Bringing together our flagship streams of content on industry insights, trends and nutritional science, this dynamic event will cover important themes and challenges dominating the market. Presentations and panel discussions will focus on issues within the following themes:

 

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Consumer and retail mega-trends

  • Changing consumer tastes and behaviours influencing the future of sustainable nutrition/product development
  • The evolution of sustainable, plant based and hybrid foods
  • Insights into new opportunities for meat and dairy sector
  • Not all UPFs are created equal: unpicking the complex relationship between health, cost and convenience
  • New regulations affecting export and product strategies, from what HFSS means for your business to how the new smoke regulations could set a new standard in innovation
  • Insights and trends in positive nutrition – from consumer communication, gut health, active nutrition to fibre fortification, mental well-being and personalised nutrition 
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New science and technologies to support NPD

  • Cutting edge innovations in protein development and production
  • Sustainable marine-derived ingredient innovation 
  • The impact of AI, data and technology across the industry
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Ingredient innovation

  • Advances in positive and functional nutrition
  • Future opportunities for protein and fibre
  • Natural and clean label solutions
  • Sustainable sourcing for NPD
  • The new ‘hero’ ingredients
  • Innovation in gut health: preservation and fermentation
  • Emerging food flavours set to take the centre stage
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