Unlocking Satiety
We explore the latest research on hunger regulation, nutrient timing, and the role of proteins, fibres and bioactive compounds in promoting fullness.
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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.
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.
Smart Farming
Discover how agri-tech, data, and policy are reshaping how we grow, source and secure the world’s food.
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.
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...
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.
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...
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...
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?
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Infant & Maternal Health
The Asia-Pacific infant formula market is due to double by 2026, to reach $26.8 billion, with brands continually striving to find a competitive edge with scientifically backed and high-value ingredients. We’ll also be looking at the booming market for...
Healthy Snacking
Asian consumers are increasingly opting to eat several smaller meals across the day, instead of the traditional breakfast, lunch and dinner. This has led to a boom in the region’s snacking market, but many consumers are not satisfied with simple...
Plant-based Innovation
Interest in plant-based alternatives across Asia shows no signs of slowing, as evidenced by the growing number of major brands, suppliers and trend-setting foodservice outlets continuing to ramp-up investment. With Asia tipped to be the largest region...
Healthy Ageing: Metabolic & Digestive Health
Many Asian nations are still struggling to fight battles against obesity, diabetes and heart disease, so we’ll be shining the spotlight on the role the food, beverage and nutrition sector has to play in helping alleviate the various metabolic health...
Healthy Ageing: Mobility & Cognitive Health
In recognition of the huge public health challenges, and immense business opportunities, posed by Asia’s rapidly ageing population, this year we will stage two editions on Healthy Ageing in order to give the topic the level of attention it requires. The...
Reformulation & Fortification
Asia continues to battle the double-burden of malnutrition and obesity, leading to projections that the reformulation market will rocket from $65bn today to $110bn by 2025 and the fortification sector will surge from $70bn to $125bn by 2030.
Active Nutrition
Asia-Pacific’s active and sports nutrition was valued at $1.4bn in 2019, and is forecast to hit $2.3bn by 2023 as consumers increasingly prioritise health, wellness and fitness.
Infant Nutrition
The Asia-Pacific infant formula market size was valued at $11.4 billion in 2017, and is projected to reach $26.8 billion by 2026, with China, India and emerging South East Asian markets particular hotpots.
Plant-based Innovation
Asia is tipped to be the largest region for plant-based food consumption in the $21bn global finished product market by 2025 on the back of consumers’ ethical, health and environmental concerns, plus extensive product innovation.
Probiotics & Prebiotics
The APAC probiotics market is predicted to grow from $17.5bn in 2018 to more than $25bn by 2025, while the prebiotic market is set to enjoy almost double-digit CAGR over the period, as benefits far beyond digestive health are more widely understood.
Healthy Ageing
By 2050 there will be 1.3 billion people over the age of 60 in APAC, up from around 650 million today, with vast gains predicted for products that help boost immunity, bone, joint, muscle, cognitive, heart, skin, eye and digestive health.
Preventive Health, Wellness and Nutrition
APAC consumers increasingly want products that not only look and taste great, and provide nourishment, but also boost their health and wellness.
Supply Chain and Sustainability: Disruption to Opportunity
The COVID-19 pandemic put exceptional pressure on the food supply chain. We’ll be drilling down into lessons learned...
NPD and the Evolving Consumer Landscape
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has led to marked shifts in consumer preferences, buying habits and retail channels.
Start-ups, New Business Development & Funding
APAC’s start-ups are the industry’s future stars, but how do we help them go from being a fledgling firm to a major player?
Rethinking Reformulation: Balancing Health with Flavour and Aroma
As non-communicable disease rates continue to escalate food formulators are responding to the pressing need to cut the amount of salt, fat and sugar in our diets. Flavour is a key piece of the puzzle. From ingredient development that can enhance...
Plant-based protein has moved into the mainstream. How does it stay there?
A panel of experts will join FoodNavigator to discuss the tests that plant-based proteins now face. Among them are the challenges manufacturers face to provide consumers with better products, with improved taste and texture, to see repeat buying from...
Plant-based foods: marketing insights of a booming market and ingredients to support innovation in the field.
No doubt, plant proteins are here to stay. The plant-based categories are growing at an incredible fast pace, driven by consumers highly conscious of the impact of their diet on their health and environment. However, expectations are high and consumers...
Creating delicious, healthy plant-based products
Foods featuring plant-based proteins have seen recent growth that most categories can only wish for. Consumers around the world are clamouring for such products and for good reason – they have the potential to be sustainable, ethical, and healthy. Join...
From taste to nutrition, Unlock the science behind the plant protein ingredients
How to succeed in creating a nutritious plant protein that contributes sustainably to the renaissance of a whole new gastronomy? Join our experts in marketing, scientific nutrition and sensory research to learn more about the pea protein case study –...
Consumer led Innovation in Plant Based Foods
The plant-based food market is hugely dynamic and changing rapidly as consumers needs and attitudes towards plant-based foods evolve. Whether you are looking to get started or looking to grow further, consumer needs must lead and drive your product...
Plant-Based Revolution
Natural, versatile and consistent on a plant basis While the world population will rise to around 10 billion by 2050, global meat and milk production will also increase – with a significant impact on the environment and climate. This is not the only...
Cellular Agriculture
With population numbers on the rise and natural resources in decline, industry is tasked with the challenge of boosting food production on less land and with fewer greenhouse emissions. Could cellular agriculture, food production by microbes, and...
Clean labels and food choice: Does the ingredients list drive purchase?
Consumers care more about clean labels today than ever before, with growing demand for products that are perceived as natural and minimally processed. But does the average busy shopper really take the time to check the ingredients list? Or are other...
Natural Vanillin : a key ingredient to meet the clean label challenge
“Back-to-basic”, “free- from”, “all natural”: whatever the words, Clean label is top trend in recent years, strongly pushed by Consumers. The whole food value chain need to adapt & find efficient solutions to switch to natural ingredients & develop new...
Achieving clean labels for food supplements
As the supplement market itself evolves in light of the clean label movement, informed consumers are also seeking the same clean label credentials on supplement products as they have come to expect from food products. The purpose of the Clean Label...
Exploring the evolution and market adoption of clean label ingredients
Constantin Drapatz and Marcel Veenstra, from Ingredion, the Clean label experts will take you through how the adoption of clean label ingredients has changed the food and beverage industry in Europe forever. Consumers are demanding greater transparency...
Behind the label: Does the clean label drive have unintended consequences for health and quality?
Consumers see ingredients lists that are shorter and easily understandable as ‘cleaner’. This is often perceived as healthier and the clean label drive goes hand-in-hand with NOVA’s classification system of ultra-processed foods. The trend is...
The Digitalisation of Flavour: How Data and Machine Learning Can Transform Food Systems
Cutting edge developments at the intersection between flavour science and artificial intelligence are poised to revolutionise global food systems. From the creation of the ‘Internet of Food’ to machine learning technology that can predict flavour...