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The companies, capital and talent shaping alternative proteins and novel foods in the United States. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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MEET THE COMPANIESExplore the United States’s alternative proteins and novel foods leaders
24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
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24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.
Company discovery
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No company example met every recorded classification, independence and public-profile gate in this snapshot. The live directory may have newer qualifying companies.
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A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.
41 of 777 tracked companies have open roles.
277 of 777 tracked companies have a recorded round.
Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.
Midpoint of 584 rounds with a disclosed amount.
Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 30.6% of disclosed capital, while 64.4% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.
Explore the segments →CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATIONHow the United States alternative proteins and novel foods has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
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How the United States alternative proteins and novel foods has grown
Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.
Disclosed funding by year
Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD
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| Year | Funding (USD) | Founded | Raising |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $485.87M | 48 | 34 |
| 2017 | $412.68M | 54 | 42 |
| 2018 | $544.93M | 64 | 49 |
| 2019 | $1.06B | 67 | 52 |
| 2020 | $2.03B | 65 | 64 |
| 2021 | $4.23B | 50 | 87 |
| 2022 | $1.47B | 34 | 73 |
| 2023 | $400.63M | 9 | 45 |
| 2024 | $469.27M | 7 | 35 |
| 2025 | $220.43M | 5 | 24 |
Funding concentration
Share of all disclosed company funding.
- Impossible Foods15.7%
- Beyond Meat8.9%
- Perfect Day6.0%
- Other companies69.4%
Funding by stage
728 recorded rounds since 2016
Investors appearing most often
Recorded participation in alternative proteins and novel foods company rounds since 2016.
- 01United States Department of Agriculture 26 rounds
- 02S2G Investments 24 rounds
- 03IndieBio 23 rounds
- 04Y Combinator 20 rounds
- 05Climate Capital 19 rounds
- 06SOSV 18 rounds
- 07Temasek 17 rounds
- 08New Crop Capital 17 rounds
- 09CPT Capital 16 rounds
- 010Tyson Foods 15 rounds
Recent recorded rounds
Latest recorded rounds · USDBacked by Green Boy Group.
Backed by .
Largest and notable recorded rounds
Each card is one recorded roundBacked by Serena Ventures and Khosla Ventures and others.
Backed by Mirae Asset and Future Asset Global Investments.
Backed by Temasek and ADG and others.
Backed by CPP Investments and Temasek and others.
Backed by Jeff Bezos and Bill Gates and others.
Backed by Khosla Ventures and Bill Gates and others.
Backed by Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and BlackRock and others.
Backed by Qatar Investment Authority and Temasek and others.
Backed by Grosvenor and Prelude Ventures and others.
Backed by Coatue and Mirae Asset and others.
THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITYRevenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
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Revenue, profitability & financial strength
Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.
Display conversions use the dated reference rates above. Where a verified rate is unavailable, figures retain their source currency. Each reporting cohort keeps its currency and accounting basis separate.
FY2025 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 3 reporting entities from 5 eligible matches.
Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not the United States market sales.
Combined result for the same cohort.
Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.
The middle covered reporting entity.
None of 3 covered entities.
Share of covered revenue from the five largest entities.
Annual account trend
Reported cohort totals by year; coverage is stated for every period.
Bar height shows revenue. Changes in coverage can affect totals.
Profitability has two perspectives
FY2025 · 3 reporting entities
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| Company / reporting entity | Revenue | Net profit / loss | Net margin | Revenue growth | Total assets |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cal-Maine Foods ↗16160 | $4,261.9m | $1,220.0m | +28.6% | — | — |
| Beyond Meat ↗1655210 | $275.5m | $219.0m | +79.5% | — | — |
| Edible Garden ↗1809750 | $12.8m | $-17.3m | -135.3% | — | — |
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Coverage, calculations & financial sources
Filed annual accounts for exact designated national identifiers. Every aggregate and peer pair uses one fiscal year, source currency and reporting basis; periods, coverage and overlap are explicit; 2026 partials are excluded.
The same up to eight reporting entities remain open across years, filters and sorts. Other company figures are available in Radar.
