Welcome to the programme for Food Matters Live in London

Registration will open at 8:30am each day, along with a welcome address at 9am before going into the opening perspectives.

You can explore all the speakers and sessions taking place across our main stages, Tastes of Better showcases and NPD Discovery Roundtables.

Opening Perspectives

Trends that are changing how and what we eat

3 June | 9:10am - 9:40am

The AI Advantage: Your strategic partner in food & innovation

4 June | 9:10am - 9:35am
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Annie Gray

Author, Broadcaster, Food Historian on The Kitchen Cabinet, Radio 4.

Elise Malandain

Senior Vice President, Research & Development, PepsiCo

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Alberto Prado

Former Vice President, Global Head of R&D Digital & Partnerships, Unilever

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Insights and Trends Theatre

These sessions are 1-hour long. The timings are:

9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
14:50-15:50

    • 3rd June Session 1: Trends That Are Changing How and What We Eat
    Explore the changing environment of global food preferences in this insightful session on emerging consumer trends and market dynamics.
    • 3rd June Session 2: Ultra-Processed Foods – Harmful or Misunderstood?
    A dynamic and lively discussion exploring the role of ultra-processed foods in today’s diets.
    • 3rd June Session 3: Advanced proteins and upcycled protein innovation
    What are the most compelling innovations expected to shape 2026–2030?
    • 3rd June Session 3: Advanced proteins and upcycled protein innovation

    Fermentation-derived proteins and Cultivated meat and seafood

    • 3rd June Session 3: Advanced proteins and upcycled protein innovation
    Duynie will showcase a new generation of plant‑based protein designed to boost nutrition and sustainability while delivering functional properties that help reduce formulation costs.
    In partnership with
    Duynie
The Future of Positive Nutrition Theatre

These sessions are 1-hour long. The timings are:

9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
14:50-15:50

    • 3rd June Session 1: Fibre’s Comeback: Why Fibre Is Back at the Centre of Nutrition
    Examine the state of fibre intake in the UK, the gap to public health targets, and the role industry can play in closing it—alongside key consumer perceptions and the barriers that must be addressed t …
    • 3rd June Session 1: Fibre’s Comeback: Why Fibre Is Back at the Centre of Nutrition

    Hear about the challenges and successes of boosting fibre intake across Denmark.

    • 3rd June Session 1: Fibre’s Comeback: Why Fibre Is Back at the Centre of Nutrition
    This panel examines how fibre is being redefined for modern health and nutrition. Experts will explore new product and ingredient innovations, smarter formulations that improve taste and functionality …
    • 3rd June Session 2: The Future of Nutrition in the GLP-1 Era
    • 3rd June Session 2: The Future of Nutrition in the GLP-1 Era
    Explore the GLP-1 trend and its impact on the functional Food & Beverage market. Discover how to innovate with functional ingredients in the GLP-1/GIP space and stand out from the competition: Trends …
    • 3rd June Session 2: The Future of Nutrition in the GLP-1 Era
    This panel explores how brands can translate GLP-1 science into credible, commercially successful products. Experts will discuss formulation strategies that support nutrition, muscle, and digestive he …
    • 3rd June Session 3: Gut Health and the Microbiome: From Emerging Science to Practical Solutions for Nutrition

    Explore the latest science in how the gut microbiome influences immunity, metabolism, and mood, and its emerging role in longevity.

    • 3rd June Session 3: Gut Health and the Microbiome: From Emerging Science to Practical Solutions for Nutrition
    A deep dive into how the functional nutrition industry can commercialise on microbiome advances: new product formats, novel formulations, data-driven personalisation, regulatory credibility, and consu …
The Flavour and Colour Lab

These sessions are 1-hour long. The timings are:

