IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026: 1,034 exhibitors & sponsors
IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026 had 1,034 exhibitors and sponsors in Chicago, United States from 41 countries. Food and Beverage Manufacturing is the biggest block on the floor at 24% of the companies we matched, ahead of food and beverage services and chemical manufacturing. Most are headquartered in United States (55%).
- 1,034
- exhibitors & sponsors as of 3 Nov 2026
- 41
- headquarters countries most from United States
- 711
- matched to a company profile industry, size, HQ
- 200
- expected visitors organiser’s figure
The show floor, by industry
Each square is a company we matched to a profile, grouped by industry. Food and Beverage Manufacturing makes up 24% of IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026; the gray block is the other 80 industries combined.
- Food and Beverage Manufacturing 168 · 24%
- Food and Beverage Services 120 · 17%
- Chemical Manufacturing 54 · 7.7%
- Food Production 47 · 6.7%
- Biotechnology Research 42 · 6%
- Software Development 24 · 3.4%
- Everything else 246 · 35%
Each square is one company.
Who exhibits at IFT First Annual Event and Expo
Company size and headquarters for the 711 exhibitors we matched. A mid-market floor: 43% have 51–1,000 employees.
IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026 exhibitor list
The first 25 of 1,034: sponsors and exhibitors from the show’s core industries first. The full list adds every company, its website, and the people to contact.
| Company | Industry | Size | HQ | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Butterball Farms, Inc. butterballfarms.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 51–200 | — | Sponsor |
WTI Inc. wtiinc.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 51–200 | United States | Sponsor |
Louis Dreyfus Company ldc.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 10,001+ | Netherlands | Exhibitor |
Givaudan givaudan.com | Chemical Manufacturing | 10,001+ | Switzerland | Exhibitor |
Beckman Coulter Life Sciences beckman.com | Biotechnology Research | 1,001–5,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
Dilmah Tea dilmahtea.com | Food and Beverage Services | 1,001–5,000 | Sri Lanka | Exhibitor |
Ashland ashland.com | Chemical Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
Luker Chocolate info.lukerchocolate.com | Food and Beverage Services | 501–1,000 | Colombia | Exhibitor |
BENEO beneo.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 501–1,000 | Germany | Exhibitor |
Synthite Industries Pvt. Ltd synthite.com | Food and Beverage Services | 1,001–5,000 | India | Exhibitor |
FoodChain ID foodchainid.com | Food and Beverage Services | 501–1,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
Eggs Unlimited eggsunlimited.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 51–200 | United States | Exhibitor |
Rousselot rousselot.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | Netherlands | Exhibitor |
Richardson International richardson.ca | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | Canada | Exhibitor |
Elchemy elchemy.com | Chemical Manufacturing | 51–200 | India | Exhibitor |
Innophos innophos.com | Chemical Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
Oterra oterra.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | Denmark | Exhibitor |
Royal Avebe avebe.com | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | Netherlands | Exhibitor |
Formo formo.bio | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 51–200 | Germany | Exhibitor |
Innova Market Insights innovamarketinsights.com | Food and Beverage Services | 201–500 | Netherlands | Exhibitor |
Biospringer by Lesaffre | Food and Beverage Manufacturing | 1,001–5,000 | France | Exhibitor |
Hydrite hydrite.com | Chemical Manufacturing | 501–1,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
Certified Group certifiedgroup.com | Biotechnology Research | 1,001–5,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
Food Safety Net Services fsns.com | Biotechnology Research | 501–1,000 | United States | Exhibitor |
TraceGains tracegains.com | Software Development | 51–200 | United States | Exhibitor |
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IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026: quick answers
How many companies exhibit at IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026?
1,034 companies are listed as exhibitors or sponsors at IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026, as of 3 Nov 2026. Of those, 2 are listed as sponsors and 255 as exhibitors; the rest come from combined exhibitor and sponsor lists. We matched 711 of them to a company profile with industry, size and headquarters.
What industries exhibit at IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026?
Among the 701 exhibitors we matched, the largest groups are Food and Beverage Manufacturing (24%), Food and Beverage Services (17%), Chemical Manufacturing (7.7%). In total they span 86 industries.
Where are IFT First Annual Event and Expo exhibitors from?
Exhibitors we matched are headquartered in 41 countries. The most represented are United States (391), Canada (33), India (32).
When and where is IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026?
IFT First Annual Event and Expo 2026 took place 12–15 Jul 2026 at McCormick Place, Chicago, United States, organised by Institute of Food Technologists.
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