Industry Watch
Study shows people have misconceptions about the environmental impact of everyday food
26th November 2025
Researchers at the University of Nottingham’s School of Psychology carried out a food categorisation task which involved 168 participants from the UK.
The study participants classified various supermarket food products into environmental impact categories which they defined and labelled themselves. The study participants were then shown each food product's scientific impact estimate on the environment and they stated whether they were surprised by how low or high each impact was.
The study findings showed that there were a number of misconceptions surrounding the environmental impact of food.
Redressing inequities in women’s cardiovascular health
26th November 2025
Women have an increased likelihood of underdiagnosis and undertreatment of heart and circulatory disease, and are underrepresented in research studies compared to men. This gender disparity is greater than just clinical issues - it is a reflection of inadequacies in health policy according to the British Medical Journal (BMJ) article.
Women are projected to continue experiencing more disability-adjusted life years related to cardiovascular risk factors compared to men, and greater mortality rates from rheumatic heart diseases (BMJ, 2025).
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.