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Global Food Forums, Inc. (GFF) will cease its operations and will no longer be hosting the Clean Label Conference, Protein Trends & Technologies Seminar, or Sweetener Systems Conference. The GFF website(s) will be posted for a short while, and some of their content will move to FoodTrendsNTech.com, which is now under development.

We want to thank the many stakeholders in the company. From attendees to sponsors and exhibitors to the staff and independent contractors, they have empowered this company to have an extraordinarily successful run over the last dozen years.

If you have questions or want to contact us, please do not hesitate to do so through LinkedIn. Our LinkedIn accounts are given below.

Peter Havens and Claudia O’Donnell, Co-owners

Peter Havens: https://www.linkedin.com/in/havensp/

Claudia Dziuk O’Donnell: https://www.linkedin.com/in/claudiaodonnell/

Jenny Bogdajewicz Stricker: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-bogdajewicz-stricker/

2021 Sweetener Systems Post Webinar Magazine

2021 Sweetener Systems Post Webinar Magazine

The Sweetener Systems Premium Webinar titled "Formulating with Sweet Enhancing Ingredients" was held by Global Food Forums in mid-2021. Designed for application scientists and R&D product formulators, it delivered practical insights and advice on consumer trends...

[Webinar] Sweet Enhancing Fruit Ingredients Presentation

[Webinar] Sweet Enhancing Fruit Ingredients Presentation

Sweet Enhancing Fruit Ingredients Speaker:  Kristen Sparkman, M.S., Culinologist, CuliNex, LLC Kristen Sparkman has a background in food science and is currently a product developer working at CuliNex. CuliNex is a product development consultancy that specializes is a...

[Webinar] Benefits – Polyols, Allulose and Tagatose Presentation

[Webinar] Benefits – Polyols, Allulose and Tagatose Presentation

Benefits - Polyols, Allulose and Tagatose Speaker: Melanie Goulson, MSc, President, Merlin Development Melanie Goulson brings her deep experience and Merlin Development’s rich history to the critical intersection of ingredient applications, new product development,...

Added Sugars in Nutrition Facts Panel

Added Sugars in Nutrition Facts Panel

Added Sugars Declarations in Nutrition Facts Labeling is a popular and complicated topic. When it comes to naturally sweet ingredients, such as fruits and vegetables, what needs to be included as “Added Sugar” in the Nutrition Facts panel? By Lauren Swann, MS, RD,...

Formulating to Reduce Sugar

Formulating to Reduce Sugar

FORMULATING FOR SUGAR REDUCTION is similar to solving a jigsaw puzzle. Food products are built off components that interact with others, like puzzle pieces, to create an overall result. By understanding how the pieces interact, foods can be modified to fit specific...

Allulose to Tagatose in Sugar Replacement

Allulose to Tagatose in Sugar Replacement

MANY OF OUR FAVORITE BAKERY TREATS contain about one third sugar, noted Melanie Goulson, MSc, General Manager & Principal Scientist, Merlin Development in her presentation, “New Kids on the Block: From Allulose to Tagatose, Properties & Performance in Sugar...

Batory Sweet Essentials™ Provides Sweetness and Functionality

Batory Sweet Essentials™ Provides Sweetness and Functionality

Sweetness and functionality comparable to sugar are difficult to find in one sweetener or sweetener blend, but Batory Sweet Essentials™ delivers on that challenge, and more, said Jamie Mogilner, Director of Marketing, Communications and Sustainability, Batory Foods....

2018 Innovative New Sweetener Products

2018 Innovative New Sweetener Products

Consumers, nutritional researchers and regulators are paying increased attention to how products are made sweeter. In response, the industry is introducing interesting and new innovative foods, beverages and supplements  in 2018 formulated with new innovative...

2017 Innovative New Sweetener Products

2017 Innovative New Sweetener Products

The desire for sweetness in foods is innate. In 2017, as interest in health grows and as nutritional researchers, regulators, and consumers pay increased attention to how products are made sweeter, the industry is developing innovative new sweetener products. The...

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