| YEAR | TITLE | HOST BRANCH | CHAIR/CONVENOR | LOCATION |
| 1964 – May | First Residential Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1965 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1966 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1967 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1968 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1969 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1970 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1971 – May | Food Technology Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1972 – May | 1st Joint AIFST/NZIFST | AIFST, Queensland | Surfers Paradise, Australia | |
| 1973 – May | Technology Week Conference | Palmerston North | Massey University | |
| 1974 – May | 10th Annual Conference & 1st NZIFST Conference |
Palmerston North | Anne Goldman | Massey University |
| 1975 – May | 11th Annual Conference & 2nd NZIFST Conference |
Palmerston North | Gordon Robertson | Massey University |
| 1976 – April | 2nd Joint AIFST/NZIFST | Auckland | Leith Thompson | Rotorua |
| 1977 – May | 13th Annual Conference | Palmerston North | Greg Ball | Massey University |
| 1978 – May | 'Nutritech 78' – Joint conference with: Nutrition Soc NZ; NZ Diabetic Assn; NZ Soc for Study of Diabetes | Canterbury | Don Hayes | Lincoln |
| 1979 – May | ‘QV97 (Quo Vadis)’ | Joint Auckland/NZOQA | Jim Gordon | North Shore |
| 1980 – June | 3rd Joint AIFST/NZIFST ‘Food Odyssey – 2001’ |
AIFST, Sydney | Sydney, Australia | |
| 1981 – May | 'Resources '81’ | Otago/Southland | Graeme Leith | Dunedin |
| 1982 – May | 'Profitability' | Wellington | Gordon Robertson | Wellington |
| 1983 – May | 'Endeavour' | Poverty Bay/East Coast | Gisborne | |
| 1984 – May | 'Conference 1984' | Auckland | Wairakei | |
| 1985 – May | 4th Joint AIFST/NZIFST 'FOODANZA' |
Canterbury | Hugh Ivory | Christchurch |
| 1986 – May | 'Update' | Wellington | Murray Croft | Wellington |
| 1987 – May | 'Interact' – Joint conference with Nutrition Soc NZ | Otago/Southland | Laurie Melton | Dunedin |
| 1988 – May | 'Innovate' | Manawatu | Dean Stockwell | Palmerston North |
| 1989 – May | 'Foodlink' | Auckland | Ingrid Chettleburgh | Rotorua |
| 1990 – May | 5th Joint AIFST/NZIFST 'Food Pacific' |
AIFST, Queensland | Richard Mason | Surfers Paradise, Australia |
| 1991 – May | 'Crossroads' | Canterbury & Nelson | Alison Buchanan | Nelson |
| 1992 – May | 'Capital Fare’ – Joint conference with NZ Biotechnology Assn | Wellington | Dennis Thomas | Wellington |
| 1993 – May | 'Asian Afare' | Otago/Southland | Margot Buick | Queenstown |
| 1994 – May | 'The Customer Interface' | Wellington | Bruce Adam | Rotorua |
| 1995 – May | 6th Joint AIFST/NZIFST 'Bridging 2000 and Beyond' |
Auckland | Frances Bostock | Auckland |
| 1996 – July | ‘Southern Connection’ – Joint conference with NZ Biotechnology Assn | Canterbury | Virginia Humphrey-Taylor | Lincoln |
| 1997 – July | ‘Green Food’ – Joint conference with NZ Institute of Packaging |
Manawatu & Hawke Bay/Poverty Bay | Bryan Powlesland & Lynley Drummond |
Napier |
| 1998 – July | ‘Food at the Centre of NZ’ – Joint conference with Nutrition Soc NZ | Nelson | Grant MacDonald | Nelson |
| 1999 – July | ‘Capitalising on Food Safety’ | Wellington | Rachel Harvie | Wellington |
| 2000 – Oct | ‘HORIZONS MM’ – Joint conference with MIRINZ |
Auckland & MIRINZ | Julie Watson | Auckland |
| 2001 – Aug | ‘2001: A Food Odyssey’ | Otago Southland | Phil Bremer | Dunedin |
| 2002 – Oct | ‘Thought for food – celebrating innovative food technology’ | Manawatu | Andrew Saunders | Palmerston North |
| 2003 – June | ‘Kiwiana - the making of an icon’ – Joint conference with DIANZ | Auckland | Belinda McKenzie | Rotorua |
| 2004 – June | ‘Great Science! Great Food! Building a firm foundation for future success’ – Joint conference with DIANZ |
Waikato | David Everett | Hamilton |
| 2005 – June | ‘Going global – Food on the move’ | Canterbury | Ken Morison | Christchurch |
| 2006 – June | ‘Food – Wealth creation for NZ’ | Auckland | David Pooch | Auckland |
| 2007 – June | ‘Food – the challenges’ | Manawatu-Wellington | Charles Brennan | Wellington |
| 2008 – June | ‘Food Sustainability’ | Auckland | David Powell | Rotorua |
| 2009 – June | ‘Food Elements – putting the pieces together’ | Canterbury | David Everett | Christchurch |
| 2010 – June | ‘Inspiration-Prosperity’ | Auckland | Kay McMath | Auckland |
| 2011 – June | ‘Science to Reality – NZ and Beyond’ | Auckland | Gerard Hall | Rotorua |
| 2012 – June | ‘Let’s Talk’ | Waikato | Margot Buick | Hamilton |
| 2013 – July | ‘Time for Action’ | Hawkes Bay Poverty Bay | Gerry Townsend | Hastings |
| 2014 – July | ‘Challenges into Opportunities’ | Canterbury | Jonathan Cox | Christchurch |
| 2015 – July | 50th Anniversary Conference ‘Food – where Business meets Science and Technology’ |
Central | Don Otter | Palmerston North |
| 2016 – July | ‘Setting Direction – Journey from a position of strength’ | Auckland | Tanya Reid | Rotorua |
| 2017 – July | ‘Produced locally – consumed globally – shaping the future’ | Nelson | Augusta van Wijk | Nelson |
| 2018 – July | ‘In food we trust – Confidence built on science and technology’ | Central | John Brooks | Hamilton |
| 2019 – July | ‘Good Food 4’ | Canterbury | Paulette Elliott | Christchurch |
| 2020 – Aug | 20th IUFoST/NZIFST World Congress ‘20/20 Vision – Food for a changing world: Safe | Secure | Sustainable’ |
Congress cancelled due to COVID19 | Andrew Cleland, Jonathan Cox, Gordon Robertson | Auckland |
| 2021 – July | ‘Food – With Care "Kai – me te whakaaro nui’ |
Central | Don Otter | Palmerston North |
| 2022 – July | ‘Collaboration – Building New Zealand Inc’ | Waikato | Rob Archibald | Rotorua |
| 2023 – July | Food in a Changing World | Otago-Southland | Graham Eyres | Dunedin |
| 2024 – July | Diversity in the Food Industry | Waikato | Rob Archibald | Kirikiriroa, Hamilton |