Source currencies and accounting bases stay separate. Missing accounts are excluded rather than treated as zero. Exact reporting periods appear on company previews. Annual totals can change with coverage and do not measure growth of a fixed company cohort.
INSIDE THE INDUSTRYThe the United States alternative proteins and novel foods market map
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Where companies are building
Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.
Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.
Deep tech
The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.
27 companies hiring · $11.09B disclosed funding
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Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.
THE COMPANIES IN MOTIONWho is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
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Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work
Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.
Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Banza Raises $1 Mn in Pre-Seed Round AI-driven data-sharing startup Banza has raised $1 million in a pre-seed round led by Campus Fund, with participation from Avalanche and angel investors.
Suja Life said on Monday it is targeting up to $213.3 million (€181.6 million) in its US initial public offering, betting that a shift toward healthier, cleaner eating will draw investor interest to the organic juice maker.
The move for Terrasoul, announced yesterday (21 April), was funded by affiliates of Nexus Capital Management acquiring another $60m worth of shares.
PlantBaby, Kauai, Hawaii, has closed its series seed equity financing round, led by B2 partners, to expand distribution and continue its R&D efforts in the plant-based milk categories and beyond.
Paine Schwartz Partners’s Urban Farmer acquired Caulipower.
Bettani Farms bought fellow plant-based businesses Hungry Planet, Numu and Stockeld Dreamery.
Prosperity Organic Foods took over vegan dairy brand Miyoko’s Creamery.
Investors participating at the initial closing of the Convertible Promissory Note Round invested proceeds of approximately US$ 8 million, inclusive of the US$ 600,000 investment by the Company and an additional investment by New Agrarian Company Limited, an affiliate of the Company, for US$ 600,000.
Perfect Day, the biggest player in this space, which has raised $825 million to get this technology off the ground and they’ve got a plant that’s going to be up and running late next year in India.
Ripple Foods – $17.0M
Full recorded event mix
Top 10 categories among 461 recorded events in the 24-month window.
IPO pipeline
3 companies with recorded IPO activity
Leadership moves
24 tracked people moves
Appointment Executive Chairman of the Board
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Appointment Chief Executive Officer
Resignation Board Member and Strategic Advisor
Appointment Member of the Board of Directors
Death
Appointment Strategic Advisor
Resignation Previously Chief Executive Officer
Product launches
Products, platforms and features in the recorded window
microalgae-derived oil
deli meats
Herbal products
Plant‑based patty
Hydroponic Basil
Protein Beverage
Plant-based nutrition shake
Ready‑to‑drink iced tea
Contract wins
3 recorded customer wins
Customer: varda space industries
Customer: Berkot’s Super FoodsGrocery Retail
Customer: dermody propertiesIndustrial Real Estate
Workforce actions
7 companies with reported reductions
73 rolescost reduction
331 rolescost crunch
150 rolescost reduction
20.0% roleseconomic environment
19.0% rolescost reduction
Scale not stated rolescost reduction
Regulatory events
7 recorded events
approved to sell salmon in select US restaurants
included on list of sanctioned entities under Executive Order 13382Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
placed under scrutinyOffice of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
approved for saleUS Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Litigation
6 tracked suits
misleading market communications and questionable accounting practices resulting in asset Class Action · Ongoing
failure to disclose material adverse facts and false and misleading statementsCivil · Ongoing
Earnings pulse
Reported company results in the recorded window.
Median across 72 reported growth observations; companies may contribute multiple periods.
Mergers and acquisitions
Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.
| Acquirer → target | Status | Date | Value / context |
|---|---|---|---|
| laird superfood→Terrasoul Superfoods ↗ | Completed | 2026-04-27 | $48.0M |
| danone→Kate Farms ↗ | Announced | 2026-04-15 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Bettani Farms→Hungry Planet ↗ | Completed | 2026-02-10 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Melt Organic→Miyoko\'s ↗ | Completed | 2026-02-10 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Paine Schwartz Partners’s Urban Farmer→CAULIPOWER ↗ | Completed | 2026-02-10 | Not stated in snapshot |
| Melt Organic→Miyoko’s Creamery | 2025-11-27 | Not stated in snapshot |
A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.
PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITYThe talent market
463 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 744-posting snapshot covers 55 employers.
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The talent market
463 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 744-posting snapshot covers 55 employers.
Most advertised job titles
9 tracked postings mention remote work.
The seniority mix
216 postings specify a level.
Skills employers mention
Top skills across 744 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.
Median across 65 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.
Companies hiring
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Fresh Express ↗ | 11 |
| Upside Foods ↗ | 7 |
| Purple Carrot ↗ | 5 |
| Califia Farms ↗ | 5 |
| Banza ↗ | 4 |
| Amy’s Kitchen ↗ | 4 |
| Kate Farms ↗ | 4 |
| Nutpods ↗ | 4 |
Large employers
| Company | Employees |
|---|---|
| Cal-Maine Foods ↗ | 2,976 |
| Amy’s Kitchen ↗ | 2,256 |
| Alltech ↗ | 1,443 |
| Beyond Meat ↗ | 822 |
| Impossible Foods ↗ | 800 |
| Elmhurst ↗ | 583 |
| Califia Farms ↗ | 294 |
| Upside Foods ↗ | 200 |
THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELDFounders and leaders
525 founders and chief executives across 388 companies.
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Founders and leaders
525 founders and chief executives across 388 companies.
Patrick Brown
Impossible Foods ↗Founder Lyrical Foods, Public Library of Science. The University of Chicago MD 1982
Ryan Pandya
Perfect Day ↗Tufts University BS 2013
Uma Valeti
Upside Foods ↗Ex-American Heart Association, Society of Cardiovascular CT, American College of Cardiology, St. Paul Heart Clinic, Mayo Clinic. JIPMER MBBA 1995…
Matthew Strongin
Nature\'s Fynd ↗Co-Founder Lotic Labs, Monolith Materials, ex-First Green Partners, Co-Founder Engineers Without Borders. Carleton College
Justin Whiteley
Meati ↗Co-Founder BTRFY Foods, ex-Pacific Gas and Electric Company, Bill Gould Design. University of California Berkeley BS 2010…
Josh Balk
JUST Egg ↗CEO The Accountability Board, ex-The Humane Society of the United States. The George Washington University BA
Greg Steltenpohl
Califia Farms ↗ex-Slow Money Alliance, Co-Founder Adina for Life & The Interra Project, Founder Odwalla. Stanford University 1977
Arturo Elizondo
Every ↗Advisor - Joyful Ventures
Pete Lubar
MycoTechnology ↗Mycotechnology, ex-Wandisco, ex-Percipient Systems, SMU Cox School of Business, 1991
Brett Matthews
Kate Farms ↗Kate Farms, ex-Various Non And For Profit Engagement, ex-Imagitas, Dartmouth College, 1988
Alan Shaw
Calysta ↗Ex-Founder Codexis, Clariant, Chiroscience Group. University of Teesside BSc 1986, University of Durham PhD 1989
Lou Cooperhouse
BlueNalu ↗Ex-Food Spectrum, F&S Produce, MenuDirect, Cooperhouse Group. Rutgers University BS 1983, MS 1987
Education networks
86 profiles with education records.
Prior employers
12 profiles with prior-work records.
Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.
NEWS INTELLIGENCEHow this industry appears in the news
281,249 articles in the measured 12-month window.
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How this industry appears in the news
281,249 articles in the measured 12-month window.
News volume trends
Alternative Proteins and Novel Foods coverage across United States · articles per complete quarter
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| Quarter | Articles |
|---|---|
| 2021Q2 | 53,596 |
| 2021Q3 | 55,796 |
| 2021Q4 | 52,515 |
| 2022Q1 | 56,872 |
| 2022Q2 | 55,290 |
| 2022Q3 | 53,233 |
| 2022Q4 | 56,883 |
| 2023Q1 | 58,912 |
| 2023Q2 | 63,309 |
| 2023Q3 | 66,851 |
| 2023Q4 | 61,784 |
| 2024Q1 | 76,960 |
| 2024Q2 | 69,448 |
| 2024Q3 | 67,400 |
| 2024Q4 | 70,359 |
| 2025Q1 | 142,177 |
| 2025Q2 | 62,298 |
| 2025Q3 | 85,613 |
| 2025Q4 | 57,480 |
| 2026Q1 | 68,249 |
Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.
