What’s New: Latest Updates and Congress Highlights

 

EXPLORE THE IUFoST WORLD FOOD CONGRESS 2026 PROGRAMME

The Programme at a Glance for the 23rd IUFoST World Food Congress 2026 is now available! Explore the programme and start planning your Congress experience HERE.

Some highlights include:

  • Challenges for Promoting Food Globalization and Sustainability – IUFoST Japan Session 1
  • Glycoscience and Glycotechnologies – Starch, Starch Sugars, and Key Enzymes – IUFoST Japan Session 2
  • Empowering the Future of Novel Protein Sources: Processing Innovations for Nutrition, Taste, Sustainability, and Resilience – Swiss Academy of Sciences National Committee of IUFoST, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, the Singapore-ETH Centre (SEC), the National University of Singapore, the Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein, and Wageningen University & Research
  • Food Innovation Under Regulation: Pathways to Health and Sustainability – ALACCTA

And there are many more sessions to explore!

Follow IUFoST on social media for updates and highlights from the Congress programme, as we continue introducing the sessions and speakers you can look forward to in Hong Kong.

 

MEET THE NEW FELLOWS OF IAFoST 2026

Meet more of the distinguished scientists and technologists elected as Fellows of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST) in 2026.

IAFoST brings together internationally recognised experts in food science, technology, and related disciplines. Its Fellows are acknowledged by their peers for their outstanding contributions and scientific expertise.

Ahead of their induction at the 23rd IUFoST World Food Congress in Hong Kong, we invite you to discover more about our newly elected Fellows and their contributions to the field.

Marleny Doris Aranda Saldana - Canada

Focus areas: Sustainable and Integrated Green Food Processing Technologies, Supercritical Fluids, High Pressure Processing, Ultrasound, Agri/food Waste and By-product Utilization, Gels and Aerogels, Active Food Packaging

Mercy Mmari - Tanzania

Focus areas: Indigenous Food Systems and Edible Insects. Eco-Agro Product development and Sensory evaluation.Food Safety Management Systems. Food and Nutrition research

Nitin Nitin - USA

Focus areas: Food Safety, Food Processing, Alternative Proteins, Biosensors, AI and mathematical models

Siew Yong Quek - New Zealand

Focus areas: Bioactives, alternative protein, functional lipid, encapsulation, food byproduct utilization

Howard Q Zhang - USA

Focus areas: Agricultural Sciences, Food Engineering, Nonthermal Process Technologies

Xuebing Xu - China

Focus areas: Lipid science and technology, particularly in structured lipids, enzymatic lipid modification, edible oil processing, functional emulsions, and contaminant mitigation

Upali Samarajeewa - Sri Lanka

Focus areas: Food safety

    

 

AAU–IUFoST SCIENTIFIC ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION

The AAU–IUFoST Scientific Roundtable Discussion (SRD), titled “Re-developing African Traditional Foods for Industrial Production and International Markets: Unlocking Global Markets through Innovation, Standards, and Strategic Partnerships,” was successfully held on 6 August 2026.

The Roundtable brought together experts and stakeholders from academia, industry, regulatory bodies, and international organisations to discuss opportunities for advancing African traditional foods through science, innovation, and strategic partnerships.

Prof. Olusola Bandele Oyewole, Secretary-General of the Association of African Universities (AAU), said:

African traditional foods possess all these qualities. What remains is the deliberate application of science, innovation, and strategic marketing to position them competitively on the world stage.

Prof. Pavinee Chinachoti, Acting President of IUFoST, said:

By linking rigorous scientific research with private sector agro-processors, we can turn indigenous crops into safe, shelf-stable, and highly marketable global commodities.

Watch the full SRD video and discussion HERE.

We warmly congratulate the Association of African Universities (AAU) and IUFoST on the successful Roundtable and sincerely thank all speakers, panelists, organisers, and participants for their valuable contributions and engagement.

REGISTER FOR THE IUFoST WORLD FOOD CONGRESS 2026

 

Join us in Hong Kong from 25–29 October 2026 for five days of scientific exchange, collaboration, and innovation in food science and technology.

 

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IUFoST 23nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology, 25-29 October in Hong Kong.

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