
Alta calificación de Marketplaza para la Universidad Interanacional EARTH por sus valores éticos, estímulo de profesionales emprendedores y el intercambio intercultural.
Desde la idea de investigación en el area de la biotecnologia hasta que llega al mercado y su valor es percibido por el consumidor, debe transcurrir un proceso de innovación en el que participan diversos actores, motivaciones y expectativas. Somos los vinculadores los que podemos facilitar este proceso para innovar. Veamos lo elemental...
El Rol del Vinculador Tecnológico en la InnovaciónMARKETPLAZA
Presentado para el evento de inauguración del Centro Nacional de Innovaciones Biotecnológicas en el Seminario Internacional de Biotecnologia (19 de agosto, 2009).
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Epistemic Interaction - tuning interfaces to provide information for AI supportAlan Dix
Paper presented at SYNERGY workshop at AVI 2024, Genoa, Italy. 3rd June 2024
https://alandix.com/academic/papers/synergy2024-epistemic/
As machine learning integrates deeper into human-computer interactions, the concept of epistemic interaction emerges, aiming to refine these interactions to enhance system adaptability. This approach encourages minor, intentional adjustments in user behaviour to enrich the data available for system learning. This paper introduces epistemic interaction within the context of human-system communication, illustrating how deliberate interaction design can improve system understanding and adaptation. Through concrete examples, we demonstrate the potential of epistemic interaction to significantly advance human-computer interaction by leveraging intuitive human communication strategies to inform system design and functionality, offering a novel pathway for enriching user-system engagements.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
1. Unifying Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs: A Roadmap.
https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
2. Microsoft Research's GraphRAG paper and a review paper on various uses of knowledge graphs:
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/blog/graphrag-unlocking-llm-discovery-on-narrative-private-data/
JMeter webinar - integration with InfluxDB and GrafanaRTTS
Watch this recorded webinar about real-time monitoring of application performance. See how to integrate Apache JMeter, the open-source leader in performance testing, with InfluxDB, the open-source time-series database, and Grafana, the open-source analytics and visualization application.
In this webinar, we will review the benefits of leveraging InfluxDB and Grafana when executing load tests and demonstrate how these tools are used to visualize performance metrics.
Length: 30 minutes
Session Overview
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During this webinar, we will cover the following topics while demonstrating the integrations of JMeter, InfluxDB and Grafana:
- What out-of-the-box solutions are available for real-time monitoring JMeter tests?
- What are the benefits of integrating InfluxDB and Grafana into the load testing stack?
- Which features are provided by Grafana?
- Demonstration of InfluxDB and Grafana using a practice web application
To view the webinar recording, go to:
https://www.rttsweb.com/jmeter-integration-webinar
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
"Impact of front-end architecture on development cost", Viktor TurskyiFwdays
I have heard many times that architecture is not important for the front-end. Also, many times I have seen how developers implement features on the front-end just following the standard rules for a framework and think that this is enough to successfully launch the project, and then the project fails. How to prevent this and what approach to choose? I have launched dozens of complex projects and during the talk we will analyze which approaches have worked for me and which have not.
Search and Society: Reimagining Information Access for Radical FuturesBhaskar Mitra
The field of Information retrieval (IR) is currently undergoing a transformative shift, at least partly due to the emerging applications of generative AI to information access. In this talk, we will deliberate on the sociotechnical implications of generative AI for information access. We will argue that there is both a critical necessity and an exciting opportunity for the IR community to re-center our research agendas on societal needs while dismantling the artificial separation between the work on fairness, accountability, transparency, and ethics in IR and the rest of IR research. Instead of adopting a reactionary strategy of trying to mitigate potential social harms from emerging technologies, the community should aim to proactively set the research agenda for the kinds of systems we should build inspired by diverse explicitly stated sociotechnical imaginaries. The sociotechnical imaginaries that underpin the design and development of information access technologies needs to be explicitly articulated, and we need to develop theories of change in context of these diverse perspectives. Our guiding future imaginaries must be informed by other academic fields, such as democratic theory and critical theory, and should be co-developed with social science scholars, legal scholars, civil rights and social justice activists, and artists, among others.
Transcript: Selling digital books in 2024: Insights from industry leaders - T...BookNet Canada
The publishing industry has been selling digital audiobooks and ebooks for over a decade and has found its groove. What’s changed? What has stayed the same? Where do we go from here? Join a group of leading sales peers from across the industry for a conversation about the lessons learned since the popularization of digital books, best practices, digital book supply chain management, and more.