Tone of coverage over time
Most-covered companies
Company share of voice
733 recorded company events across 92 companies; percentages use that event total.
Leading coverage topics
Alternative Proteins and Novel Foods coverage across United States · ranked by full-period article count.
Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.
Topics gaining and losing attention
Alternative Proteins and Novel Foods coverage across United States
| Keyword | Recent | Prior | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| artemis program | 3,716 | 241 | 1442% |
| shrimp aquaculture | 1,469 | 979 | 50% |
| land-frozen seafood | 1,378 | 790 | 74% |
| shrimp harvest | 1,132 | 643 | 76% |
| shrimp | 1,126 | 686 | 64% |
| crab availability | 963 | 648 | 49% |
| fresh shellfish | 908 | 583 | 56% |
| tuna steak | 902 | 539 | 67% |
| flash-frozen seafood | 894 | 483 | 85% |
| shrimp ceviche | 873 | 361 | 142% |
| food safety modernization | 233 | 1,623 | -86% |
| poultry health | 306 | 800 | -62% |
| organic standards enforcement | 84 | 791 | -89% |
| food hub operations | 319 | 789 | -60% |
| asteroid characterization | 342 | 708 | -52% |
Event and signal lenses
Alternative Proteins and Novel Foods coverage across United States
Regulatory Risk
227,979 classified articlessatellite telecommunication, food safety modernization, inter-satellite links
31.8% critical · 44.1% positiveFunding Momentum
74,528 classified articlessatellite telecommunication, satellite ground stations, satellite telemetry
31.9% critical · 55.6% positiveGrowth
105,648 classified articlescannabis policy reform discussions, earnings report, legal cannabis sales
19.0% critical · 52.5% positiveAlternative Proteins and Novel Foods coverage across United States. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.
RESEARCH SIGNALSWhat Alternative Proteins and Novel Foods research is working on
4,142 papers in the recorded india scope.
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What Alternative Proteins and Novel Foods research is working on
4,142 papers in the recorded india scope.
Research orientation
Contribution mix
Tone counts: 3,174 positive · 193 neutral · 775 negative.
- Food safety371 papers
- Food security294 papers
- Food processing234 papers
- Agriculture227 papers
- Food systems194 papers
- Sustainability126 papers
- Production116 papers
- Consumption84 papers
Landmark: Ultra‐processed products are becoming dominant in the global food system
- Food safety85 papers
- Food security59 papers
- Agriculture43 papers
- Production40 papers
- Food processing30 papers
- Sustainability26 papers
- Food science22 papers
- Public health18 papers
Landmark: Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters
- Food safety265 papers
- Food processing191 papers
- Agriculture170 papers
- Food security152 papers
- Production135 papers
- Sustainability101 papers
- Food science100 papers
- Food industry75 papers
Landmark: The current application of nanotechnology in food and agriculture
Leading institutions
Leading researchers
Highly cited breakthrough-labelled papers
- Development of a Paper-Based Analytical Device for Colorimetric Detection of Select Foodborne Pathogens460 citations
- Practical Value of Food Pathogen Traceability through Building a Whole-Genome Sequencing Network and Database381 citations
- Blockchain in food supply chains: a literature review and synthesis analysis of platforms, benefits and challenges268 citations
- Energetic consequences of thermal and nonthermal food processing214 citations
- Management and prevention of mycotoxins in peanuts196 citations
Common problems researchers identify
1,216 papers · 7 recurring themes
Common problems researchers identify · 01Food Safety / Food Safety Risk Analysis
217 papers17.8% of this theme group
Food safety (186) · Food safety risk analysis (21) · Environmental health (36) · Risk analysis (23)
Food Safety
HOUSEHOLD FOOD SAFETY: AN IN-DEPTH LOOK AT CONSUMER KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1167.5 |
| 2023 | 1100.6 |
| 2024 | 989.3 |
| 2025 | 678.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 02Mycotoxin / Outbreak
199 papers16.4% of this theme group
Mycotoxin (27) · Outbreak (36) · Salmonella (24) · Food safety (96)
