Future Foods Congress 2027

Shaping Future Food Systems through Sustainability and Digital Innovation

27-29 September 2026 | Kyoto, Japan

Submit your abstracts by 19th February 2027

Join us for Future Foods Congress 2027, 27-29 September 2026, Kyoto, Japan

We look forward to welcoming you to the 2nd Future Foods Congress which will take place in Kyoto, Japan in September 2027 and will be held under the theme: Shaping Future Food Systems through Sustainability and Digital Innovation.

After a successful first edition in Singapore, we are pleased to announce Future Foods Congress 2027, to be held on 27-29 September 2027 in Kyoto, Japan.

Supported by the team of Future Foods (IF 8.2, Q1), Future Foods Congress 2027 will continue to provide a welcoming forum and facilitate conversations, collaboration, and knowledge exchange across the field of sustainable and future food systems.

The conference program will include invited plenary keynote lectures, parallel oral presentation sessions, and poster presentations. These sessions will cover a wide range of topics, including alternative proteins, plant-based foods, cultivated meat and cellular agriculture, precision fermentation, novel ingredients, sustainable food processing, food safety and quality, nutrition and health, consumer perspectives, circular food systems, and digital technologies in food innovation.

Who will attend? Future Foods Congress 2027 welcomes academic and corporate researchers, industry professionals, policymakers, regulatory experts, and others who are interested in contributing to healthier, more sustainable, and more resilient food systems.

Comments from delegates who attended Future Foods Congress 2025:

"The conference featured some excellent plenary speakers, whose talks were highly informative."
"The research, presentations, and community were very rich. I felt like the presenters were very energized and inspired which made the event feel exciting, informative, and communal."
"It presents contemporary content."
"The breadth of discussion themes related to alternative foods adds to our new insights."
"I was very happy in these few days. There have a lot of excellent scientists and impressive presentations."

Conference topics

Submit your oral and poster abstracts on the topics above using the online abstract submission system.

Abstract Submission Deadline: 19^th February 2027

The conference will cover major research topics as listed below but are not limited to:

1. Sustainable and Circular Food Processing

Resource-efficient food processing
Minimal and clean-label processing
Natural preservation and shelf-life extension
Food waste and by-product valorisation
Circular bioeconomy in food processing
Sustainable process scale-up and industrial implementation
Renewable energy in Food Processing

2. Biodiversity-Based Food Resources and Sustainable Novel Ingredients

Alternative protein sources and systems
Plant-based ingredients beyond protein
Neglected and underutilized species
Indigenous and underutilized food resources
Biodiversity-driven discovery, sourcing and characterisation of novel ingredients

3. Disruptive Technologies for Future Foods

Precision fermentation
Synthetic biology for food applications
Cultivated and cell-based foods
3D/4D food printing
Urban and controlled-environment food production
Robotics and automation in sustainable food manufacturing

4. Food Informatics, Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation for Future Foods

Food data infrastructure and informatics
Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning methods
Large Language Models (LLMs) for food science applications
Predictive modelling and digital twins for food products and processes
Food system modelling and decision support
Responsible, transparent and trustworthy AI

5. Smart, Responsive and Bioinspired Materials for Future Foods

Smart, responsive and morphing food materials
Biomaterials for food structuring
Sustainable delivery systems for bioactives and nutrients
Materials for texture and sensory functionality
Bioinspired material design for food applications

6. Sustainable Food Packaging and Circular Materials

Eco-design of food packaging
Bio-based packaging materials
Edible and biodegradable packaging
Active packaging systems
Intelligent packaging for sensorisation and traceability
Recycling, reuse and circularity of packaging systems

7. Sustainable Nutrition, Health and Functional Food Design

Sustainable diets and nutrition transitions for planetary and human health
Functional foods and health-promoting food design
Personalised and precision nutrition
Nutrition–sustainability trade-offs
Food design for specific populations and life stages
Nutrition, well-being and sustainable lifestyles

8. Consumer Perception, Multi-Sensory Experience Design and Co-Creation of Future Foods

Consumer perception and acceptance of future foods
Sensory experience and multi-sensory integration
Multi-sensory design for future foods
Human–food interaction and digital food experiences
Co-design and participatory food innovation
Consumer education and behavioural change for sustainable diets

9. Regulation, Governance and Policy for Sustainable Future Foods

Food safety and risk assessment
Regulation of novel foods and technologies
Governance of sustainable food innovation
Ethical, legal and societal implications
Sustainability standards and certification
Policy frameworks for resilient food systems

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Congress deadlines

Abstract submission deadline – 19 February 2027

Author notification deadline – 30 April 2027

Author registration deadline – 28 May 2027

Early bird deadline – 28May 2027

Supporting publication

Future Foods

A dedicated Journal for sustainability in food science

Future Foods is a dedicated Journal to address the challenges of climate change and sustainability in food production. A transformation of the way food is currently manufactured and consumed is necessary to feed an ever-growing population whilst limiting its environmental impact. Future Foods publishes research that embodies the objective of developing new technologies and food sources for more sustainable food systems.

Special Issue

Future Foods will publish a Special Issue related to Future Foods Congress 2027. We invite submissions for this Special Issue from all presenters (oral and poster) at the event. The issue will open for submissions in the week of the conference.