Dennis Seisun has worked in England, France, Belgium, and for the last 25 years has been based in San Diego, California. He graduated from Bath University in England with a B.Sc in Engineering and a M.Sc. Degree in Industrial Marketing. He worked as an engineer for Foster Wheeler, as a consultant for C.H. Kline S.A. in Brussels, Belgium, for Kelco (then Division of Merck) as Commercial Development Product Manager. He was closely involved in the market development of many new biopolymers to follow xanthan in the marketplace. In 1985, Dennis founded IMR International and since then has focused his attentions on the food hydrocolloid markets of the USA and Western Europe. The Quarterly Review of Food Hydrocolloids was started by IMR International in 1991 and has become established as a comprehensive and independent source of information on the food hydrocolloid market. IMR has chaired the International Conference on Food Hydrocolloids for the past twelve years.