Link to video recording: https://bnctechforum.ca/sessions/selling-digital-books-in-2024-insights-from-industry-leaders/
Presented by BookNet Canada on May 28, 2024, with support from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
2. IFT is a Global Organization Founded in 1939 More than 18,000 members worldwide 16% of IFT Members are international in more than 100 countries 59 Sections and Sub-sections, 28 Divisions Members come from all areas of the food industry; 85% come from Industry, 13% from Academia, and 2% from Government
3. The Economy has Spawned a New Era of Conscious Consumerism Big increases in food prices, which rose 6.6% in 2008; expected to increase 4 to 5% in 2009 Two-thirds (68%) of consumers cut spending on nonessential grocery items
4. Conscious consumers are buying fewer premium items… 52% purchased fewer organic products 42% gave up favorite brands 30% bought less fresh produce
7. Food Spending Steeply Declined in 2008 Consumers are trading down to lower priced items (e.g. private label) and buying fewer items.
8. Home Meals are now approaching the 25-year high of 1992. People want restaurant-quality foods that enable them to sample a world of flavors. Enormous market now for appetizers, snacks, barbecue rubs/sauces, gourmet foods. …And Consumers are back in the Kitchen !
9. Restaurants have taken a hit… ► Consumers are cutting back on restaurant visits and trading down on foodservice purchases ► U.S. foodservice growth in 2009 will dip into negative territory (-2.2% for nominal growth). ► Technomic expects 2009 will be worst year for foodservice since it began tracking performance in 1972 ► To attract customers, restaurants are offering more menu innovation and limited-time offers than usual
10. The Economy is #1 concern for Food Executives Top 10 concerns for 2009 of 600 retail & mfg. decision makers in food and CPG industries in 54 countries 1. Economy and Consumer Demand (ranked No. 4 in 2008) 2. Food Safety (ranked No. 2 in 2008) 3. Corporate Responsibility (ranked No. 1 in 2008) 4. Competitive Landscape (ranked No. 9 in 2008) 5. Retailer-Supplier Relationships (ranked No. 5 in 2008)
11. …and Technology is #9… 6. Retail/Brand Offer (ranked No. 8 in 2008) 7. Consumer Health & Nutrition (ranked No. 3 in 2008) 8. Consumer Marketing (ranked No. 11 in 2008) 9. Technology and Supply Chain (ranked No. 7 in 2008) 10. Human Resources (ranked No. 6 in 2008)
12. Last Year’s Growing Food Trends have changed course… Items consumers consider expendable and which they can live without, given the current economic situation ► Fine dining restaurant 89% ► Organic foods 85% ► Daily cup of gourmet coffee 83% ► Fast casual restaurant 74% ► Casual sit-down restaurant 67%
13. …while some items are less effected Things consumers think are untouchable and they cannot live without, given the current economic situation ► Internet service 81% ► Basic cell phone service 65% ► Basic cable/satellite TV service 60% ► Hair cut/coloring 40% ► Fast food restaurant 37%
14. Consumers don’t appreciate the shrinking packages… ► Only 9% of consumers suggest that manufacturers downsize the package while keeping the price the same ► In 2008, about 30% of all packaged foods lost some content ► Ice cream containers have gone from half-gallon to 1.75 quarts and now to 1.5 quarts
15. Top 10 Food Trends Dr. Elizabeth Sloan, PhD April 2009 Cooking Again In 2008, 242 meals per person were prepared and eaten at home …back to 1992 levels 2.Homeward Bound 88% of Americans say that they are staying home more often, creating untapped food and beverage opportunities.
16. Top 10 Food Trends Gourmetization In 2008, 37% of adults went to restaurants to try new cuisines, 29% to try new flavors. 4.The New Pacesetters 54% of America’s 72 million Gen Y adults (ages 18-32), say they don’t cook well, although they want to eat gourmet everyday.
17. Top 10 Food Trends Little Luxuries Consumers continue to splurge on indulgent luxuries that provide “me time,” or remind them of fun times. Scared Straight Consumer confidence in food safety has plunged in the past year.
18. Top 10 Food Trends Changing Shades of Green In both 2007 & 2008, 36% of Americans claim to almost always or regularly buy green products. Me M.D. In 2008, two-thirds (66%) of consumers made a strong effort to eat fortified foods.
19. Top 10 Food Trends Thirsting for More The overall market for functional beverages is continued to grow to $34 million by 2010. Form Follows Function Four in 10 shoppers (40%) purchased more canned, frozen and boxed foods in 2008.
