Sustainable Food Forum
- Type
- Enabler
- Location
- London, United Kingdom
- Industries
- Food waste tech, Food sharing platforms, Food ingredients & products, Food ingredients, Alternative proteins, Cellular agriculture, Plant-based, Protein fermentation, Food discovery / recipe apps & experiences, Food & drinks discovery, Food processing robotics & machinery, Food reformulation, New food processing techniques, Clean technology, Restaurant tech, Shortening supply chain, Farm-to-table, Supply chain monitoring & traceability, Sustainable packaging & plastic alternatives, Waste efficiency
- Domains
- Ingredients
- Technologies
- Agritech, Processing, Smart & digital, Artificial intelligence, Big data, Advanced Manufacturing, 3D printing
About Sustainable Food Forum
Food Matters Live is a B2B event series for professionals across the food, beverage, and nutraceutical industries. It brings together ingredient suppliers, manufacturers, technology providers, brands, retailers, and foodservice professionals to exchange ideas, discover new solutions, and build connections around ingredient innovation and product development.
The company positions itself around the future of food system change through collaboration and innovation. Its events focus on New Product Development (NPD), with content and experiences designed to help attendees explore advances in ingredients, formulation, technology, and evidence-based nutrition.
Core Values
- Collaboration: The company emphasizes bringing different parts of the food ecosystem together so that suppliers, developers, and brands can work on shared challenges.
- Innovation: Its programming is built around new ingredients, formulation advances, applied science, and future-facing product development.
- Sustainability: Food Matters Live states an ambition to support a future where healthy, nutritious food is produced sustainably.
- Evidence-based nutrition: The event content highlights science-led discussion and the role of evidence in shaping positive nutrition and better products.
Unique Aspects
- Cross-industry B2B platform: Food Matters Live is not a single conference but an event series connecting the food, beverage, and nutraceutical sectors with product development and innovation professionals.
- Dual-city 2027 format: The company is running 2027 events in both London and Rotterdam, extending its reach across the UK and Europe.
- Hands-on discovery experiences: Beyond talks, the events include discovery zones, roundtables, and immersive showcases that let attendees explore ingredients and technical solutions directly.
- Large curated audience: The company says its events attract 3,500+ attendees, 300+ international speakers, 200+ exhibitors and partners, and 200+ experiential showcases and future-facing sessions.