Louise Hemstead

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.

CROPP Cooperative produces and markets organic vegetables and dairy products. Its products milk, protein shakes, yogurt, butter, cheese, cream, soy, half and half. The company was founded by George L. Siemon in 1988 and is headquartered in La Farge, WI.