9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
16:00-16:45

    • 3rd June Session 1: Key Trends in Flavour and Colour Innovation
    Flavour and colour are now critical to how consumers choose, trust and enjoy food.
    • 3rd June Session 2: The Global Flavour Exchange
    Global flavour trends can spark growth but only if brands know which will stick. Unpack the flavours set to shape the market, why some resonate with British consumers, and how to separate short-term h …
    • 3rd June Session 2: The Global Flavour Exchange
    Global flavours are driving consumer excitement but turning food culture into scalable, profitable products takes more than inspiration. This panel explores how brands adopt global tastes into the mai …
    • 3rd June Session 3: Multi-Sensory Design: Enhancing Taste through the Senses
    Flavour isn’t just about taste, it’s shaped by sight, sound, texture, temperature and smell working together. Bringing flavour psychology to life through live multi-sensory demonstrations, this sessio …
Tastes of Better
  1. By invitation only: Meet the  Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   AGRANA   Beneo    IFF
  2. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   AGRANA   Beneo    IFF
  3. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   AGRANA   Beneo    IFF
  4. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   AGRANA   Beneo    IFF
NPD Discovery Roundtables
  1. Join the Rousselot application & technical experts to learn about: An overview of metabolic support applications and discuss some of the most frequent challenges when formulating in the segment. Highl …
    In partnership with
    Rousselot
  2. Opportunities exist in the bakery category to deliver more fibre, more protein, cleaner labels and products that support gut health — all while delivering the taste and textures that define bakery. Th …
    In partnership with
    Puratos
  3. With naturally high resistant starch, delivering up to 10x more fibre, the LifyWheat range (white wheat flour and flakes) empowers brands to reinvent everyday foods with upgraded nutrition, improved g …
    In partnership with
    Limagrain
  4. Understanding the shift: Explore how GLP‑1 therapies are transforming nutrient intake patterns — and what this means for creating new food and beverage concepts that align with consumer expectations. …
    In partnership with
    Brenntag
  5. High protein is everywhere. Fibre is quickly following. But in a crowded market, how do you stand out? This roundtable explores how to embed protein and fibre into everyday staples across breakfast, l …
    In partnership with
    U+S
  6. This session will explore why the future of longevity is about healthspan, not just lifespan. Using evidence-based botanical strategies for endurance, fatigue support and vascular function, this sessi …
    In partnership with
    Arjuna
  7. This interactive roundtable explains what regenerative palm oil is, how it differs from conventional and RSPO-certified production, and the role it plays in restoring ecosystems, improving soil health …
    In partnership with
    Daabon
  8. New product development in food and beverage is more exciting, and more complex, than ever. Reformulation pressures, traceability requirements, packaging redesigns, and artwork approvals are colliding …
    In partnership with
    TG
  9. The longevity market is one of the fastest-growing segments in health and wellness, driven by consumers actively managing how they achieve healthier years – not just how they perform. Yet most brands …
    In partnership with
    TPB
  10. Join this insightful roundtable to discuss and find out more about: Key science and commercial potential for metabolic support nutraceuticals, zooming on those focused in glucose control and GLP-1 boo …
    In partnership with
    Rousselot
  11. Opportunities exist in the bakery category to deliver more fibre, more protein, cleaner labels and products that support gut health — all while delivering the taste and textures that define bakery. Th …
    In partnership with
    Puratos
  12. With naturally high resistant starch, delivering up to 10x more fibre, the LifyWheat range (white wheat flour and flakes) empowers brands to reinvent everyday foods with upgraded nutrition, improved g …
    In partnership with
    Limagrain
  13. Conscious nourishment: Fortification designed to meet rising expectations for wellbeing and self‑care. Less is more: Rebalancing formulations for improved nutritional profiles, with the same indulgent …
    In partnership with
    Brenntag
  14. High protein is everywhere. Fibre is quickly following. But in a crowded market, how do you stand out? This roundtable explores how to embed protein and fibre into everyday staples across breakfast, l …
    In partnership with
    U+S
  15. Dr Philip Spratt from the Product Innovation Group at Campden BRI, will lead a session on how the use of a more scientific approach to NPD can help to improve product quality, speed to market, ingredi …
    In partnership with
    Campden
  16. This interactive roundtable explains what regenerative palm oil is, how it differs from conventional and RSPO-certified production, and the role it plays in restoring ecosystems, improving soil health …
    In partnership with
    Daabon
  17. This session will explore evidence-based botanical strategies supporting endurance, fatigue resilience and vascular function. It will delve into clean label formulation, the evolving role of nitric ox …
    In partnership with
    Arjuna
  18. New product development in food and beverage is more exciting, and more complex, than ever. Reformulation pressures, traceability requirements, packaging redesigns, and artwork approvals are colliding …
    In partnership with
    TG
  19. The dominant logic in nutrition formulations has been additive: identify a benefit, source the corresponding ingredient, stack, label, repeat.  The result is products of growing complexity, cost, and …
    In partnership with
    tpb
NPD Discovery Theatre
    • NPD Discovery Theatre
    Join Martina Lokajova to discover how Tempty Foods moved beyond "meat imitations" to build a new food category. Learn how they leveraged 7-Eleven’s Innovation Corner to launch their mycelium-based Spi …
    In partnership with
    TF
    • NPD Discovery Theatre
    Turning surplus bananas into plant-based, premium quality desserts. This session will showcase how upcycled ingredients can be turned into commercially successful food products without compromising on …
    In partnership with
    Banana
    • NPD Discovery Theatre
    In partnership with
    BSB
    • NPD Discovery Theatre
    Arborea uses its patented Biosolar Leaf™ technology to capture and convert carbon dioxide from any industry into net-zero food, feed, and agrochemical ingredients. It uses sunlight to grow microalgae- …
    In partnership with
    Arborea
    • NPD Discovery Theatre
    The way we cook today is no longer fit for the future. This session challenges the traditional approach to food and introduces a new way of cooking — where sustainability is not an add-on, but the fou …
    In partnership with
    Uhhmami
Insights and Trends Theatre

