IOFI Executive Director Sven Ballschmiede (left) participated in a Hot Topics breakfast entitled "The Ripple Effect of European Regulatory Decisions” along with IOFI Scientific Director Dr. Sean Taylor (center) and EFFA Executive Director Alexander Mohr, PhD. FEMA Executive Director Jerry Bowman (far right) moderated the discussion during FEMA’s Winter Regulatory and Policy Conference in Baltimore, February 6-8, 2018.

On June 20, 2017, IOFI Executive Director Sven Ballschmiede (second from right) participated on a panel with (from left) renowned trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, Consulting firm Mintel’s Senior Food and Drink Analyst Regina Maiseviciute Haydon and DG SANTE, European Commission, Policy Officer on Flavorings Miguel Angel Granero Rosell.

"The flavor industry has one common goal: to offer consumers the taste that they love."

Industry (IOFI) Executive Director Sven Ballschmiede announced t hat Kerry, Inc. has joined IOFI. Kerry bec omes IOFI’s tenth company ordinary member, joining ADM Wild Europe, Firmenich, Givaudan, T. Hasegawa, IFF, V. Mane Fils, Robertet, Symrise and Takasago.

Brussels, Belgium – December 14, 2016 – The International Organization of the Flavor Industry (IOFI) named Howard Smith, Jr. its new president, succeeding Hans Holger Gliewe of Symrise AG, at its October 2016 General Assembly meeting in Vienna.