POWERING THE FOOD TECH REVOLUTION

The Fortune 500 of AgriFoodTech

The Future of Food is FoodTech

OUR ECOSYSTEM

WHAT WE DO

CLIENTS & PARTNERS

"For the second edition of our FoodTech Challenge, we engaged Forward Fooding to support the competition’s outreach. Their team devised an excellent outreach strategy – they leveraged bespoke tools like the FoodTech Data Navigator to target high-potential applicants that best matched the UAE’s strategic priorities in food security. Despite our admittedly narrow criteria, we received over 600 high-potential applications from 80 countries. In addition to competition outreach, Forward Fooding were a substantial help in categorizing and shortlisting submissions, all within a tight timeline. Above all, the team was lovely to work with – clearly passionate subject matter experts. We’d recommend them highly to anyone looking for more insight into the global FoodTech and Agtech ecosystems."

Andy Lin

Head Partnerships & Programs, Tamkeen

"Forward Fooding's team have helped us identify key innovation patterns in the AgriFoodtech ecosystem and connect us with leading international companies operating in this space. They provided introductions to selected FoodTech entrepreneurs who have now become some of Barilla's Open Innovation partners."

Michela Petronio

BluFuture VP, Barilla Group

"The FoodTech Data Navigator tracks and delivers up-to-the-minute insights on key players in the FoodTech industry, including leading startup companies, international accelerators, investors and even corporate venture arms, something that was proving very difficult for us to do manually as a business. By arming my team with Forward Fooding’s pioneering FoodTech data platform, we are now able to spot and monitor the evolution of industry-leading companies at the touch of a button and stay ahead of the game when it comes to FoodTech trends. It has been a game-changer for us and our business, and we can’t recommend it enough."

Olaf Gruess

Director of Partner Development, Cargill

'We worked with Forward Fooding to organise a Discovery Mission for the Global M&A team of Nestlé. We were keen to get a better understanding of the latest Food and Food Tech developments from startups in Europe. Alessio and his team provided us with a comprehensive overview of the Food innovation landscape, and they connected us with very relevant entrepreneurs who presented their companies and shared their journeys with us. We would gladly re-engage with them in the future for further discovery activities.'

David Serre

Deputy Head Global M&A, Nestlé

'I am an Agri Food Tech investor. I use the FoodTech Data Navigator as a one-stop-shop to identify new investment opportunities, track the development of innovative new Agri Food Tech companies and even manage portfolios of the companies I have invested in to assess and monitor their performance.'

Severine Balick

Principal Europe, Middleland Capital

'We were impressed by The FoodTech Data Navigator’s ability to track and deliver up-to-the-minute insights on key players in the Food Tech industry. This is something that was proving very difficult to do manually for us. It has been a game-changer for us and our business, and we can’t recommend it enough.'

Director, Big Idea Ventures

Dalal Alghawas

'ForwardFooding were a great partner in identifying exciting startups for the University of Cambridge IfM Open Innovation Forum Pitching Event in Belfast in November 2018. Their Global Food Tech Map is an excellent window on activity in this exciting space.'

Dominic Oughton

Industrial Associate, IfM Cambridge University

'I think The FoodTech Data Navigator has the potential to become a leading platform for the young and rapidly evolving Food and Agri Tech ecosystem. It is a great source of market intelligence and useful to identify up-and-coming companies and trends.'

Head of Investor Relations, BlueTree

Jodey Tilley

'Each year at EIT Food we work with many brilliant facilitators, however, Forward Fooding delivered by far one of the best workshops we’ve experienced. Their ability to engage an audience, tailor challenging content to a diverse audience, bring lessons to life in an interactive way whilst being approachable and fun is astounding. In my opinion, if you are looking for startup training in the Agrifood space, start with Forward Fooding’

Joseph Gridley

Business Development Manager, EIT Food

'The FoodTech 500 is spotlighting the top innovators in the industry. Since our humble beginnings, Dole has always prioritized nutrition, sustainability, and the intersection of the two. Over the years, we’ve seen the important role technology plays in our business. With this being the world’s first list of global talent at the intersection between food, technology, and sustainability, we thought it fitting to join forces and celebrate others in the ever-growing industry.’’

Barbara Guerpillon

Global Head, Dole Ventures

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