The Research Institute of Food Science and Technology was officially established in 1385 (2006-7) by the affirmative legislation of the "Council of Higher Education Development".

 As a pioneer center for scientific and innovative research, the Institute intends to meet the research needs of food science and technology across the country.

However, the center dates back to 1359 (1980-81) when it was acting as the Khorasan Center of "Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology IROST".

After the affirmative legislation of the Council of Islamic Revolution, the center was founded to meet the growing demand for science and technology development and to attract the talents, researchers, inventors, innovators and entrepreneurs. Major priorities of the organization were to promote entrepreneurship and research, support innovation, and develop technology.

The Institute was functioning under the name of “Khorasan Research Center for Technology Development”, until the provincial centers of the IROST were transformed to “Science and Technology Parks”.

As one of the research centers affiliated to the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology and to comply with the  commands of Iranian legislation, the Research Institute of Food Science and Technology redirected its mission to focus mainly on the Research and Technology in 1385 (2006-7).

In 1390 (2011-12), according to its luminous records, outstanding works in food science and the regional advantages, it received the final approval of the "Council of Higher Education g to its luminous records, outstanding works in food science and the regional advantages, it received the final approval of the "Council of Higher Education Development" to start a new chapter in its history proceeding the final act of the Council entitling the Institute as an “Independent Institute”