Chinese American Food Society
The Chinese American Food Society (CAFS) is an
Founded at the 1974
The CAFS is partnered with the IFT and its International division, and also publishes an online/electronically issued newsletter two to four times a year.
In 2004, CAFS was a main supporter of the Food Summit in China event held jointly with the IFT and the Chinese Institute of Food Science and Technology (CIFST) that was held in Beijing on November 7–10 of that year.
At the 2007 IFT Annual Meeting in
Over the past 45 years, CAFS has been established as a platform for Food Science and Technology professionals to exchange information, collaborate on various taskforce activities, and to promote knowledge advancement, technology innovation and transfer across several continents. Each year there are always one or more CAFS lifetime members who are recognized as IFT Fellows, Annual Achievement Awardees, and recipients of various award and recognition from a broad range of national and international organizations.
References
- 2001 IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo in New Orleans, Louisiana Session 17 by CAFS on business opportunities in a post-WTO world - Accessed May 22, 2007.
- 2003 IFT Annual Meeting and Food Expo in Chicago, Illinois Session 81 cosponsored by CAFS on product development of functional food and natural health food products in Asian markets - Accessed May 22, 2007.
- Chronology of Chinese-Americans in the United States: 1960-78 - Accessed May 22, 2007.
- Directory of Associations information on CAFS - Accessed May 22, 2007.
- Food Summit in China 2004 Archived 2007-08-17 at the Wayback Machine - Accessed May 22, 2007.
- Global Chinese Health Food Symposium 2007 information that CAFS is cosponsoring - Accessed May 22, 2007.
- Official website
- IFT Bor S. Luh International Award Archived 2020-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- IFT Stephen S. Chang Award for Lipid or Flavor Science