{"id":1104,"date":"2026-07-16T12:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T12:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/foodsafetytech.com\/research\/?page_id=1104"},"modified":"2026-07-25T05:03:26","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T05:03:26","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foodsafetytech.com\/research\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1104\" class=\"elementor elementor-1104\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3321f33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3321f33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04a20cd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04a20cd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8beb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-advanced-heading\" data-id=\"ad8beb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-advanced-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-heading-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"uael-heading\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-heading-text elementor-inline-editing uael-size--default\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\">About FSTR<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-sub-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"sub_heading\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >The intelligence layer for food safety technology.\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-subheading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_description\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"advanced\" >\n\t\t\t\t\tFSTR, pronounced \u201cFaster\u201d, is a research and advisory firm focused exclusively on the intersection of food safety, technology, and data-driven operational performance.\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-module-content uael-separator-parent\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-separator\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-259457c6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"259457c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-141c77f5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"141c77f5\" 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-22e5c330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"22e5c330\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The food industry is under escalating regulatory, operational, and financial pressure, yet lacks high-quality, quantified market intelligence linking technology adoption to measurable business outcomes.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4679deb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4679deb6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-teams=\"true\">FSTR <\/span>conducts peer-based primary (not opinion-based) research to deliver findings, 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class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Structural gaps we address<\/p><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">The food safety segment is full of urgency, and<br> short on quantified evidence.\n<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed4836d e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ed4836d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe75a1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" data-id=\"fe75a1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" ><div class=\"ekit-heading elementskit-section-title-wraper text_left   ekit_heading_tablet-   ekit_heading_mobile-\"><h3 class=\"ekit-heading--subtitle elementskit-section-subtitle  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