Explore our 2026 Technical Curriculum Events
IMCD Food & Nutrition hosts virtual and in-person symposiums to explore market trends and ingredient solutions driving the food and beverage market. Learn more today.
A Year of Insight, Innovation, and Connection
- 1Virtual Symposium: Unlocking Your Formulation Potential
- 2[Southern California] Formulating for Impact: Purposeful Nutrition in Practice
- 3[Chicago] Formulating for Impact: Optimizing Taste, Texture, Nutrition and Function
- 4[New Jersey] Formulating for Impact: Optimizing Taste, Texture, Nutrition and Function
Shaping the Future of Food and Nutrition with our Technical Curriculum
Delivering with Purpose: Join Our 2026 Food & Nutrition Innovation Journey
In 2026, IMCD Food & Nutrition invites you on an innovation journey to stay ahead of evolving consumer needs and market trends. This journey includes a series of dynamic events, engaging workshops, and access to valuable resources designed to foster collaboration and innovation. By participating, you'll gain insights into upcoming trends, experience real-world applications of ingredients, and connect with industry experts.
Consumers seek food and beverage options that deliver performance, well-being, and real value. For example, busy parents look for gut-friendly snacks to support their family’s health, a priority for the 62% of global consumers who want functional foods. Meeting these expectations requires strong partnerships, expertise, and opportunities for connection.
Our 2026 activities enable you to efficiently turn emerging trends into successful, market-ready products. You’ll benefit from reduced development risk, expert guidance, and faster business growth with each event tailored to help you progress from idea to launch.
Putting Customers at the Center of Innovation
Our 2026 program is built for you. Every event, launch, and technical activity is here to support your goals, whether you’re exploring new ideas, updating current products, or searching for your next big innovation.
Throughout the year, you will have opportunities to:
- Get early insights into new consumer and market trends.
- See ingredient solutions in action through real-world concepts.
- Connect directly with technical experts and solution partners.
- Discover practical ways to balance performance, experience, and value.
Every interaction is designed to be relevant, actionable, and connected to real development challenges.
Our Theme for 2026: Delivering with Purpose
Delivering with Purpose defines how we engage with our customers in 2026. It reflects a commitment to intentional innovation, meaningful collaboration, and solutions that perform in the real world.
All our activities are shaped by three main trends:
- Purposeful Nutrition with Performance
- Purposeful Experiences for the Senses
- Purposeful Value without Compromise
We’ll bring these trends to life through special events, technical launches, and hands-on experiences. Prototypes such as a Jelly Fiber Drink, featuring fiber, reduced sugar, and a unique sensory profile, or a Beauty Brownie, enriched with dairy protein and collagen for overall wellness, are examples of how we are bringing these trends to life.
What to Expect from Our 2026 Events and Activities
Our 2026 plan brings technical expertise and engaging formats to foster effective learning and collaboration.
Here’s what you can look forward to:
- Technical Symposiums that turn trends into practical product strategies
- Technical launches and showcases that show how ingredients work in real products.
- Hands-on tastings and experiences that highlight taste, texture, and sensory design
- Educational sessions and workshops to help you make smarter, value-driven decisions
Each activity is designed to help you apply new ideas, stay active in development conversations, and access digital tools that ensure ongoing support for your business transformation after the event.
Join the 2026 Journey with our Technical Curriculum
Delivering with Purpose is more than a theme for 2026, it’s an invitation.
It’s an invitation to discover what’s next in food and nutrition.
It’s an invitation to work together, learn, and innovate with purpose.
It’s an invitation to create products that meet today’s needs and prepare for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Sign up now to be part of our 2026 Technical Curriculum. Gain exclusive access to purposeful innovation, expert resources, and collaborative opportunities that empower you to drive change and shape the future of food and nutrition.
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