Ruiz Foods Eyes Product Innovation and the Contentious Front-of-Pack Ingredient Discussion
At the IFT FIRST Conference, Mimi Bonnett of Innova Market Insights spotlighted the top food trends in the U.S. and Canada, while Michael Warter of Ruiz Foods delivered insights on machine learning and AI.
Two in five consumers say protein is the most important ingredient when purchasing food in the U.S. and Canada, according Innova Market Insights. These types of insights were on display at the annual IFT FIRST Conference in Chicago, produced by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT).
While this annual event focuses on food and beverage ingredient trends, the conference also touches on plant processing issues. Integrating automation and system software across plants is an imminent challenge for many large food and beverage manufacturers. The challenge is immense and comes with many pain points, such as where to start implementing and what are the best practices for data standardization across the enterprise?