By 1946, the IFT Council (its governing body) decided to publish a monthly journal on the proceedings of the 1946 Annual Meeting.
During Peterson's tenure, Food Technology would undergo two new logo and cover designs, occurring in June 1953 and August 1957, respectively.
The formatting of Food Technology was changed to publish more feature articles, news, and applied research.
During this time, Food Technology would change its logo and cover design twice, first in January 1977 and then in June 1985.
The 1977 change would also show an overview being introduced that highlighted outstanding symposia in food science and technology from the IFT Annual Meeting, a trend that would continue until 1997.
Katz would serve as editor from September 1996 to March 2001 when she was succeeded by Neil H. Mermelstein, a member of the Food Technology staff from 1971 to 2007.