24. Food Category Winner – Private Label ► 77% of consumers agree that store brands are as good, or better than, national brands
25. Private Label an increasing Threat to Brands ► Private label food sales in U.S rose 10% in 2008 to $83 billion; national brands grew about 2.6% ► Private label sales grew most rapidly in 3rd quarter 2008 with consumers earning > $100K ► Retailers embrace private label for several reasons—better margins and it helps to make their stores a destination for shoppers—enhancing store loyalty ► Consumers embrace private label products for cost savings and comparable quality to brands; private label is typically 30% cheaper than national brand
26. ► 30% of consumers say they are buying more store brands products now than a year ago ► Nearly 55% of consumers say they buy private label (PL) frequently; in 1991, only 12% bought PL frequently ► Wal-Mart plans reintroduced its Great Value store brand in July with new packaging and marketing; the store brand accounts for about 10-15% of Wal-Mart’s food sales ► 20% of Costco’s sales are private label, 27% for Kroger, and 17% for SuperValu
27. Manufacturers are innovating their brands to differentiate from Private Label ►Kellogg is test marketing a shorter cereal box that is more pantry-friendly and store shelf-friendly and cuts packaging materials 8%
30. Consumers still demand HEALTH All Natural / Clean Label Reduced Sodium Naturally Healthful Ingredients Whole Grain Antioxidants Low Calorie Heart Health Gut Health
31. For McCormick customers, the number new products with ‘naturally good in’ is increasing and strong.
32. In these launches, a wide variety of claims are covered: Functional: Antioxidant Benefits Bone Health Brain & Nervous System Cardiovascular Digestive Homeopathic Immune System Other Functional Skin Disorders Weight Control Minus: Low/No/Reduced: Calorie Carb Cholesterol Fat Glycemic Sodium Sugar Transfat Plus: Added Calcium Added Fiber High Protein Vitamin/Mineral Fortified Natural: All Natural Botanical/Herbal No Additives/Preservatives Organic Wholegrain
33. Food manufacturers have responded to the demand for Low Sodium products by: Reducing sodium chloride in existing food products Substituting Sea Salt Substituting mineral salt blends, phosphate ingredients, taste potentiators for salt, and maskers for KCl Using salts with different geometric / surface area properties Using spices such as onion, garlic powder and chili pepper powders in place of salt to boost flavor Combinations of the above to simulate salt.
34. To Lower Calories, the addition of certain functional ingredients is useful… ► Specifically, proteins, fatty acids, and fibers help promote satiety,burn fat, and build lean muscle mass. ► Functional ingredients for weight management include almonds, chromium picolinate, conjugated linoleic acid, oat and palm oils, whey protein, soy protein, red-pepper, and resistant starches. ►Spices and Herbs used to increase sweetness, enhance satiety, reduce fat.
35. Consumers are becoming aware that Antioxidants in the diet can fight multiple diseases… ► Heart disease, macular degeneration, diabetes, cancer, and other health problems are all traceable to oxidative damage. ► Antioxidants such as vitamins A, C, and E, selenium, and lycopene occur naturally in fruits, vegetable, spices and herbs. ► Specific phenolics are beginning to appear on food labels. ►Food manufacturers are harnessing these natural disease-fighters and making them available in food products.
36. Besides weight management, maintaining a Healthy Heart and Digestive System are concerns for consumers. Dietary fiber plays a key role in safeguarding heart health and immunity and promoting digestive health. Forms of dietary fiber : Resistant starch, Dextrins, Beta-glucans, Oligosaccharides, Polydextrose, Soluble cellulose fiber, Whole Grains. Probiotics are popular, despite the class action against Danone… - Specific strains of probiotic organisms - Oligosaccharides such as inulin
37. …and because we don’t simply want to feel young…but LOOK youngBeauty From Within has become an emerging new ‘health’ trend…
38. Convenience will remain a key driver for consumers in the future… Convenience can be shelf stable, frozen, supermarket prepared, fast food or meal kits. Fresh Pre-cut Vegetables Packaging Innovation is a key driver No comprise on flavor quality Authentic, Mininimally Processed.
39. Flavor will always be the Key Driver Consumers want authentic, regional, ethnic flavors Authentic, Fresh, Bright Appearance Complex and Layered Flavors Flavors for Celebration and Entertainment Comfort Foods Away from Home Flavors at Home
40. IFT Trend Tours ► New and productive approach to navigating IFT’s Expo Floor in Anaheim ► Included a series of self-guided tours—each linked to an important and timely ingredient trend—Functional Foods, Weight Management, Naturally Sourced, Flavor & Color Innovation
41. IFT’s Intellectual Property Exchange Session Innovators from academia and industry holding food science and technology intellectual property (IP), serve as presenters. Attendees can learn more about IP that presenters were willing to share or license.
42. Special thanks to Food Technology Magazine Marianne Gillette PresidentInstitute of Food Technologists (IFT)
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