Food Matters Live is all about inspiring the future of food. We work collaboratively with our partners to bring ingredient innovation and technical excellence to life, alongside informed insights, debate and discussion.

If you have new market insights, cutting-edge innovations or sector specific expertise and want to drive business growth, Food Matters Live can help you activate your brand, expand your market reach, and capture the attention of our influential industry community of innovators shaping the future of sustainable food and nutrition.

Join us in 2026

3-4 June | Olympia, London

22-23 September | Ahoy Convention Centre, Rotterdam

Thought leadership behind what’s next

Consumer and Retail Trends

From conscious consumption to new retail models and the balance between health, sustainability, and value, share what’s driving consumer choices in 2026 and beyond.

Future of Positive Nutrition

Share how science and data are transforming functional foods and dietary supplements as part of this programme of 60+ renowned speakers.

AI for Food
Innovation

Demonstrate how artificial intelligence solutions are transforming every stage of product development - while keeping human creativity at the heart of the process.

Tastes. Touch. Discover

Tastes of Better

Be part of our signature Tastes of Better programme where ingredient innovation comes life in a range of creative settings.

You'll connect NPD, innovation, technical and nutrition professionals with your cutting-edge ingredient solutions.

With your own branded VIP suite and innovation kitchen, you will take guests on a journey through the tastes and technologies inspiring the future of their new product development.

Tastes of Better

The Flavour House

Bring the art and emotion of flavour to life in the new Flavour House and Sensory Lab. Showcase how flavour, texture, and aroma shapes products and supports clean-label.

NPD Discovery Table Talks

A space to build connections, discuss VIPs' challenges, share solutions, and test new concepts and technologies with sampling.

NPD Discovery Zone

Designed for new ingredients, services and technology AI providers leading NPD evolution.

Additional opportunities

NPD Discovery Theatre

Share a tasting demo space with fellow NPD Discovery Zone participants.

1-2-1 Meetings Programme

These meetings ensure dedicated time to explore collaborations, discuss challenges, and discover meaningful connections.

Food Matters Live Podcast

You'll gain access to a community of 422,000 listeners who look to Food Matters Live for the exploration of key topics.

Hear from our previous partners

AAK

 

Kerry

IFF

 


Tate&Lyle

RAPS uk

AGRANA

Who will you meet?

Food Matters Live presents a unique way of positioning your knowledge and thought leadership in front of our pre-qualified premium audience, who are poised to listen and learn about the improvements they can make to their food innovation strategies. Our food and nutrition innovators work within brands, manufacturers (own and private label) retail, foodservice and QSRs across food and nutrition from across the UK, Ireland and Europe.


 

Job titles include

150,000+
Global community
85,000+
Newsletter subscribers
235,000+
Social media outreach

Hear from our partners

Partner quotes