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Strategies for thriving in an era of extremes
Sourcing tomorrow’s ingredients
Discover the strategies, technologies, and innovations that will define the next era of ingredient sourcing to help industy stay ahead.
Innovating for impact
Discover the breakthroughs and business models that will define the future - and position your brand at the forefront of sustainable innovation.
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Functional beverages
From protein sodas and prebiotic soft drinks to texture-led satiety and simplified ingredients lists, we explore strong what functional beverage reformulation looks like now and where the rapidly growing sector is moving next.
Positive Nutrition Broadcast Series 2026
Positive Nutrition is a world-leading series of broadcast events spotlighting the innovations and technologies central to the evolution of better-for-you food and drink.
Recoloring the future
Understand how evolving consumer expectations influence color, transparency, and trust in food and beverage products
15 Days Faster – Same Quality
Join our webinar to discover PROMILK® Xpress, an innovative milk protein that effortlessly accelerates warm maturation in the vat and ripening in traditional cheeses
Navigating EmpCo: the future of credible claims in the EU and the role of certification
The forthcoming EU Empowering Consumers ahead of the Green Transition Directive (EmpCo) sets clearer expectations for how businesses communicate sustainability and environmental claims.
Fireside Chat: How Silver Spring Foods Achieved 99% Inventory Accuracy With ERP
Disconnected systems and unreliable data don’t just slow manufacturers down - they quietly erode margins, increase risk, and limit growth. In this live fireside chat, discover how Silver Spring Foods, the world’s largest horseradish producer,...
Feeding the future with fibre
This session dives into the fibre renaissance, spotlighting novel sources, prebiotic innovations and formulation strategies that make fibre-rich products more appealing and effective.
EU 2024/825 Directive on Empowering Consumers for the Green Transition: Selling Sustainability in Europe
Europe’s new anti-greenwashing framework is raising the bar from aspiration to evidence.
Healthy ageing - nutrition for longevity and vitality
This session explores how nutrition can help maintain muscle mass, cognitive function, bone health and metabolic resilience.
Sweetness Reimagined: Using Sweet Proteins to Meet Evolving Consumer Needs
Wellness is top of mind for today’s consumers, yet taste remains the top purchase driver.
Navigating the GLP-1 Disruption: What Future-Ready Leaders Need to Know
GLP-1 is driving new product innovation and “GLP-1 friendly” positioning across food, beverage, and supplements.
Performance pet food
This session explores how ingredients like microbiome modulators, botanicals, and targeted vitamins are being used to suppot immunity, digestion, cognition, and overall vitality in pets.
5 Trends Indicating the Ready Meals Segment is Heating Up Fast
Consumers have never wanted convenience more than they do now, and this is reflected in their food choices. Ready meals have been a staple for decades, but the modern versions are a vast improvement over TV dinners.
Spotlight On - Mouthfeel Masterclass: The Unlock to Making Tasty Foods Healthier
Hear from Tate & Lyle’s reformulation experts across marketing, nutrition, sensory science and applications, plus behavioral scientist Richard Shotton. Walk away with practical strategies to make healthier foods tastier.
Functional Beverage Innovations
This webinar will look at the markets leading category growth, markets with promising potential, and most importantly, new innovations that are making an impact in this space.
The frontiers of functional dairy
This webinar explores the latest advances - from bioactive peptides and high-protein formulations to probiotics, postbiotics, and immune-boosting ingredients.
Functional ingredients on the health frontline
Join us as we examine where innovation is happening, which health outcomes are gaining traction, and how brands can balance efficacy, regulation and consumer trust.
Global GLP-1 disruption
From soft drinks to alcohol, confectionery to snacks, we dissect the disruption and ask what’s next.
Healthy Snacking Trends
We explore what types of snacks - including categories, flavors, sizes, and nutritional profiles - modern shoppers want. We also look at what ingredients and diets are gaining traction, how marketing and merchandising is evolving and how brands and...
Spotlight On: Mouthfeel: The key to securing success in the next reformulation waves
This event takes you on a journey to explore the nuances of the science ‘mouthfeel’ and how mastering it can help you make your brand thrive in the next reformulation waves.
GLP-1 Next
From portion control to complete nutrition solutions, how can food makers rethink R&D to meet shifting consumer demands?
