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What to expect
Central to Food Matters Live in London is Tastes of Better - a series of exclusive one hour-long ingredient showcases, brought to you by global ingredient innovators, designed for product development, technical and innovation professionals at the forefront of food, drink and nutrition.
Insights & Trends Stage
From conscious consumption to new retail models and the balance between health, sustainability, and value, learn from analysts, strategists, and brand leaders as they share what’s driving consumer choices.
Positive Nutrition Stage
From metabolic health and the microbiome to women’s wellness, fibre and personalised nutrition, discover the trends and innovations shaping healthier products and the future of functional food and supplements.
Flavour & Colour Lab
Where sensory science meets innovation. Explore how flavour and colour enhance product appeal, drive consumer enjoyment and inspire the next generation of food and drink innovation.
Sensory Lab Showcases
Experience the science behind flavour, texture and consumer perception through guided tastings, interactive showcases and expert insight into the future of sensory innovation.
NPD Discovery Roundtables
Join small-group discussions with industry experts and peers to explore challenges, exchange ideas and discover practical solutions across ingredients, technologies, formulation and emerging NPD trends.
NPD Discovery Zone
Explore breakthrough ingredients, technologies and services shaping the future of food innovation. From AI-powered development tools to sustainable ingredient solutions, discover what’s next for NPD.
NPD Discovery Theatre
Discover the stories behind emerging ingredients, technologies and trends through fast-paced sessions, live demonstrations and expert insight designed to inspire your next product innovation.
NutraConnect
Connect with the people, health ingredients and explore what’s next for nutraceutical consumer trends. NutraConnect brings together leading suppliers, manufacturers and nutraceutical brands and retailers, making it easy to discover new opportunities, build partnerships and accelerate product development.
Private Label Pavilion
Discover the latest capabilities in private label food and drink, from product innovation and formulation expertise to manufacturing solutions. Meet trusted partners ready to help bring new products to market and respond to evolving consumer demands. This new feature will also host a meeting programme.
Hear from past attendees
We found the sessions very insightful, learnt about some new techniques that are close to our hearts as innovators – I found it inspiring and it was helpful as a networking opportunity also.
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I loved the event. Of particular note was the interactive tasting sessions – the various teams were interesting, knowledgeable and very open to feedback. Looking forward to future events!
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Food Matters Live is a great event to keep on track with the latest and future of the food industry. Friendly and relaxing format for quality networking.
I thought the day was well organised, the venue was nice and spacious and was an excellent choice. The pre-organisation to allocate time slots was a great initiative as I was able to see everything there.
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It was great to attend the event last week, there was a good range of talks on - covering the in the spotlight topics and well organised.
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This was my first Tastes of Better event, and I loved it! I was really impressed by the quality of the sessions, loved hearing trends and insights from different actors in the industry, and enjoyed very much the info (the food and drinks!) provided during the tasting session.
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I loved attending Food Matters Live London. As an academic who works closely with the food industry, I often find myself at highly technical, data-heavy conferences so Food Matters Live was a refreshing change. It offered valuable insight into the broader challenges and opportunities shaping the sector, which has already helped me rethink and refine my research pipeline.
With thanks to our 2026 partners
Our partnership opportunities will position you in front of our premium audience looking to connect, collaborate, and do business.
From Tastes of Better, session partnerships, speaking opportunities, and more, discover the partnerships that are right for you and your business by getting in touch with us.
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