The food of the future

The challenge is to sustainably ensure healthy nutrition for a growing population that will reach 10 billion people by 2050.

The most important challenges and opportunities affecting our food system have to do with:

• Food safety
• Health and nutrition
• Resilience and sustainability
• Food technologies
• Leadership

Foodtech refers to the new technologies and innovative solutions that are changing the global food and agricultural landscape. It includes both the application of the concept of Industry 4.0 to this sector, as well as the particular technologies and solutions that allow the creation of new foods, from new nutrients or new combinations of existing nutrients.

In short, Foodtech encompasses the ecosystem of entrepreneurs and startups, which are innovating by applying new technologies to improve all elements of the food chain, from production to distribution and, ultimately, consumption. The ultimate goal of this industry is to address global challenges, such as climate change and population growth, and to put the agri-food industry on the verge of a more sustainable and efficient future.

Science, technology and innovation are
already cooking the menu of the future for our planet:
hamburgers and seafood from the laboratory, proteins
based on insects or algae, vertical gardens in your
own kitchen, 3D printers to reuse the
“loose ends” of your fridge, an app that will validate,
with just a photo of your plate, If your food meets
the requirements of personalized nutrition to
feed your genes correctly and fight or
prevent disease.
The experts of the Future Trends Forum have drawn up a roadmap with the challenges and opportunities of building the future of food.