Weight Management Summit 2025
Weight Management: Food Innovation in the GLP-1 Era is a free digital summit on how GLP-1 drugs and satiety-inducing ingredients are reshaping weight management. Hear from experts on emerging science, consumer trends, and strategies to stay ahead.
Unlocking Satiety
We explore the latest research on hunger regulation, nutrient timing, and the role of proteins, fibres and bioactive compounds in promoting fullness.
Beverage Innovation 2025
Beverage gurus are looking to be ahead on the next big thing as they explore niche categories and push beverage boundaries. No one, however, wants to sacrifice flavor as they explore new ideas.
Delivering Freshness That Lasts: Solutions for Shelf Life, Texture & Taste
Learn how to reduce food waste, meet consumer expectations, and support your brand’s sustainability and quality goals with practical solutions.
Fueling fun: Connecting with Esports enthusiasts and everyday gamers FTW
We explore how this market is growing, what screencentral consumers want, how stakeholders are responding and where there is untapped white space.
Reducing Scope 3 Emissions. Backed by Reliable Data.
Companies increasingly want to understand and reduce Scope 3 emissions, which is why supplier-level transparency and CO₂ reduction efforts have become a key expectation.
Packaging and labelling
Packaging is no longer just about containment – it’s a key player in sustainability, consumer engagement and regulatory compliance.
Circular processing
From by-products to breakthroughs, this session explores how food and beverage manufacturers can reduce waste, lower emissions and unlock new revenue by rethinking how ingredients are sourced, processed and reused.
Climate Smart Food 2025
Climate Smart Food is a free webinar series helping food and beverage manufacturers tackle climate risk with real-world strategies
Smart Farming
Discover how agri-tech, data, and policy are reshaping how we grow, source and secure the world’s food.
Captivating Cocoa: Navigating Reformulation Amid Rising Costs
Learn how to navigate formulation challenges across bakery, confectionery and dairy, using real-world applications and proven strategies to deliver resilient, cost-effective innovation.
Prevent the Recall: How to Avoid Pesticide MRL Violations and Steps to Take if One Occurs
Pesticide-related compliance incidents continue to rise, and the stakes have never been higher. With thousands of pesticide maximum residue level (MRL) changes happening every week, the food industry faces a rapidly shifting regulatory landscape1. One...
Explore & Innovate for the GLP-1 consumer shift: Natural ingredient solutions for weight wellness
Join our webinar to discover how your products can support consumer weight loss journeys naturally and effectively, tapping into the growing demand of clinically backed functional ingredients.Register today
Adapting Appetites: Keep Your GLP-1 Journey On Track
We will uncover why users discontinue their GLP-1 regiment, how Kerry’s BC30 helps support the GLP-1 journey, and how brands can step in with solutions that could make a difference.
Better Hydration, Better Taste: Mineral Fortification and Flavour Balance Simplified
Hydration Done Right: Unlock the next wave of fortified drinks. This webinar breaks down mineral fortification and flavour balance, showing how electrolytes, citrates and gluconates boost hydration while keeping taste clean.
Positive Nutrition: Meal Replacement
We’ll explore how consumers are demanding fullnutrition options, convenience and added functionality - and where this disruptive new sector is going next.
The Salt Shift: Smarter Sodium Reduction
Discover how to stay competitive, meet evolving targets, and deliver great-tasting products in snacks, meals, and meat that align with today’s nutrition expectations.
Spotlight On - Taste Disrupted: The Multibillion-Dollar GLP-1 Consumer-Market Opportunity
Join us to discover the exclusive insights and science behind medication-altered taste perception and the massive market it’s creating.
Plant-Based: Plants At The Center Of The Plate
We will explore how plant-based is evolving, including the emergence of products that combine animal- and plant-based ingredients, and what tools are available to formulators – including emerging ingredients, manufacturing techniques and modern marketing...
Sustainable Sourcing Made Simple: The California Almond Advantage
Companies that champion sustainable sourcing aren’t only adapting, but gain significant advantages by leading the charge toward more sustainable business practices.
The Journey Towards a Greener Future in Food Safety
Hosted by FoodChain ID, this webinar explores how food safety and sustainability go hand in hand on the path to a greener future. Discover how organizations can align safety protocols with environmental responsibility through innovative practices and...
