Industry Watch
Top food tech trends for 2026 and the future
10th November 2025
There is a decline in popularity of meat alternatives and plant-based meat but hybrid meat has potential for the future.
GLP-1 weight loss drugs are both an opportunity and a threat to the future food industry. They are a threat as they could reduce food sales due to inhibiting appetites. However, they are also an opportunity as new products can be created that appeal to people who use GLP-1s.
With an increase in water scarcity in Europe food technology solutions such as using wastewater side streams have future investment potential.
Companies that can target key bottlenecks in the food industry and work collaboratively with the food industry will have investment potential in the future.
New tool screens for access to healthy food
10th November 2025
A new screening tool has been designed and validated to examine American peoples' access to healthy food from a study led by researchers at the Food is Medicine Institute at the Gerald J. and Dorothy R. Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.
The new tool - the Nutrition Security Screener (NSS) zones in on whether people can obtain and eat nourishing foods which support health and help prevent disease on a regular basis.