FORWARD FOODING
THE BLOG
12 March 2025
FoodTech in 2024 is entering a new phase—Wave 3.0—focused on circularity, sustainability, and biotech-driven solutions. Despite a funding downturn, key sectors like Ag Biotech, personalized nutrition, and sustainable ingredients are gaining traction. Here’s how the food industry is transforming for the future.
30 November 2022
On 23rd Nov 2022, we hosted our last Meetup of the year in our Barcelona Food & FoodTech Innovation Hub, in partnership with Talent Garden. We brought together a mix of FoodTech startups, investors and experts to deep dive into Food & Biotechnology: The Future of nutrition. We enjoyed sharing, learning, and enabling meaningful connections between like-minded people working to make our Food System more sustainable.
28 November 2022
This wave of interest in Vertical/Indoor farming solutions could be attributed, albeit partially, to rising concern about climate change’s impacts on food production. Vertical farming is seen by many as a compelling alternative to traditional resource-intensive agriculture. Its sustainability promises, paired with the growing demand for shorter, more reliable supply chains, have contributed to the sector gaining traction over the years.
24 October 2022
On 20th Oct 2022, we were pleased to host a buzzy #FoodTechMeetup at our London FoodTech Innovation Hub in partnership with Huckletree, for the launch of our latest report on the UK AgriFoodTech Ecosystem.
21 October 2022
On 12th Oct 2022, we hosted our third FoodTech Meetup in our Milan Hub, in partnership with Talent Garden. After our last event dedicated to Alternative Protein, we decided to deep dive into the Foodservice tech area.

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