The food industry is immersed in a deep transformation process that is modifying the way in which food is produced and consumed. In this context, startups have become a very relevant piece to boost that transformation, thanks to their innovative approach and digital mentality. From technological solutions that optimize traceability and reduce waste, to new product proposals that respond to the most leading trends in the market, startups are rewriting the rules of the game and helping consolidated companies to evolve.
With the aim of valueing entrepreneurial talent, Food 4 Future – Expo FoodTech 2025the Great Food Innovation Fair that will be held from May 13 to 15 at the BEC of Bilbao simultaneously with Pick&Pack for Food Industrywill have another year with the Expo FoodTech Startup Forum. This forum will bring together business leaders, investors, entrepreneurs and potential partners to promote disruptive solutions, generate synergies and promote collaboration. More than 200 startups around the world will present projects based on applied technologies such as Automation and robotics, Industry 4.0, cooling and air conditioning, logistics, Environment and energy, Agrotechnology, Food processing, Food packaging, Food Science o Food securitybefore technological clusters, companies, associations, universities or technological centers and innovation.
Open innovation processes will undoubtedly be one of the main themes of the Foodtech Startup Forum Expo, where some of the collaboration models between large corporations and startups that are accelerating joint growth will be analyzed. Through practical cases and the experience of companies such as PASCUAL, ICEX INVEST O AECOCthe advantages of integrating entrepreneurial agility with corporate resources, generating strategic alliances that boost the Foodtech ecosystem and open new development and investment opportunities will be addressed.
Likewise, the event will also focus on the potential investor of the agri -food sector, with special attention to the role of synthetic biology as a catalyst for change in the agrofoodtech field. Investment funds and industry experts will analyze emerging trends, strategic financing criteria and factors that condition the scalability of startups. In this context, companies such as NASERTIC, BrandSmith o Beta Capital They will offer their vision on how to build a competitive and sustainable ecosystem from a regional and global perspective.
-By the hand of Asier IssueDirector of Global Development of the Basque Culinary Center, attendees can know firsthand the GOe (Gastronomy Open Ecosystem)an initiative that will contribute from gastronomy to build a more delicious, healthy and sustainable future. As an example, products such as chocoffee (with recycled coffee poses) will be display clean label and circular economy.
On the other hand, experts from Venture Capital, Seed Capital o AINIA They will analyze in depth the profitability and attractive investor of the food sector. To do this, they will share their strategies to identify opportunities with high return potential, reacting profitability metrics and trends that mark the investment agenda in key segments such as the processing of food and drinks.
During the morning of May 15, Expo Foodtech 2025 will become the meeting point for More than 200 startups around the world belonging to the field of agrotechnology, industry 4.0, automation, cooling and air conditioning, food processing, food packaging and food science. In this space, They will present their most disruptive projects In front of more than 40 international investment funds, global technological clusters and the food sector as a whole, with the objective of establishing synergies and contributing to the future and evolution of the sector.
The German Foodtech ecosystem will be the protagonist as a guest country
Germany will be the guest country of Food 4 Future – Expo Foodtech 2025, with an outstanding institutional and business representation headed by the honorary consul in Bilbao, Michael John Voss. This participation reinforces the role of Germany as a reference in food innovation and seeks to strengthen cooperation ties with the Spanish agri -food ecosystem, in a commitment determined by the exchange of knowledge and the impulse to international collaboration.
