Future Proof Foods Programme

Do you want to be part of a movement that transforms our food system? The Future Proof Foods Programme, an initiative by Next Food Collective, offers multiple ways to join and contribute to the transition toward future-proof food systems. Together with frontrunners across the agrifood value chain, we drive change through collaboration, visibility, and shared innovation.

Our approach combines three powerful elements, giving you different ways to get involved and creating a flywheel for change that accelerates progress across the entire sector:

Top 100 platform to showcase success

The Top 100 platform highlights successfully implemented products and serves as a source of inspiration for others.

Recognising private efforts

Many impactful projects are already being driven by individual companies or value chains. By making these sector-wide investments and initiatives visible, we strengthen our collective position, especially in dialogue with governments and policymakers.

Removing barriers together

We collaborate with companies to identify and address key obstacles, ranging from technical challenges to systemic issues such as regulation and financing.

Let's start the conversation

We’re excited to explore how the Future Proof Foods Programme can support your journey. Whether you're developing novel food products or ingredients, pioneering next-generation processing methods, or driving other innovations across the agrifood chain, we want to hear from you.

We’re very interested in the impact your products or technologies are already having. At the same time, we’d love to understand the challenges you’re facing, be it regulatory hurdles, business case development, or technological barriers, so we can work together to overcome them.

Let’s shape the future of food, together.

 

Why join the programme?

Break through barriers
together

Join forces with other frontrunners to tackle the systemic and technical obstacles slowing down your progress. Collaboration unlocks faster, more effective results.

Accelerate the transition
 

Be part of a collective movement that drives real change. Your participation fuels a powerful flywheel effect to speed up the shift to future-proof food systems.

Showcase and celebrate
your Impact

Gain visibility for your achievements. The Top 100 platform highlights your success stories, putting your brand on the map as a leader in food innovation.

Get inspired by peers

Discover what others are doing across the sector. Tap into a network of like-minded innovators and spark new ideas for your own journey.

Strengthen your position
in the ecosystem

Contribute to a growing coalition that’s shaping the agenda towards smarter policy, better financing, and a more connected industry.

What sets the Future Proof Foods Programme apart?

  • It's a movement for impact

    It is a hands-on programme that celebrates success, identifies barriers, and co-creates real solutions.

  • Tackling both technical and systemic barriers

    We go beyond innovation alone, addressing challenges like regulation, financing, and market structures that often slow progress.

  • Focused on companies and value chains

    We support individual pioneers and entire value chains, accelerating change across the system, not just in isolated pockets.

Get in touch!

Interested in learning more about the programme, tackling barriers within your organisation, or sharing successful improvements you've already implemented? Get in touch, we’d love to hear from you.