23-24 September 2025
Food Matters Live Rotterdam
Building on the success of the events in the UK and Ireland, we are delighted to announce that Food Matters Live is coming to Rotterdam in 2025 and serving an ambitious community of industry professionals across a region known for vibrant innovation in sustainable food and nutrition.
Taking place at the Ahoy Convention Centre, the event will also offer the added benefit of a co-location with Gastvrij, Rotterdam’s leading event for ambitious professionals working in hospitality.
What's on
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.
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.
Future of Positive Nutrition
This series of science-led talks, case studies and panel discussions will put the spotlight on evidence-based nutrition science. From mainstreaming sustainable nutrition to advancing personalised nutrition, international experts will share ground-breaking innovation in ingredients, technologies and the latest research enabling industry knowledge transfer.
Ingredient innovation for foodservice
Featuring live demonstrations alongside marketing and technical presentations, you will take a journey through some of the trending flavours, colours, global cuisines, nutrients and formats shaping menus and dining experiences across foodservice and hospitality settings.
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.
NPD Discovery Zone
Situated within the main networking hub, this interactive zone features some of the latest ingredient innovation making an impact on the future of food and nutrition. Meet the innovators in person and find out how they can make an impact on the future of your sustainable new product development.
You will be in good company
Our premium audience is made up of those working in the Pan-European food sector, at the forefront of sustainable food innovation and nutrition. Attendees work across these functions:
- Brands
- Manufacturers
- Retail
- Foodservice
- QSRs
- Food accelerators
Partner with us
To find out more about partnership opportunities in Rotterdam, please contact briony.mansell-lewis@foodmatterslive.com
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
- Contract manufacturers
- Sustainability advisory services
- Research and development services
- Business consultants
- Investors and financial institutions
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.
