Elevate Your Food and Nutrition Strategy
With Early Innovation Signals across Strategic Growth Fields, Trend Analytics, Future-forward Intelligence
FutureBridge Food and Nutrition Platform
Transform your Business. Build the Future.
In a time of economic volatility, rapidly evolving industries, and constant changes in consumption behaviors, navigating the world of true innovation demands keen strategic insight.
The FutureBridge Food & Nutrition Platform promises a constant stream of intelligence providing a macro-to-micro view of the industry, comprehensive trend analytics, track competitor and startup activities and reveal emerging concepts alongside innovation and business opportunities. Equipped with early signals of innovation on ingredients and technologies in strategic growth fields, it enables precise decision-making, propelling your business towards accelerated and sustained growth.
This platform is purpose-built with each player across the value chain in mind; defining a future marked by astute choices and robust strategies for food and nutrition brands.
Creating Value Across Diverse Functions and Teams
Product Dev, R&D, Innovation
Maximize Value with Deep Food and Nutrition Insights and Foresight for Product Development, R&D, Innovation, and Strategy Teams
- Know the Unknown with Early Innovation Signals across Your Strategic Growth Fields.
- Data-driven technology trends for informed product development.
- Analytical insights to propel R&D with conceptual breakthroughs.
Market and Competitive Intelligence
Proactive and Precision-driven Food and Nutrition Market and Competitor Intelligence
- Expert analyses of industry trends, competitor actions, startup activities, and business opportunities
- Specialized intelligence on innovation, industry trends, competitor strategies, and emerging business prospects
Sustainability
Innovative, Future-Ready Capabilities for Sustainable Growth.
- Driving sustainable and inclusive growth through innovative solutions, amplified by the collective voice of the industry.
- Nurturing sustainability-focused start-ups to spearhead transformative change, fostering an ecosystem for long-term, inclusive growth.
Brand and Marketing
Comprehensive Insights and Value Creation for Marketing and Brand Teams.
- Strategic insights on emerging start-ups, tech claims, and industry perspectives for tangible benefits.
- Maximizing opportunities through curated insights tailored for heightened marketing effectiveness.
Operations and Supply Chain
Optimize Supply Chain with Food and Nutrition Innovation Strategies.
- Tailored concepts, strategic partnerships, and collaboration opportunities for enhanced operational efficiency.
- Identify new avenues for growth and optimization in your operations.
Other Functions and Teams
Holistic and Comprehensive Insights across Food and Nutrition for all other functions (Sales, Customer Service, etc.)
- Equipping teams with valuable market insights on new concepts, competition, and start-up activities.
- Providing a clear view of the competitive landscape and emerging opportunities for driving market growth.
Key Advantages
Opportunity Analysis and Cross-Industry Trends
- Know the Unknown with Early Innovation Signals impacting the food industry value chain
- Grow Faster by Making the Right Decisions at the Right Time with actionable insights from our analyst and consultants' neutral dual lens-view
- Correlate Food and Nutrition Trends, Decide Confidently
Emerging Innovation Monitoring Dashboard
- A Constant Stream of Intelligence
- Dual Lens Analysis for the potential to transform Food and Nutrition
- Empowered Decision-Making through the comprehensive view of the Food and Nutrition Landscape
- Track Ingredients, Materials, Technologies, Claims and Food and Drink Category Applications in the earliest stages of innovation
Startup Intelligence
- Strategic Growth and Market Entry Strategies
- Innovation and Product Development to stay at the forefront and build future-ready capabilities
- Investment, Funding and Acquisition Opportunities
- Customer Insights and Target Audience Analysis
Innovation and New Product Development
Unearth Unique Insights
Deep Insights and Analysis Across 5 Strategic Growth Fields
Sustainable Food Production
Waste valorization, regenerative practices, and traceability for a ‘trusted’ value chain
- Tracks sustainability developments in agriculture and food manufacturing.
- Monitors new techniques that will create a more sustainable supply chain e.g. to save energy, use less water, cut carbon etc.
- Includes raw material sourcing, pre-processing and processing parameters and waste valorization techniques.
Reduction and Reformulation
Delivering healthy, guilt-free but great-tasting foods
- Constitutes ingredients, additives and processing agents that are incorporated as alternatives to sugar, fat, alcohol, and conventional protein sources.
- Aligning product formulations with clean labels, natural and allergen-free demands.
- Includes the technologies and processes that utilize the ingredients to deliver reformulated solutions.
Nutrition & Wellness
Delivering health, both mental and physical, with functional ingredients
- Focuses on ingredients, technologies, and product functionalities i.e., how consumers interact with foods to offer them additional health benefits – to go beyond basic nutrition.
- Addressing the impact of digitized health behaviors driven by new personalized health techniques and equipment.
Packaging and Delivery
Driving a plastic-free, waste-reduced, but convenient future
- Tracks materials, solutions and processes that improve efficiencies and offer new experiences.
- Increase sustainable value and provide additional traceability, across the entire value chain.
Food Experience 2.0
Experimental, experiential, and exciting interactions with foods
- Monitors the very end of the value chain, at the points where consumers interact with food and drink.
- Focuses on digitization techniques and technologies that will revolutionize in and out-of-home experiences.
Key Deliverables
F&N in the News Now
Access curated source of concise, pertinent executive insights crafted by seasoned professionals. Align yourself with the latest industry pulse through our refined collection of current perspectives.
Latest Voice of the Industry
Concise and impactful periodic insights from startups, brand owners, and ecosystem players to help align your strategies seamlessly with the ever-changing times.
Top Opportunities Showcase
Amplify decisions with paramount opportunities showcased. From these insights' pinnacle, gather tools to navigate uncharted territories and ensure your brand's ascendancy.
Industry Transformations
Experience new whitespaces enabled by convergence via our "Top Startups" feature – a captivating compilation of pioneering innovations reshaping the industry landscape.
Impactful Growth Fuel
Leverage data-driven strategies, fortified by techno-commercial insights and visionary guidance on exponential technologies. Engage with concise content for amplified growth and impact.
Ask your Analyst
The 'Ask your Analyst' advantage ensures prompt answers and assistance for any inquiries, extending support beyond mere subscription access, and empowers you with personalized insights.
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Numbers say it all
Our 500+ people (and network of over 5000 industry experts) create impact for Fortune 500 Corporations.
Our team of experts is spread across three continents and is united by relentless curiosity, a desire to solve problems and an appetite for innovation and opportunity.
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Featured Perspectives
In Their Own Words: Client Experiences
Clients we work with
Creating Impact for a Seafood Manufacturer
Understanding the geography of packaging types was a huge challenge for us. The insight helped us to identify the most relevant recyclable packs in particular areas and create a shortlist in each region.
VP - Product and Sustainability, Norway HQ
Endorsement from a drinks manufacturer
FutureBridge helped us identify the challenges and opportunities presented in the small-serve beverage category and guided us on how we could meet the regulatory demand for portion control.
Head Market Intelligence, Austrian HQ
Consulting a Protein Alternative Supplier
Texture in our plant-based alternatives had become a key business priority. We were able to use the Food & Nutrition platform to spot startups and identify technologies. As a result, we approached two businesses to collaborate with.
Product and Innovation Director, UK HQ
Our Clients
FAQs
What is this food and nutrition platform about and how can it benefit my business? +
The food and nutrition platform is a comprehensive solution designed to empower your business in the food and nutrition industry. It offers features such as near real-time analytics, trend insights, and industry expertise, enabling you to make data-driven decisions and drive growth in the food and nutrition landscape.
How can I get to know more about the platform capabilities? +
Our experts can help you with a guided demo to better understand the capabilities of the FutureBridge Platform. All you need to do is fill up the ‘Demo Request’ form with your requirements.
Is it possible to hyper-customize the platform based on my business needs? +
Yes! Our platform includes a provision to develop hyper-customized insights aligned with your specific business objectives. Please get in touch with your Client Relationship Manager to understand how to access this feature.
How do I get started and what credentials do I need to log in? +
Contact us and our experts will set you up to leverage our platform for your brand.
What kind of support and training does FutureBridge provide for using the platform? +
We provide comprehensive support and training for using our platform. Our dedicated support team is available to assist you with any questions or issues you may have. Additionally, we offer training resources, tutorials, and documentation to help you get the most out of the platform.
Let us explain more about it in a demo session.
How does the platform's real-time analytics feature help make better business decisions? +
The real-time analytics feature of our platform allows you to access up-to-date insights on customer preferences, trends, and concepts data. This can help you identify emerging trends, coverage of relevant information providing end users with extensive information on various themes, topics, and industry-related content, to enable informed decision taking that will optimize your business strategies.
Is the platform customizable to suit the specific needs of my business? +
Yes, our platform offers a high level of customization to meet the unique needs of your food and nutrition business. You can tailor the platform to align with your branding, business processes, and specific requirements, ensuring it seamlessly integrates with your operations.
How secure is the platform in terms of protecting customer data and sensitive information? +
We prioritize the security and protection of customer data. Our platform employs robust security measures to safeguard sensitive information, and we adhere to industry best practices and compliance standards to ensure data privacy and confidentiality.
Which is the best way to stay updated on the new startups and opportunities? +
Our FutureBridge Food and Nutrition Platform has the capability to keep you updated on all that's trending in the world of startups and emerging opportunities for driving market growth through periodic, curated, and comparative insights. Try it out to experience it!
How can the knowledge on technologies and trends be delivered through the platform? +
We also share with you our repository of content knowledge, reports, infographics and select articles through our perspectives section containing cross-links.
What is the pricing structure for using the food and nutrition platform? +
We have a straightforward pricing structure. Further, we offer a custom platform to support your specific business needs. All these can be discussed further with our sales team.
Can the data be integrated with my internal idea management system? +
Yes, this is possible. However, as data integration is dependent on various technical aspects, we will involve our technical team to do a feasibility assessment to integrate the FutureBridge Food and Nutrition platform with your internal systems and provide you with a seamless experience.
How frequently is the data updated on the platform? +
All the deliverables are calendarized while certain sections are near-real time. You will get access to the detailed calendar along with your subscription plan.
What if I have some questions/queries related to any topics or coverage of the platform? +
We understand that you will have many questions during your subscription period, you can always reach out to us using the ‘Ask your Analyst’ tab and will be happy to answer your questions. You can also reach out to your Client Relationship Manager, and she/he will connect you with the Analyst.
I need a more in-depth understanding of an opportunity (start-up/technology/concept/others). What should I do? +
Please get in touch with your Client Relationship Manager to discuss the scope of an ad-hoc custom research request.