Clean label 2.0: Soothing safety concerns and navigating state bans
We explore how demand for ‘clean-label’ is evolving among consumers, legislators and regulators – and how brands are innovating and renovating to meet their needs.
Spotlight On - Mouthfeel Masterclass: Be the brand that’s always on the shopping list
Don’t miss this opportunity to discover the potential that mouthfeel has to offer and why it is key to making food and drink brands thrive.
Exploring the gut microbiome in pets
Emerging research reveals the gut microbiome of cats and dogs not only influences their digestive health but also plays a vital role in their overall wellbeing. This session will delve into the groundbreaking science behind how nourishing and supporting...
Alternative proteins and sustainability drivers in pet food
As the pet food industry grows, so does the need to minimise its climate impact. Addressing the environmental footprint of feeding cats and dogs is crucial.
Pet Food Digital Summit 2025
The Pet Food Digital Summit 2025 will take place on the 25 & 26 of March 2025 and will focus on key innovations and trends shaping the future of the pet food industry. Key themes will include Alternative Proteins & Sustainability Drivers and the Microbiome.
Healthier Snacking
The Asia snacking sector is thriving, with innovation and consumer demand at an all time high. However, there two key trends that are driving the growth – health and functionality. As consumers increasingly snack more and move away from set meal...
Reducing Risk: How Smart Preservation Enhances Food Safety
Food recalls are on the rise, posing risks to consumers and brands alike. As regulations evolve, food manufacturers must stay ahead of safety challenges while maintaining product integrity.
Healthy Alternatives
More than half of Americans follow a specific diet, with highprotein, mindful eating, calorie-counting, clean eating and intermittent fasting topping the charts. And more consumers are likely to purchase a snack labeled as "healthy" than an identical one...
Mood food: Eating with mental health in mind
Mental health is in decline, with Gen Z being hit harder than most. Luckily for those with pill fatigue, food can provide much more than just energy: some ingredients are linked to improved brainpower, others can de-stress, and more still tap into the...
Adapting Appetites: Meet the GLP-1 Consumers Driving Impact
Discover how GLP-1 receptor agonists are reshaping consumer health trends and driving a surge in weight management priorities.
Healthy ageing and the 'longevity' trend
As ageing population numbers rise, an opportunity is opening in food and beverage. While older consumers seek tailored formulations, younger generations also want to live healthier, for longer. How can industry best tap into the "healthy longevity" trend?
Breaking the Rules: Deliciously Guilt Free
Join Blommer, Mintel, and Incredo as we explore the trends, drivers for growth in sugar reduction, and the innovative tools available to help your brand stand out in today’s competitive market.
Plant-Based Innovation
While the wider economic landscape and consumer education remain challenges for the plant-based sector in Asia, there are several opportunities for the industry to make gains across the region. With plant-based diets very much steeped in the tradition of...
Functional Beverages
The functional beverage market is slated to reach a staggering $350 million by 2030 as increasingly health-conscious consumers turn their backs on sugary soft drinks and alcoholic beverages in favor of healthier options that can help them keep up their...
Weight Management
What eating patterns and health claims resonate with consumers? Today's niche diets, social media blips and Internet searches could reveal tomorrow's must-have functional ingredients or influential diets. We will take a look at evolving eating patterns...
Positive Nutrition Interactive Broadcast Series 2025
The FoodNavigator Positive Nutrition Interactive Broadcast Series will take a look at the different facets of nutrition. It will consist of eight category focused sessions happening on Wednesdays between January 22, 2025 and March 19, 2025, and will...
Sugar Reduction
Too much sugar is bad news for health, but consumers don't want to compromise on taste, texture, or indulgence. While sugar reduction technologies promise sweetness with fewer calories, concerns over sweeteners do still exist and could be damaging...
The Secret to Lasting Freshness and Quality
Food freshness and quality are crucial aspects of food production and supply chain, impacting both consumer satisfaction and food waste. Food quality and sustainability are the key drivers among consumers nowadays in purchase decision.
AgTech Innovation and Investment Opportunities - APAC
As the agtech community prepares to convene in Singapore for the Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit, we’ll be setting the scene by debating the biggest investment and innovation opportunities present across the region. In a region where nutritional...
