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Announcing the 2025 Global Food-Tech Awards (American Heat)
The stage was set for innovation at Future Food-Tech San Francisco as Hydrosome Labs, a groundbreaking start-up based in Chicago, was announced as the winner of the 2025 Global Food-Tech Awards American Heat. This prestigious award, in collaboration …
Pioneering Gut Health for a Better Tomorrow - Innovation Challenge Winner
Future Food-Tech San Francisco proudly crowned Postbiotics Inc. as the winner of the Puratos Innovation Challenge, following a dynamic live pitch session on the summit’s main stage. The challenge, created in partnership with Puratos —a global leader …
Angel Yeast Explores Yeast Protein Innovation and Sustainable Future of Humanity
With the global population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, the demand for protein is set to skyrocket—potentially leaving a 250 million-ton gap in supply. Relying solely on livestock to bridge this divide risks exacerbating climate change, re …
Symrise and Infusd Nutrition Announce Groundbreaking Partnership
Symrise and Infusd Nutrition announce groundbreaking partnership to revolutionize nutritional offerings in food, beverage, and supplement markets
Kraft Heinz's Maxine Roman on Accelerating Innovation Through External Partnerships
Companies in the food and agriculture space recognise that staying competitive requires looking beyond their internal teams and engaging the broader ecosystem of start-ups, researchers and industry experts. However, finding the right partner at the r …

Food Navigator News

  • Functional foods, intense flavours, and all-day snacking are dominating consumer habits. Meanwhile, interest in sustainability, alcohol, and restrictive diets is fading as health, convenience, and flavour take centre stage.
  • The quality of a protein - the presence of important amino acids, as well as their availability and digestibility - is a key part of what makes said protein beneficial for health. Some sources, including many plant-based sources, are not as beneficial as others.
  • Consumers are losing trust in artificial sweeteners, pushing brands like Coca-Cola to rethink their recipes. Health concerns, taste issues, and demand for clean-label products are driving a shift back to sugar, even as sugar itself remains under fire.
  • Major food companies including Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever express disappointment after global treaty talks on plastic pollution end without agreement. Despite years of negotiations, 183 countries failed to finalise a legally binding deal, leaving industry leaders concerned about regulatory fragmentation and rising costs. Talks are expected to resume.
  • The cultivated meat platform of UK start-up Uncommon Bio has been acquired by Meatable, the Dutch cultivated meat company.