FutureBridge with its FoodTech Trends 2025, Spotlight Must-have Technologies for Staying Relevant in this Rapidly Evolving Market | PR Newswire [Video]

, /PRNewswire/ — FutureBridge, a leading techno-commercial advisory firm, assessed innovation potential and market impact to identify 2025’s top FoodTech trends. The industry is at an inflection point, with enabling technologies and consumer needs evolving rapidly. To remain competitive, meet shareholder growth expectations, and ensure regulatory compliance, the industry must adapt.

Food and drink companies must focus on innovative product reformulations and ingredients repurposing. In the UK alone, nearly 40% of companies surveyed by FDF expect R&D investment to increase in 2025, with 50% set to maintain current levels.

FutureBridge’s key consumer and technology trends tackle the industry’s core challenges—cost, taste, health, sustainability, and digitization—shaping the path forward through 2025 and beyond.

• Eating My Emotions:Consumers seek more than physical nutrition – they want mood-boosting foods. Surveys show 75% look for energy-boosting functional foods, and 71% prioritize mental health support. This is driving demand for stress-relieving ingredients, such as nootropics and adaptogens, supported by disruptors like …