Frank J. Flider

The Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) is a scientific community that has been in existence since 1939. The non-profit company is based in Chicago, IL. The organization aims to inspire and transform collective scientific knowledge into innovative solutions for the benefit of all people around the world. The science of food encompasses food science, food technologies, and their applications across the food industry. IFT envisions a world where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) are universally valued as essential to advancing the science of food. The organization has member resource groups that provide supportive spaces for communities who have traditionally been underrepresented and under-supported. Christie A. Tarantino has been the CEO of the company since 2014.

Riceland Foods, Inc. provides marketing services for rice products, soybeans, and wheat. It offers rice products for private label packaging as well as bulk rice for club stores and bulk users. The company provides services to the American food service industry. Riceland Foods was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Stuttgart, AR.

Bunge North America (East), Inc. researches, manufactures, and sells soybean products and lecithins. The company is based in Fort Wayne, IN.

Part of Vantage Specialty Chemicals Holdings, Inc., Calgene Chemical, Inc. is a company that makes specialty chemicals. The company is based in Stoneville Pedigreed, CA. Calgene Chemical was acquired by Vantage Specialties, Inc., a subsidiary of Vantage Specialty Chemicals Holdings, Inc. from Monsanto Co. on February 25, 1998.