This event continues the successful series of meetings held in Prague in 1992–2009. In line with the series, the theme of our conference is new knowledge on chemical reactions during the processing and storage of foods. We hope the conference will be an excellent opportunity to demonstrate the importance of such knowledge in our papers, discussions and personal communications. The conference programme will be tailored to provide a lot of opportunities for you to network as well as explore the latest results of the food chemistry community.SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMMEThe scientific program will include plenary invited lectures, oral communications, poster presentations, satellite workshops, as well as young researchers platform.The conference will be focused on the reactions of food constituents taking place in processing and storage, and their effect on the quality of products and the health of consumers.The scientific program covers following areas: