Bridge2Food EUROPE 2026
Unlocking the Consumer Code
Are we truly creating food products that consumers want today and will continue to choose in the future?
That is the question at the centre of Bridge2Food Europe 2026. In a market shaped by changing expectations, health priorities, price sensitivity, and growing scrutiny around ingredients and processing, innovation cannot be driven by technology alone. Products need to deliver on taste, nutrition, trust, functionality, convenience, and value. For food companies, the challenge is no longer just how to create something new, but how to create something people will genuinely want to buy, enjoy, and return to.
That is why Bridge2Food Europe 2026 is built around connecting science, product development, and market understanding in a more meaningful way. Across the Technical Course and Summit, the event will explore how consumer insight, behavioural science, health trends, ingredient innovation, and processing expertise must come together to shape products with real relevance and lasting commercial potential. The goal is clear: to help the industry move beyond novelty and towards food innovation that is stronger, smarter, and more closely aligned with what consumers actually want.
What to Expect in 2026
Our 2026 agenda is designed for the people turning innovation into reality. Across three focused days, you’ll gain practical insights, real-world learnings, and meaningful connections to help you move faster — and in the right direction.
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DAY 1:
9th June 2026
Bridge2Food Europe 2026 begins with a dedicated Technical Course at the Novonesis Innovation Campus, co-created with Imperial’s Bezos Centre for Sustainable Protein to combine world-class research with practical industry application. Led by some of the world’s leading scientists and experts from institutions including the Bezos Centre, North Carolina State University, DTU Biosustain, the University of Reading, UCL Biochemical Engineering, and Tufts University, the programme is designed to give attendees valuable technical insight into the developments shaping next-generation food products across fermentation, plant-based, and cell-cultivated innovation.
In the afternoon, the course moves into interactive workshops led by Novonesis, Biospringer by Lesaffre, ADM, endeco, CJ Bio, Tetra Pak, Roquette, and Flottweg, giving attendees the opportunity to explore real product development and processing challenges in greater depth. The day concludes with the Welcome Reception, where the full event community comes together to connect, plan meetings, and begin the Summit with momentum.
DAY 2 & 3:
10th - 11th June 2026
Bridge2Food Europe 2026 continues with a two-day Summit designed to connect market insight, scientific thinking, and practical industry action across the future of food innovation. The programme opens with high-level plenary on the forces shaping consumer choice and commercial relevance, with voices from Innova Market Insights, Behavior Global, ReD Associates, Green Queen Media, Wageningen University & Research, and SPORA exploring global consumer trends, healthy food choices, behavioural science, policy, and the wider narratives influencing food systems.
Across "Track I: Consumer & Market Trends", "Track II: Product Development & Processing", and "Track III: Health-Driven Innovation: From Science to Consumer Trends", attendees will hear from leading companies, brands, researchers, and innovators including IFF, Oatly, Novonesis, ADM, Mondelēz, Nestlé, Euromonitor, MAX Burgers, and Wageningen Food & Biobased Research. Together, Days 2 and 3 are designed to help attendees turn insight into action, build valuable connections, and move food innovation forward with greater confidence.
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Meet our co-host!
All eyes are on Copenhagen as we join forces with the Food & Bio Cluster Denmark to bring Bridge2Food to the heart of Northern Europe in 2026.
As Denmark’s national innovation platform for sustainable food and bioresources, the organization brings together startups, researchers, corporates, and policymakers to accelerate the green transition.
With over 450 members and a strong mission-driven approach, they are building a leading hub for biosolutions and future-proof protein innovation in Northern Europe.
General queries:
Lucas Citron
Senior Marketing Manager
lucas.citron@bridge2food.com
Sponsorship:
Julia Gowda
Partnerships Leader - Europe
julia.gowda@bridge2food.com
Programme:
Charlotte Neher
Content Production & Ecosystem
charlotte.neher@bridge2food.com