These sessions are 1-hour long. The timings are:

9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
14:50-15:50

    • 4th June Session 1: Policy-driven reformulation
    As global nutrition policies tighten and expectations for healthier, more sustainable food systems rise, reformulation has become both a strategic imperative and an innovation challenge.
    • 4th June Session 1: Policy-driven reformulation
    As consumers continue to seek healthier, cleaner and more transparent products, brands face the challenge of evolving without sacrificing the sensory qualities that define great food.
    • 4th June Session 2: Indulgence vs. wellness
    Mainstream food culture is being shaped by the blend of food and nutrition.
    • 4th June Session 3: Trends and Tech Shaping Tomorrow’s NPD
    From precision fermentation to next-gen sweeteners and functional fibres, ingredient innovation is accelerating faster than ever.
The Future of Positive Nutrition Theatre

These sessions are 1-hour long. The timings are:

9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
14:50-15:50

    • 4th June Session 1: Personalised Nutrition: Evidence, Application and Limits
    This keynote explores how science, technology, and consumer demand are accelerating personalised nutrition, highlighting what’s already achievable, what remains challenging, and the breakthroughs set …
    • 4th June Session 1: Personalised Nutrition: Evidence, Application and Limits

     

    • 4th June Session 2: Sports & Active Nutrition – Where Performance Meets Clean Label
    The session highlights established effects, emerging insights, and implications for evidence-led product development.
    • 4th June Session 2: Sports & Active Nutrition – Where Performance Meets Clean Label
    This panel tackles what clean label really means today, exploring how brands can balance transparency, clinical proof, and performance without compromise. Experts will discuss smarter formulation, the …
    • 4th June Session 3: The Future for Women’s Health
    This fireside chat looks at where women’s health nutrition is heading, exploring emerging opportunities, evolving consumer expectations, and the factors shaping future growth. The conversation will to …
    • 4th June Session 3: The Future for Women’s Health
    Women’s health has long been oversimplified and underrepresented in both research and product innovation, contributing to the persistent women’s health gap. Not only that, but female health extends fa …
    In partnership with

    Kerry Logo

    • 4th June Session 3: The Future for Women’s Health
    A series of fast-paced, 6-minute, lightning talks spotlighting the latest advances in women’s health, from emerging science and ingredient innovation to shifting consumer needs and market demand. Long …
    In partnership with
    Kerry
The Flavour and Colour Lab

These sessions are 1-hour long. The timings are:

