The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) has announced the election of 13 new Fellows (see list below).
Fellowship is the senior category of membership of the IFST and is awarded only to those who have demonstrated a sustained level of exceptional professionalism and who have made important achievements in relation to food.Adele Adams, director, Adele Adams Associates
Susan Patricia Bell, technical manager, Marks & Spencer
Sarah Bennett, sensory standards manager, Scottish & Newcastle Brewers
Professor Jeya Henry, head of food science and nutrition, Oxford Brookes University
Denise Islip, self-employed trainer and consultant
Penney Johnston, quality assurance, Glens of Antrim Potatoes
Leslie Norton, product development/NPD manager, Halewood International
Dr Svetlana Rodgers, professor in food hospitality & culinary art, Brighton University
Steven Scutt, owner of i4 Nutrition
Dr Neill Sydney, DCE and head of agricultural food and environmental sciences, Department of Agriculture & Rural Development (NI)
Stephen Townsend, process development manager, Premier Foods
Clare Wood, founder and consultant of Technical Expectations
Dr Niall W G Young, senior application scientist, Dansico