Future Food-Tech

What Future Food-Tech does

Future Food-Tech is a global B2B events and content brand focused on the food technology, alternative protein, ingredients, and agri-food innovation sectors, operating as part of the Rethink Events portfolio within the William Reed media group. Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Brighton, UK, the brand runs an annual programme of in-person summits — including flagship editions in London, San Francisco, and Singapore — convening food and beverage start-ups, established CPG manufacturers, ingredient suppliers, investors, and policy stakeholders around commercializing next-generation food products.

Its core product is a recurring, sponsor-funded summit franchise complemented by a year-round digital broadcast series covering Positive Nutrition, Climate Smart Food, and Weight Management, plus the Global Food Tech Awards and partner-led workshops such as the AI Innovation Lab with the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT). The business monetizes through tiered sponsorship packages, paid attendance, branded content, and award-related fees, with the Chicago edition recently paused as part of a portfolio review.

The company leverages its parent-group distribution — including FoodNavigator — for audience reach and editorial amplification, and has positioned itself as a convening platform for deal-making and partnership formation across the alt-protein and food-tech value chain. Forward strategy centers on APAC geographic deepening, AI-themed programming, and bundled awards plus digital content to monetize the brand outside the live event windows.

Name

Future Food-Tech

Legal name

Future Food-Tech

Website

https://futurefoodtechnyc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Future Food-Tech is a global B2B events and content brand (Rethink Events / William Reed) running summits in London, San Francisco, and Singapore plus digital series and awards, serving CPG firms, ingredient suppliers, start-ups, and investors in the food-tech and alt-protein sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industry Events and Conferences

akta.pro primary industry

Executive Summits & Invitation-Only Forums (MPAGAGAK)

Keywords

• Food tech summits
• Agrifood innovation events
• Industry conferences
• Startup networking events
• Food industry awards

Headquarters

HQ city

Hove

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Others

Revenue model

1. Summit and Event Attendance: Future Food-Tech generates revenue through ticket sales for its summits and conferences including Future Food-Tech London, San Francisco, and Singapore events.
2. Partnership and Sponsorship: The company offers bespoke partnership opportunities and branded activations for companies looking to engage with the food tech innovation community.
3. Awards Program: The Global Food Tech Awards competition generates visibility and engagement, with regional winners featured on FoodNavigator websites and presenting at summits.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Future Food-Tech organizes food technology and agri-food innovation summits and conferences, including flagship in-person events in London, San Francisco, and Singapore, plus regional and digital broadcast series. The offering connects food and beverage start-ups, investors, corporates, and technology providers through curated networking, an AI Innovation Lab Workshop, and the Global Food-Tech Awards competition. Year-round digital engagement, roundtables, and bespoke partner activations supplement the summits.

