IFT is where food innovation conversations happen.
It is where R&D teams, procurement leaders, formulators, and ingredient suppliers gather to figure out what is next in food and beverage. And this year, GloryBee is bringing more than samples and sales sheets to booth #1672.
We are bringing expertise, sensory experiences, sourcing transparency, and practical ideas for companies trying to build better products with better ingredients.
1) Learn Why Honey Is Becoming One of the Most Important Ingredients in Clean Label Innovation
Consumers are paying attention to ingredient labels in a way they never have before.
Food brands are under pressure to move away from overly processed ingredients and cheap sweeteners while still delivering flavor, functionality, and consumer trust. That is where honey enters the conversation in a serious way.
At the GloryBee booth, we will be talking about how formulators and food scientists are using honey not just as a sweetener, but as a functional ingredient across beverages, bars, sauces, snacks, baked goods, and frozen desserts. We will explore how honey can support clean label goals while delivering flavor, texture, and product differentiation that refined sugars simply cannot.
This is not theory. These are real-world formulation conversations happening right now.
2) Experience Real Honey Through Our Honey Sensory Kit
Most people think honey is one thing.
IT IS NOT!
Real honey varies dramatically depending on floral source, region, climate, and production methods. Orange blossom honey tastes different from blackberry blossom honey. Montana clover honey behaves differently than baker’s honey or hot honey. And those differences matter when you are building products people remember.
At IFT, sign-up for a GloryBee honey sensory kit and experience featuring multiple varietals designed to help attendees and teams taste and understand the diversity of real honey. Only available by signing up at the GloryBee booth at IFT.
We will also discuss applications for each honey profile across categories like beverages, condiments, bars, ice cream, and baked goods. Because selecting the right honey is not just about sweetness. It is about flavor architecture.
And honestly, once you taste real varietal honey side-by-side, it changes the way you think about honey altogether.
3) Talk With Honey Experts With a 50+ Year Beekeeping to Fulfillment Legacy
There is a difference between selling honey and actually understanding it.
GloryBee has spent decades working directly with honey, beekeepers, food manufacturers, and ingredient buyers. We understand sourcing challenges, formulation questions, quality concerns, and the growing pressure around authenticity and traceability.
At IFT, our team will be available to answer practical questions around:
- Honey applications
- Sourcing and supply
- Bulk honey procurement
- Product development
- Flavor matching
- Clean label positioning
- Private label opportunities
- National manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities
We are not showing up to hand out brochures and disappear. We are showing up to have real conversations that help brands solve problems and innovate faster.
4) Understand the Growing Importance of Honey Authenticity and Traceability
The honey industry faces real challenges around adulteration, sourcing transparency, and sustainability.
That matters more than ever as consumers and brands demand accountability across supply chains. It also matters because trust is becoming one of the most valuable ingredients in food manufacturing.
GloryBee is committed to authenticity, purity, and sustainability, including third-party True Source certification across our honey supply.
At the booth, we will discuss what food brands should be asking suppliers about sourcing, traceability, and quality assurance. We will also explore why understanding where ingredients come from is becoming central to both procurement and brand reputation.
Not all honey is equal.
And not all suppliers are either.
5) Discover New Ways to Innovate With Natural Sweeteners
Honey is only part of the story.
GloryBee also sources and supplies ingredients like tapioca syrup, brown rice syrup, hot honey, tamarind puree, and other natural sweetener solutions designed to support evolving consumer demands.
At IFT, attendees will have the chance to explore ingredient applications, flavor trends, and new product ideas tied to the growing demand for natural and functional formulations.
The industry is moving beyond commodity sweeteners.
Brands want ingredients with story, sourcing integrity, functionality, and consumer appeal. The companies that understand this shift early are going to have an advantage.
That is the conversation we want to have at IFT.
Visit GloryBee at Booth #1672
IFT is packed with booths, samples, and conversations competing for your attention.
But the companies that stand out are the ones helping solve real problems.
If you are looking for better ingredients, cleaner labels, stronger sourcing transparency, new formulation ideas, or simply a smarter way to think about sweetness, the GloryBee booth is worth your time.
Come taste real honey.
Talk with experts who know the industry.
Explore where ingredient innovation is heading next.
And leave with ideas you can actually use.