Bring Dairy Authenticity To Your Plant-Based Yoghurt
Are you finding it challenging to develop a Plant-Based Yoghurt that matches the characteristics of real dairy? Specifically designed for product developers, join our technical experts for a 30-minute webinar on October 17 at 10:00 CEST and learn how...
Climate Smart Food Digital Summit 2024
Sustainable nutrition sits at the heart of a transition towards a less damaging global economy and a healthier future for people and planet. The Climate Smart Food Digital Summit will cover issues ranging from sustainable sourcing to food waste,...
Low and no-sugar beverages: from soda 2.0 to flavored waters
Beverage brands are under increasing pressure to reduce or eliminate sugar as consumers look to avoid ‘empty calories’ or ‘drinking their calories.’ We bring together a panel of experts to explore what’s trending in the low and no sugar arena, from low...
Innovating with Natural Colors: Trends in Beverage and Confectionery
Stay ahead in a changing market with valuable insights on the latest trends, regulatory impacts, and innovative solutions in the food and beverage industry
Healthy Beverages APAC
We’ll be highlighting the brands and suppliers that are at the forefront of NPD to meet the most pressing consumer demands to create beverages that go far beyond the traditional soda categories. We’ll be assessing how the sector is tapping into health...
From the Ground Up: Building a Farmer-First Supply Chain
Building a sustainable supply chain is a priority for many food companies as consumers demand increased transparency and environmental stewardship from brands. Ingredient sourcing and the environmental practices of chosen supply chain partners are two of...
Elevating healthy snacking: Meeting demand for function, flavor, format
From the emergence of Ozempic companions to functional bars, chips and mixes, healthy snack manufacturers are delivering the most nutritional bang for their caloric bucks. In this FoodNavigator-USA webinar, we explore how brands are adapting to changing...
Plant-based 3.0: Emerging from the trough of disillusionment
After a challenging few years in which falling sales and units dragged plant-based protein into the trough of disillusionment, stakeholders are looking for a way up the other side of the Gartner Hype Cycle where the promise of full integration, success...
Unlocking Consumer Emotions: A Comprehensive Framework for Emotional Associations in Food and Beverage Product Development
Eager to unleash the power of emotions in your next food & beverage innovation? Join us and discover a comprehensive framework designed to support your product development process and identify effective combinations of ingredients that promote specific...
Unpacking the Impact: What State Color and Food Additive Bans Mean for Your Products
California’s adoption of AB 418 to prohibit Brominated Vegetable Oil, Potassium Bromate, Propylparaben and Red Dye 3 has led other U.S. states to follow with their own proposals for color and food additive bans. This growing patchwork of state and...
Healthy Ageing APAC
Asia faces huge social, economic and health challenges due to its rapidly ageing population, but it also provides vast opportunities for food, beverage and nutrition firms to cater to this burgeoning demographic through supplements, functional foods and...
The easy path to “dry” cleaning & sanitization
Mitigating residual moisture is an ever-present food safety and quality goal in any food processing environment. Yet there’s a Catch-22: Most conventional cleaning & sanitization protocols involve large amounts of water, leaving residual moisture that...
From Labeling to Leading: A Cost-Effective Approach for Empowering Innovation
Food and Beverage companies need better food labeling solutions. Beyond that, most in the industry understand that “labeling” starts at the beginning, not the end of the process. Explore a digital platform that revolutionizes collaboration and automates...
Real-time Brix monitoring - the secret ingredient your process needs for quality and efficiency
Scaling to meet the need of the rapidly growing global population while providing functional, nutritious, and diverse cuisine requires process optimization that goes beyond getting the maximum amount of product out the door. Join Vaisala for an...
Sweet Solutions: Exploring the Future of Sugar Reduction
Eager to reduce the sugar in your products by up to 50%? Don't miss out on an engaging discussion with Dr. David Tsivion, CO-CEO & CTO, Incredo®, a global food-tech powerhouse and the creators of Incredo® Sugar, and Melissa Tisoncik, R&D Vice President,...
The Future of Seafood
With concerns over sustainability, climate change and evolving consumer preferences, the seafood industry is at a pivotal crossroads. In this webinar, industry experts come together to discuss the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. From...
