Future Food-Tech London welcomed industry leaders, food brands, start-ups and investors to exchange ideas, share experiences and forge new partnerships.

With so many insights – we’ve selected some of the standout moments below. Enjoy our summary complete with video highlights, photo gallery and impactful takeaways.

Remember, the summit platform remains active until November 3, so you still have time to watch the main-stage session recordings on demand and network with industry peers. (Not registered? Register now to get involved).

Who Joined Us?

Here are just some of the global players and industry leaders who joined us at Future Food-Tech on October 2-3, 2024:

Relive The Action

Highlights from the Main Stage

Climate & Human Health: Designing Nutritious Foods Without a Premium

“The science is really clear around the impact of added sugars, saturated fat and sodium. It’s undisputable. We need to act now and reformulate those nutrients.” – Marianne O’Shea, Vice President of Global Health and Nutrition Sciences, PEPSICO

With: TATE & LYLE, THE KRAFT HEINZ COMPANY, EIT FOOD, ACCESS TO NUTRITION INITIATIVE.

Alt-Raw Materials: Stabilising Supply Chains & Prioritising Climate Health

“With new ingredients, you don’t have any benchmarks as to how consumers will perceive these products. Expectations are high, so you need to be brave to invest resources and money into implementing alternative raw materials into established production lines.” – Clément Tischer, Head of Food-Tech, REWE GROUP

With: ECBF, CARGILL, VOYAGE FOODS, SUN BEAR BIOFUTURE.

Climate-Centric Innovations: Examining Solutions Accelerating the Transition to Net Zero

“Every year we remove 2 billion tonnes of CO2 and to reach the Paris agreement, that number needs to be 8 billion tonnes, so we do have a way to go.” – Christina Senn-Jakobsen, CEO, SWISS FOOD & NUTRITION VALLEY

With: MARS WRIGLEY, SODEXO, FIVE SEASONS VENTURES, REDUCED.

Flora Food Group crowned Melt & Marble as the winner of its Innovation Challenge!

We can’t wait to follow their journey together as you work to create the next generation of delicious, nutritious and natural plant-based products.

Building Investor Optimism: Innovations Thawing the Investor Winter

“There’s a consolidation of the market at the moment, there are definitely technologies that are winning. This is a very fruitful environment for us, start-ups are important for innovation.” – Christina Schwab, Investment Director, DSM-FIRMENICH VENTURING

With: LEVER VC, KOST CAPITAL, KHARIS CAPITAL, SOFINNOVA PARTNERS.

2035 Visions: Technologies Improving the Trajectory of Food Innovation

“Taste is king and functionality is queen.” – Bruno Dasque, Vice President, R&I Europe, DANONE

With: FOODNAVIGATOR, ELO LIFE SYSTEMS, HEURA FOODS, STRAY DOG CAPITAL.

The GLP-1 Phenomenon: Examining Opportunities & Predictions for Europe

“We need to act fast – consumers are unable to eat food available to them due to the effects of the drug and are rapidly losing muscle mass. What they need first is education.” – Rania Abou Samra, Global Head of Product & Technology Development & Head of R&D, US, NESTLÉ HEALTH SCIENCE

With: UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM, IFF, VITAKEY.

Presenting BlakBear – the 2024 Start-Up Winner!

Throughout the two days, start-ups pitched their exciting solutions in the Start-Up Arena and the audience were invited to vote for their favourite.

BlakBear was crowned the winner and invited to present on the main stage. Learn more about the start-ups here >>

Industry Collaboration: Strengthening Partnerships with Foodservice, Retailers & Corporates

“The pace of innovation is accelerating, and we wouldn’t be able to do it on our own. We have to look outside our internal capabilities to keep up with the pace whilst helping start-ups scale and come to market.” – Timothy Wallace, Head, Scouting & Assessment, Ventures & External Innovation, NOVONESIS

With: UNOVIS ASSET MANAGEMENT, CARREFOUR, MONDELĒZ INTERNATIONAL, MCWIN CAPITAL PARTNERS.

What Our Delegates Say

“Meeting with industry leaders and innovative food companies was truly inspiring. This event is undeniably the most important food tech event of the year for McWin.”

Partner, MCWIN CAPITAL PARTNERS

“Have to say this was among the best conferences I’ve attended in the field – all conversations I had over the 2 days were very relevant, with the panel of course being the most relevant of all.”

CEO & Co-Founder, ENIFER

“Well curated, worth every penny. Busy days but filled with only relevant meetings. Lots of valuable contacts from both investors and the industry.”

CEO, BIOMUSH

“Another fantastic event. Very interesting and insightful panel discussions and great to see the different products and services being showcased by the exhibitors.”

Director of Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, TATE & LYLE

Join Us in San Francisco!

Join us next time on March 13-14, 2025 as Future Food-Tech’s flagship summit returns to the innovation and investment hub of San Francisco.

Get in touch if you would like to help shape the content and be involved as a speaker, partner or exhibitor.

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