8-9 October 2025
Food Matters Live Ascot
Cutting-edge ingredient innovation. Groundbreaking scientific insights. Technical excellence.
For NPD leaders defining the future of food innovation
For two inspiring days, R&D leaders, NPD specialists and food innovators will come together to explore revolutionary ingredient solutions, unlock breakthroughs in nutrition science, and address regulatory and product development challenges. Discover game-changing insights, connect with industry experts, and turn complex challenge into exciting opportunities.
In today’s fast-moving landscape, success goes beyond innovation. It’s about advancing science, driving sustainability, and creating meaningful collaborations. Food Matters Live Ascot brings all this together for you.
Latest speakers to join the line-up include
What to expect
Tastes of Better
A unique set of innovative ingredient showcases for all those working at the heart of product development. Each showcase will take you through an inspiring and experiential journey of technical insights and taste, designed to support you in solving new product development challenges and accelerating and sustaining innovation.
Main stage insights and trends
Featuring over 100 international speakers, this series of talks, case studies and panel discussions will enable you to stay ahead of consumer and retail trends, debate the future of food and positive nutrition, celebrate success, identify areas of challenge, and explore how technology can empower innovation in your product development.
NPD Discovery Table Talks
Led by industry experts, Table Talks provide a setting for informed but intimate discussion around key themes. Discussion points include innovative ingredients, sustainable sourcing, formulation support and advice, technology patents, investment, regulation and cross-sector industry collaboration.
Check out the video for a peek into the innovation and creativity that defined the 2024 event. Reliving those moments has us even more excited for October 2025 – we can’t wait to experience it all again!
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Partner with us
Our partnership opportunities will position you in front of our premium audience looking to connect, collaborate, and do business. Partnership opportunities are available for:
- Ingredient suppliers
- Sustainability advisory services
- Research and development services
- Business services
Join the conversation
Take your involvement with Food Matters Live’s events to the next level. Whether it’s exploring latest announcements or connecting with fellow industry experts, this is your chance to have exclusive access and be part of our most engaged audience members.