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: What does sustainable sourcing really mean?
Making sustainability claims and sharing progress on ESG goals – even when substantiated – can feel risky as regulators, legislators and class-action attorneys crack down on greenwashing. At the same time, consumers want to know how businesses are...
THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY: Safely navigate shifting sustainability expectations and claims
Sustainability claims can dramatically amplify brand reach upwards of 33 percentage points when paired with traditional category claims, according to research by the NYU Stern Center. But such claims are catching more than consumers’ eyes – regulators...
FOOD AS MEDICINE: Meeting the evolving demand for ‘healthy’
How consumers define and access healthy food is heavily influenced by the nutritional information and products available to them – two ever-shifting and often inequitable factors that innovative industry stakeholders are tackling with new and necessary...
FOOD AS MEDICINE: The crossroads of nutrition, health & equity
Good food is foundational to good health, but with constantly changing diet trends and nutrition advice, most people are unsure where to begin and who to trust. At the same time, affordable and accessible, nutritious food is out of reach for far too many...
FOOD-TECH IN FOCUS: Separating hype from reality
Industry stakeholders across the value chain are betting big on technology – from AI and increased automation to precision farming and environmentally controlled agriculture – but will it pay off? For example, indoor farming promises fresher food and...
FOOD-TECH IN FOCUS: Setting realistic expectations
Cutting-edge food-tech promises to relieve mounting threats to climate change and food insecurity with new ways of producing food more efficiently, with fewer resources and more ethically – but can it deliver? And are regulators, investors, and consumers...
The FoodNavigator-USA Summit 2023: Futureproofing the Food System
The 2023 FoodNavigator-USA Summit explored three themes over three days, November 14 dove into Food Tech in Focus; November 15 focused on Food as Medicine and November 16 explored on The Circular Economy.
Avoid the Greenwashing Trap: How Food Companies Can Build Trust and Transparency in Regenerative Agriculture
As part of this webinar, we will discuss how to support regenerative agriculture practices with soil health, land management and biodiversity.
Elevate Dairy with clean label potato. Superior texturizer for cost-efficient and tasty dairy!
Join us for an eye-opening webinar on Etenia®, the game-changer for (clean label) dairy innovation.
Optimizing Purifications
Optimizing Purifications: a global approach – from design to operation of industrial systems - to drastically reduce energy, water and reagents consumptions and ultimately carbon footprint.
Functional beverages AM to PM: From energy and focus to clarity and calm
From meal replacements to adaptogen-infused sodas, the beverage category is a hotbed of functional innovation, as consumers demand products to support their health and lifestyle at all hours of the day. So, what are the trends, formats, and ingredients...
Next-Gen Solutions: Unveiling the future of Dairy Alternatives
What are the key trends driving consumption in this segment right now? And how can manufacturers respond with new concepts that hit the sweet spot for consumers - in terms of taste, texture and health (of both people and planet)?
A guide to healthy indulgence: New tips for tailored sweet taste
Join Ingredion for a practical conversation on how food and beverage brands are letting consumers eat cake AND feel good about their indulgent choices too.
Spotlight On - Algorithm for success: healthy, crispy & delicious
Low-sugar AND high-protein, clean label AND organic, more nutritious AND sustainable – AND all this without compromising on taste? Now consider the impact of record inflation AND supply chain instability. The increasing list of consumer expectations and...
The Circular Economy: Food Waste & Upcycling in Focus
Explore ow food companies can reduce the waste they produce and divert waste from landfill to be reused, recycled, or composted and the latest developments in upcycled foods and ingredients...
The Circular Economy: What does Sustainable Sourcing Really Mean?
How do industry buyers – and consumers – assess these claims, make meaningful comparisons between products in the same category, and stay alert to the ever-present threat of greenwashing?
Food as Medicine: Hot & Emerging Functional Ingredients
COVID-19 has accelerated interest in foods and beverages that support the immune system...
Food as Medicine: Upgrading the Western Diet
The western diet is wreaking havoc with our microbiome and our metabolic system, so how can we shift consumption patterns in a healthier direction...
Food Tech in Focus: The Future of Meat
Meat 2.0: With weaker than expected retail sales in the US alt-meat segment prompting some serious soul-searching...