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Food Packaging Division

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Division Members
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1977

Year Founded
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36

Food Packaging Awards
...in honor of Don Riester, Rees Davis, and Aaron Brody awarded since 1986.

Noteworthy Programs

Student Food Packaging Development Competition

This annual international competition honors advancements in student food packaging development. Launched in 2019, students are challenged with developing a packaging solution to address a problem or need related to food packaging. A general certificate along with monetary prizes are awarded every year, along with recognition at the annual IFT FIRST Food Packaging, Food Engineering, and Nonthermal Processing Division joint social. 9 student winners have been awarded since 2019.

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IFT Achievement Award: Food Packaging Award in honor of Don Riester, Rees Davis, and Aaron Brody

The Food Packaging Award is one of IFT Achievement Awards. It honors an individual who has provided lifetime contributions to innovation in food packaging technology. Since 1986, 35 recipients have been recognized with this award.

Award Details

Division Accomplishments/Recognition

The Outstanding Volunteer award honors a current Division member who provided exemplary volunteer work to the Division in the current year. The 2024-2025 recipient is Dr. Sunil Mangalassary.

The Outstanding Service award honors current Division members who have demonstrated a history of service to the Division or field. The 2024-2025 recipient is Dr. Melvin Pascall.

Food Packaging Development Competition

First Place Winner:

  • Yidan Zhang, University of Connecticut

Second Place Winners:

  • Saydul Md Safwa, University of Arkansas
  • Sukanya Poddar, University of Arkansas
  • Ruslan Mehadi Galib, University of Arkansas

Third Place Winner:

  • Windy Yeh, Wageningen University

Division Oral Competition Finalists

  • First: Jimin Kang, Korea Univeristy, College of Life Science and Biotechnology: A Nanoplatform of Dual-Modified Starch-Based Bilayer Oral Dispersible Film for Immune-Enhancing Quercetin-Zinc Complex Delivery
  • Second: Zhijing Zhan, University of Maine: Food Packaging With Integrated Functions of Passive Daytime Radiation Cooling and Quality Maintenance
  • Third: Sachchidanand Pandey, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India: Impact of Various Modification Techniques on Functional, Structural, and Rheological Characteristics of Elephant Foot Yam Starch for Application in pH-Based Intelligent Packaging

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