9:45-10:45
11:00-12:00
16:00-16:45

    • 4th June Session 1: Natural Flavour and Colour Innovation
    Discover how fermentation unlocks bold, natural flavour while strengthening clean-label and sustainability credentials. Drawing on culinary and scientific innovation, this session shows how brands can …
    • 4th June Session 1: Natural Flavour and Colour Innovation
    Natural colour is becoming a commercial advantage as artificial colours are phased out and regulations continue to tighten. Explore colour house solutions to help brands create bold, stable natural co …
    • 4th June Session 1: Natural Flavour and Colour Innovation
    Explore how clean-label expectations are reshaping flavour and colour design, turning reformulation into a commercial opportunity rather than a constraint.
    • 4th June Session 2: Flavour Innovation with Wellness Driven Formulations
    This session explores why reducing sugar, fat or salt — or adding functional ingredients — so often erodes indulgence, and how flavour, texture, aroma and expectation work together to create pleasure. …
    • 4th June Session 2: Flavour Innovation with Wellness Driven Formulations
    Unpack how colour and flavour trigger emotional and sensory cues that make functional food and drink feel indulgent.
    • 4th June Session 2: Flavour Innovation with Wellness Driven Formulations
    This session explores how food and drink brands balance indulgence and functionality when flavour and colour are under pressure from reformulation.
    • 4th June Session 3: The Future of Sensory Branding
    Bompas & Parr will take guests on a journey into the polysensory universe.
Tastes of Better
  1. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   Bunge    IFF
  2. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   Bunge    IFF
  3. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   Bunge    IFF
  4. By invitation only: Meet the Tastes of Better lead partners and discover the innovative ingredient solutions that can fast-track your NPD.
    In partnership with
    AAK   Bunge    IFF
NPD Discovery Roundtables
  1. Join the Rousselot application & technical experts to learn about: An overview of metabolic support applications and discuss some of the most frequent challenges when formulating in the segment. Highl …
    In partnership with
    Rousselot
  2. Opportunities exist in the bakery category to deliver more fibre, more protein, cleaner labels and products that support gut health — all while delivering the taste and textures that define bakery. Th …
    In partnership with
    Puratos
  3. With naturally high resistant starch, delivering up to 10x more fibre, the LifyWheat range (white wheat flour and flakes) empowers brands to reinvent everyday foods with upgraded nutrition, improved g …
    In partnership with
    Limagrain
  4. Understanding the shift: Explore how GLP‑1 therapies are transforming nutrient intake patterns — and what this means for creating new food and beverage concepts that align with consumer expectations. …
    In partnership with
    Brenntag
  5. High protein is everywhere. Fibre is quickly following. But in a crowded market, how do you stand out? This roundtable explores how to embed protein and fibre into everyday staples across breakfast, l …
    In partnership with
    U+S
  6. This session will explore why the future of longevity is about healthspan, not just lifespan. Using evidence-based botanical strategies for endurance, fatigue support and vascular function, this sessi …
    In partnership with
    Arjuna
  7. In a landscape where claims are limited and sometimes technically challenging to deliver, we’ll explore in this NPD roundtable how to responsibly launch functional food and beverage products by lettin …
    In partnership with
    AGRANA
  8. Sustainability is no longer a nice to have — it’s redefining how food is created, sourced, and scaled. At BENEO’s roundtable at Food Matters Live, we’ll take you behind the scenes of what it really ta …
    In partnership with
    Beneo
  9. New product development in food and beverage is more exciting, and more complex, than ever. Reformulation pressures, traceability requirements, packaging redesigns, and artwork approvals are colliding …
    In partnership with
    TG
  10. The longevity market is one of the fastest-growing segments in health and wellness, driven by consumers actively managing how they achieve healthier years – not just how they perform. Yet most brands …
    In partnership with
    TPB
  11. Join this insightful roundtable to discuss and find out more about: Key science and commercial potential for metabolic support nutraceuticals, zooming on those focused in glucose control and GLP-1 boo …
    In partnership with
    Rousselot
  12. Opportunities exist in the bakery category to deliver more fibre, more protein, cleaner labels and products that support gut health — all while delivering the taste and textures that define bakery. Th …
    In partnership with
    Puratos
  13. With naturally high resistant starch, delivering up to 10x more fibre, the LifyWheat range (white wheat flour and flakes) empowers brands to reinvent everyday foods with upgraded nutrition, improved g …
    In partnership with
    Limagrain
  14. Conscious nourishment: Fortification designed to meet rising expectations for wellbeing and self‑care. Less is more: Rebalancing formulations for improved nutritional profiles, with the same indulgent …
    In partnership with
    Brenntag
  15. High protein is everywhere. Fibre is quickly following. But in a crowded market, how do you stand out? This roundtable explores how to embed protein and fibre into everyday staples across breakfast, l …
    In partnership with
    U+S
  16. Dr Philip Spratt from the Product Innovation Group at Campden BRI, will lead a session on how the use of a more scientific approach to NPD can help to improve product quality, speed to market, ingredi …
    In partnership with
    Campden
  17. This session will explore evidence-based botanical strategies supporting endurance, fatigue resilience and vascular function. It will delve into clean label formulation, the evolving role of nitric ox …
    In partnership with
    Arjuna
  18. In a landscape where claims are limited and sometimes technically challenging to deliver, we’ll explore in this NPD roundtable how to responsibly launch functional food and beverage products by lettin …
    In partnership with
    AGRANA
  19. New product development in food and beverage is more exciting, and more complex, than ever. Reformulation pressures, traceability requirements, packaging redesigns, and artwork approvals are colliding …
    In partnership with
    TG
  20. The dominant logic in nutrition formulations has been additive: identify a benefit, source the corresponding ingredient, stack, label, repeat.  The result is products of growing complexity, cost, and …
    In partnership with
    TPB
Food Matters Live London

3-4 June | Olympia, International Convention Centre