Meat, Poultry, and Seafood
Practice and Progress: Updates on Outbreaks, Advances in Research, and Processing Technologies for Low-moisture Food Safety
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| Year | Share index |
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| 2022 | 190.9 |
| 2023 | 157.6 |
| 2024 | 144.3 |
| 2025 | 130.6 |
Common problems researchers identify · 03Food Security / Food Systems
191 papers15.7% of this theme group
Food security (169) · Food systems (86) · Agriculture (84) · Climate change (29)
Climate Change and Global Food Systems: Potential Impacts on Food Security and Undernutrition
Food security and sustainable resource management
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| Year | Share index |
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| 2022 | 2823.8 |
| 2023 | 2942.2 |
| 2024 | 2925.1 |
| 2025 | 2894.8 |
Common problems researchers identify · 04Food Processing / Food Industry
174 papers14.3% of this theme group
Food processing (81) · Food industry (32) · Food science (30) · Biotechnology (29)
Nanotechnology-based approaches for food sensing and packaging applications
Effect of Innovative Food Processing Technologies on the Physicochemical and Nutritional Properties and Quality of Non-Dairy Plant-Based Bev
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 1007.3 |
| 2023 | 996.2 |
| 2024 | 950.3 |
| 2025 | 657.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 05Food Insecurity / Consumption
154 papers12.7% of this theme group
Food insecurity (23) · Consumption (27) · Healthy food (12) · Food consumption (10)
The food environment, its effects on dietary consumption, and potential for measurement within agriculture-nutrition interventions
Competitive Food Policy and Food Behavior and Health Metrics in K-12 Students: A Scoping Review
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 75.9 |
| 2023 | 71.7 |
| 2024 | 70.2 |
| 2025 | 69.0 |
Common problems researchers identify · 06Agriculture / Production
153 papers12.6% of this theme group
Agriculture (86) · Production (35) · Aquaculture (14) · Food processing (38)
Trends in Global Agricultural Land Use: Implications for Environmental Health and Food Security
Economic growth, convergence, and world food demand and supply
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2753.0 |
| 2023 | 2861.6 |
| 2024 | 2813.3 |
| 2025 | 2725.9 |
Common problems researchers identify · 07Sustainability / Food Waste
128 papers10.5% of this theme group
Sustainability (60) · Food waste (30) · Food systems (54) · Supply chain (21)
Reducing Food Loss and Waste to Enhance Food Security and Environmental Sustainability
Review of the sustainability of food systems and transition using the Internet of Food
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 577.1 |
| 2023 | 647.5 |
| 2024 | 713.2 |
| 2025 | 885.0 |
Cautions
322 papers · 7 recurring themes
Cautions · 01Food Safety / Contamination
66 papers20.5% of this theme group
Food safety (25) · Contamination (9) · Aflatoxin (5) · Human health (5)
Caffeine (1, 3, 7‐trimethylxanthine) in Foods: A Comprehensive Review on Consumption, Functionality, Safety, and Regulatory Matters
Is nano safe in foods? Establishing the factors impacting the gastrointestinal fate and toxicity of organic and inorganic food-grade nanopar
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 600.6 |
| 2023 | 598.8 |
| 2024 | 609.2 |
| 2025 | 588.3 |
Cautions · 02Food Safety / Food Security
64 papers19.9% of this theme group
Food safety (29) · Food security (21) · Food insecurity (6) · Marketing (4)
Ecosystem Services and Food Security: Economic Perspectives on Environmental Sustainability
Case Studies of Small-Medium Food Enterprises around the World: Major Constraints and Benefits from the Implementation of Food Safety Manage
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 582.7 |
| 2023 | 621.6 |
| 2024 | 627.6 |
| 2025 | 684.7 |
Cautions · 03Agriculture / Food Security
57 papers17.7% of this theme group
Agriculture (27) · Food security (29) · Natural resource economics (16) · Production (24)
How Could Agricultural Land Systems Contribute to Raise Food Production Under Global Change?
