FFC 2026 Functional Food Conference (Concluded)
Date: April 23–25, 2026
Venue:Hangzhou, China
Theme:Functional Foods and Human Health
Organizers:
The conference was jointly organized by the Organizing Committee of the FFC Functional Food Conference, the National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food at Jiangnan University, Advanced Functional Foods Journal, and College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University.
Conference Overview:
The conference brought together more than 3,000 representatives, including internationally renowned experts, industry leaders, and key stakeholders from across the functional food sector. Discussions focused on scientific innovation, product development, market trends, regulatory policies, and standardization.
Serving as a high-level communication and collaboration platform, the conference connected stakeholders across the entire industrial value chain, including regulatory authorities, academic researchers, ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, OEM enterprises, equipment providers, distributors, and end-market representatives.
Recognized as one of China’s benchmark events in the functional food industry, the FFC Conference is distinguished by its broad information coverage and extensive industrial chain integration, playing a significant role in guiding the healthy and sustainable development of China’s functional food sector.
FFC 2025 Functional Food Conference (Concluded)
Date: April 10–12, 2025
Venue: Qingdao, China
Theme:Functional Foods and Human Health
Organizers:
The conference was jointly organized by the Organizing Committee of the FFC Functional Food Conference and the School of Food Science and Engineering, Qingdao Agricultural University.
The National Engineering Research Center for Functional Food at Jiangnan University served as co-organizer.
School of Food and Biological Engineering, Zhejiang Gongshang University served as the host institution.
Beijing Weikang Food Science and Technology Exchange Center acted as the executive organizer.
Advanced Functional Foods Journal served as the official media support partner.
Distinguished Guests:
- Academician Fazheng Ren (Deputy Editor, Advanced Functional Foods Journal)
- Academician Mingyong Xie (Deputy Editor, Advanced Functional Foods Journal)
- Academician Zhengyu Jin (Deputy Editor, Advanced Functional Foods Journal)
- Academician Changhu Xue
- Professor Mingwei Zhang, Vice President of Guangdong Academy of Agricultural Sciences (Deputy Editor, Advanced Functional Foods Journal)
- Professor Dongmin Liu, Virginia Tech, USA (Editorial Board Member)
- Professor Haiyan Gao, Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology
Conference Overview:
More than 2,000 participants from over 800 institutions and enterprises attended the conference, including representatives from research institutes, universities, ingredient and additive suppliers, food manufacturers, equipment companies, industry associations, distributors, e-commerce platforms, and media organizations.
Supported by 67 co-organizing institutions, the conference served not only as an academic and industrial exchange platform, but also as a strategic collaboration forum across the entire functional food supply chain.
The event actively supported China’s Healthy China Initiative, providing an important platform for capturing emerging opportunities in functional foods, gathering leading talents, and promoting high-quality industrial development.
The 7th International Summit on Nutrition, Health and Food Safety (IFNS) and the 13th China Functional Innovation Industry Conference on Food-Medicine Homology (Concluded)
Date: September 21–24, 2025
Venue: Beijing, China
Theme: Integrating Global Frontier Science and Technology, Advancing an Innovative Nutrition and Health Ecosystem
Supervising Organizations:
- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Representation in China
- State Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment
Organizers:
- Organizing Committee of the International Summit on Nutrition, Health and Food Safety (IFNS)
- Organizing Committee of the China Functional Innovation Industry Conference on Food-Medicine Homology
Hosts:
- School of Food and Health, Beijing Technology and Business University
- Secretariat of the International Summit on Nutrition, Health and Food Safety (IFNS)
Exclusive Academic Publishing Support:
Advanced Functional Foods Journal
Distinguished Guests:
- Changcheng Pu, Conference Chair, Former Vice Minister of the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine of China
- Carlos Aldeco, Conference Chair, Representative of the FAO Representation in China
- Academician Baoguo Sun, Chair of the Academic Committee (Editor-in-Chief of Advanced Functional Foods Journal)
- Academician Fazheng Ren, Chair of the Academic Committee (Associate Editor)
- Gangqiang Ding, Director, National Institute for Nutrition and Health, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention
- Jiao Xu, Secretary of Discipline Inspection Commission, China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment
- He Du, President, Nutrition Committee of China Food Industry Association
- Joshua DeMoss, Office of Agricultural Affairs, U.S. Embassy in China, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Conference Overview:
Centered on the theme “Integrating Global Frontier Science and Technology, Advancing an Innovative Nutrition and Health Ecosystem,” the summit facilitated in-depth academic and industrial exchanges on cutting-edge developments in nutrition, health, and food safety.
Guided by the FAO Representation in China and the State Key Laboratory of Food Safety Risk Assessment, and supported by embassies, research institutions, international organizations, and leading enterprises from the United States, Australia, France, and other countries, the summit has become an internationally influential professional event and an important industry benchmark for the global nutrition and functional food sectors.