Product overview

Future Food-Tech is an events and conference company that organizes a portfolio of food technology summits and awards programs. The offering consists of flagship face-to-face summits (San Francisco, London, Asia-Pacific), regional events (Growth Asia, Chicago), digital broadcast series (Positive Nutrition, Climate Smart Food, Weight Management), and the Global Food-Tech Awards competition. The events are complemented by year-round digital engagement, roundtables, and bespoke partner activations. Future Food-Tech partners with FoodNavigator as a media partner and is hosted by Rethink Events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Future Food-Tech London Flagship face-to-face summit in London, UK connecting food tech start-ups, investors, corporates, and technology providers. Scheduled for September 24-25, 2026.
• Future Food-Tech San Francisco Flagship face-to-face summit in San Francisco, USA connecting food tech start-ups, investors, corporates, and technology providers. Scheduled for March 2027.
• Future Food-Tech Chicago In-person summit focused on food technology innovation in Chicago; currently paused following a strategic review of the global events portfolio.
• Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit Regional summit in the Asia-Pacific region focused on agri-food innovation, scheduled for November 3-5, 2026 in Singapore.
• Growth Asia Summit Regional summit in Singapore focused on growth-stage food and beverage businesses in Asia, scheduled for July 8-10, 2026.
• Global Food-Tech Awards Competition to identify innovative food and beverage start-ups with regional heats for Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions; regional winners present at Future Food-Tech summits and are featured on FoodNavigator websites.
• Positive Nutrition Broadcast Series Digital broadcast series focused on positive nutrition topics, scheduled for May 13 and June 10, 2026.
• Climate Smart Food Broadcast Series Digital broadcast series focused on climate-smart food topics, scheduled for September 15 and 22, 2026.
• Weight Management Summit Digital summit focused on weight management topics, scheduled for November 5, 12, and 19, 2026.
• AI Innovation Lab Workshop Workshop focused on AI applications across the food system including product development, operations, and supply chains, featuring real-world AI success stories, live product demos, and breakout sessions. Co-led by IFT's Jay Gilbert at Future Food-Tech San Francisco.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Institute of Food Technologists (IFT)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 March 2026IFT's Director of CoDeveloper and Digital Products, Jay Gilbert, co-leads an AI Innovation Lab Workshop at Future Food-Tech San Francisco on March 20, 2026. The workshop focuses on AI applications across the food system including product development, operations, and supply chains, featuring real-world AI success stories and live product demos.
• FoodNavigatorflagshipGTM or Marketing PartnerFoodNavigator is a media partner and co-organizer of the Global Food Tech Awards 2026, with Future Food-Tech London hosting the EMEA regional winner's stage presentation. The partnership provides integrated media coverage across FoodNavigator's digital platforms.
• Rethink EventscoreOthersRethink Events is the organizing company behind Future Food-Tech summits. Headquartered at 2nd Floor, One Gloucester Place, Brighton, BN1 4AA, UK, with contact number +44 (0)1273 789989.
• NutraIngredientsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNutraIngredients is a sister media brand within the William Reed portfolio that extends Future Food-Tech's content reach to the nutraceutical and functional food community.
• AgtechNavigatorminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAgtechNavigator is a sister media brand extending Future Food-Tech's content reach to the agricultural technology and agri-food innovation community.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• FoodNavigator (William Reed): Flagship media partner of Future Food-Tech and a leading B2B media brand for the food industry under William Reed; operates editorial, awards, and digital events serving the same food-tech innovation community and overlapping sponsorship buyer base.
• AgtechNavigator (William Reed): Listed GTM partner and William Reed sister brand covering agricultural technology innovation; extends Future Food-Tech's content reach into the agri-tech vertical with overlapping corporate and investor audiences.
• World Agri-Tech Innovation Summit: Operated by the same Rethink Events parent, World Agri-Tech is a sister summit series focused on agricultural technology innovation with global editions in San Francisco, London, and São Paulo — directly comparable format, audience, and monetization model in an adjacent food/agri-tech vertical.
• Institute of Food Technologists (IFT): Major food science professional organization and flagship partner of Future Food-Tech; runs its own annual event (IFT FIRST) and educational programming that overlaps with the food-tech innovation audience Future Food-Tech targets.
• NutraIngredients (William Reed): Sister media brand within the William Reed portfolio and listed GTM partner of Future Food-Tech; provides nutraceuticals-focused editorial, awards, and digital event programming serving an overlapping but specialized segment of the food-tech community.

Emerging players

• GreenBiz Group: Operates executive events and content (GreenBiz Forum, VERGE) covering sustainable business including food and agriculture; partially comparable invite-only executive event format targeting sustainability-focused corporate buyers.

Broad incumbents

• Reuters Events (Food & Agriculture): Operates executive-level summits and content series for the food and agriculture sectors under Reuters/parent; comparable invite-only business event format aimed at senior food industry decision-makers and corporate innovation leaders.
• Fi Global (Informa): Major B2B food ingredients event portfolio operated by Informa; comparable large-scale exhibitor-and-conference model that competes for food-tech corporate sponsorship in the ingredients and formulation category.
• Informa Markets (Food & Agriculture portfolio): Global B2B events giant that operates large-scale food expos including SIAL, Fi Europe, and Vitafoods; competes with Future Food-Tech for enterprise sponsorship budgets in the food-tech space, but serves a much broader ingredient and finished-goods audience.

Others

• Rabobank Food & Agribusiness: Major food and agribusiness financier that hosts proprietary executive summits and research events for senior food industry leaders; comparable high-end executive audience but events are closed-door and not commercially ticketed.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/foodtechinvest
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/future-food-tech

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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