The FoodTech industry is constantly evolving, and every year brings in new advancements, innovations, and breakthroughs. On March 1st, 2023, we revealed the complete ranking of this year’s FoodTech 500 at our Barcelona FoodTech Innovation Hub, in a hybrid event that was packed with insights and inspiration. For those who missed out, don’t worry – you can still catch up on the entire session here.

To continue with our European Unveiling 2022 FoodTech 500 Tour, we also hosted an event on March 22nd at our London FoodTech Innovation Hub, where we brought together some parts of the UK FoodTech community to celebrate the launch of this year’s FoodTech 500 list. 

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The 2022 FoodTech 500

The 2022 edition of FoodTech 500 was a great success, gathering over 2,000+ applications from more than 67 countries, and this year’s list highlights the amazing diversity of people working towards addressing the global food crisis. 

You can download ‘The Official 2022 FoodTech 500’, to see the full list. You will also learn more about the FoodTech 500 methodology and get to know this year’s FoodTech heroes via exclusive interviews and insights from some experts in the field.

Download the official 2022 Foodtech 500 White-paper HERE

The Official Unveiling Event at London’s FoodTech Innovation Hub

The event kicked off with an introduction by Alessio D’Antino, Founder & CEO of Forward Fooding, who unveiled the official ranking of the 2022 edition of the FoodTech 500. 

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Next, our team was excited to welcome on the stage Kimberly Khoo, Europe Regional Director at EDB, the sponsor of the 2022 FoodTech 500 Unveiling events in London and Barcelona. 

In support of Singapore’s goal to become one of the leading global hubs for sustainable Agri-Food technology solutions, EDB partners and supports innovative Agri-Food technology companies worldwide to accelerate R&D and commercialization and access Asia’s US$8 trillion opportunity in food spending. Kimberly shared valuable insights on what makes Singapore a vibrant hub for FoodTech, and revealed the ‘secret sauce’ behind its success. 

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We then had Karlis Kanders, Senior Data Foresight Lead at Nesta, the UK’s Innovation Agency for the social good present the new report “Innovation Sweet Spots: Food innovation, obesity, and food environments” which explores the intersection of food innovation, obesity, and the food environment. Karlis also highlighted the opportunities and challenges of food innovation in addressing obesity and promoting public health.

The UK Ecosystem of the 2022 FoodTech 500

Download the white-paper to access the full ranking. 

Later, Max Leveau, our Co-founder & COO, presented the UK Wall of Fame, highlighting the startups and scaleups of this year’s UK ecosystem of the FoodTech 500 that are highly promising and influential companies working across all the verticals of our taxonomy. It was truly inspiring to see the incredible startups and scaleups that made it to this year’s FoodTech 500 list in the UK. We want to take the chance to congratulate all the fantastic companies that are making a big impact in the FoodTech industry across all verticals of our taxonomy. Keep up the great work!

The UK FoodTech Heroes

As the evening progressed, we invited the top UK startups to take the stage and share their insights on their impact on the food system. The startups presented their cutting-edge innovations and shared their unique approaches to transforming the industry, providing a fascinating glimpse into the future of FoodTech. 

We kicked things off with Agrivi, who has created an all-inclusive suite of digital agriculture solutions for farms, agribusiness banks, and more to help them embrace digital transformation. Next up was Lettus Grow, with their state-of-the-art hydroponic system that lets you grow up to 36 plants indoors or outdoors. Then we heard from Winnow, whose AI-enabled tool, Winnow Vision, helps the food service industry reduce waste and save time and money. We also had Breedr, which provides farmers with an animal monitoring service that records everything from lineage to vet records. And finally, we had WNWN Food Labs, which are making the world’s favorite foods more sustainable by creating ethical supply chains and using fermentation to make cacao-free chocolate thins. 

To conclude the event, we had a fantastic display of UK startups who were treated to some delectable and innovative food of the future. A big thank you to WNWN Food Labs, Neat Burger, Tarwi, Waterbomb, and Toast Ale for contributing to this event!

Download the white-paper and visit here the FoodTech 500 page to access the full ranking. 

 

Additionally, mark your calendars and join us for the European 2022 Unveiling FoodTech 500 tour: Berlin on the 20th April and Stockholm on the 31st of May. We’d love for you to be a part of our industry insiders and enthusiasts community and give you a first-hand taste of the future. 

We can’t thank enough our FoodTech community

A huge thanks to all our speakers for taking the time to share their insights and inspire other entrepreneurs. Also, a special thank you to all the participants who joined us to celebrate this amazing pack of entrepreneurs who work every day to better our Food System!

We want to thank all the innovators, inventors, founders and people that are working hard to tackle the current food crisis and the challenges of the modern world head-on. While sitting at the intersection of food, technology and sustainability, these entrepreneurs are powered by focusing their attention and efforts on a better future. All of the companies that have made it as 2022 FoodTech 500 finalists are, in our opinion, entrepreneurial success stories worth keeping an eye on. That is why we have made it our mission to share them with you.

Forward Fooding is the world’s first collaborative platform for FoodTech Data Intelligence and Corporate Startup Collaboration.