Michael Rodger Buttshaw

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.

Summit Hill Foods engages in the manufacture and distribution of ingredient solutions for food processors, foodservice companies, and consumers. Its products include coating systems, seasonings, food bases, soup, sauce and gravy mixes, and baking mixes. The company was founded on April 2, 1941 and is headquartered in Rome, GA.

DSM Food Specialties USA, Inc. specializes in enzymes, cultures and protect ants for dairy products. The company was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Parsippany, NJ.

Part of Ingredion, Inc., Penford Food Ingredients Co. is a private company that produces and supplies carbohydrate food products. The company is based in Plover, WI.

Research Chefs Association, Inc. engages in food research and development. It focuses on blending culinary arts and food science. The company was founded in 1996 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.