The Role of Latin America’s Land and Water Resources for Global Food Security: Environmental Trade-Offs of Future Food Production Pathways
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2920.8 |
| 2023 | 3041.0 |
| 2024 | 3011.8 |
| 2025 | 2929.5 |
Cautions · 04Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes
42 papers13.0% of this theme group
Salmonella (14) · Listeria monocytogenes (14) · Food safety (17) · Antimicrobial (5)
Alternative approaches to the risk management of Listeria monocytogenes in low risk foods
Prevalence of Salmonella in Eggs from Conventional and Cage-Free Egg Production Systems and the Role of Consumers in Reducing Household Cont
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 248.3 |
| 2023 | 253.8 |
| 2024 | 254.4 |
| 2025 | 268.8 |
Cautions · 05Production / Fish <Actinopterygii>
35 papers10.9% of this theme group
Production (11) · Fish <Actinopterygii> (5) · Aquaculture (5) · Livestock (6)
Plant-based and cell-based approaches to meat production
Nanotechnology Considerations for Poultry and Livestock Production Systems – A Review
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 142.3 |
| 2023 | 141.1 |
| 2024 | 134.4 |
| 2025 | 119.7 |
Cautions · 06Added Sugar / Food Intake
33 papers10.2% of this theme group
Added sugar (4) · Food intake (5) · Food processing (9) · Sugar (3)
Reducing Food Loss And Waste While Improving The Public’s Health
Challenges and opportunities for increasing the effectiveness of food reformulation and fortification to improve dietary and nutrition outco
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 150.4 |
| 2023 | 161.0 |
| 2024 | 152.7 |
| 2025 | 181.8 |
Cautions · 07Shelf Life / Food Spoilage
25 papers7.8% of this theme group
Shelf life (9) · Food spoilage (6) · Cold storage (4) · Food preservation (4)
The Challenges of Eliminating or Substituting Antimicrobial Preservatives in Foods
Storage Temperature Effects on <i>Bacillus</i> Spores and <i>Lactobacillus acidophilus</i> Viability
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 117.8 |
| 2023 | 112.6 |
| 2024 | 102.1 |
| 2025 | 110.1 |
Opportunities
1,216 papers · 7 recurring themes
Opportunities · 01Agriculture / Sustainability
238 papers19.6% of this theme group
Agriculture (120) · Sustainability (69) · Sustainable agriculture (36) · Food security (72)
Sustainable Food Production and Valorization of Food and Agricultural Waste: Recent Advances and Future Prospects
Agroforestry: a key land use system for sustainable food production and public health
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2960.4 |
| 2023 | 3105.2 |
| 2024 | 3086.4 |
| 2025 | 3100.3 |
Opportunities · 02Food Processing / Food Safety
206 papers16.9% of this theme group
Food processing (64) · Food safety (68) · Risk analysis (18) · Food industry (29)
Machine learning‐based modeling in food processing applications: State of the art
Leveraging artificial intelligence and advanced food processing techniques for enhanced food safety, quality, and security: a comprehensive
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 323.4 |
| 2023 | 339.7 |
| 2024 | 344.8 |
| 2025 | 377.4 |
Opportunities · 03Health Benefits / Functional Food
175 papers14.4% of this theme group
Health benefits (22) · Functional food (18) · Fermentation (24) · Food processing (48)
Novel food processing technologies for retaining nutrition of horticultural food products
Exploring the health benefits, mechanisms of action, and emerging safety concerns of fermented foods with emphasis on African foods
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 161.7 |
| 2023 | 154.0 |
| 2024 | 153.2 |
| 2025 | 138.2 |
Opportunities · 04Food Safety / Food Insecurity
172 papers14.1% of this theme group
Food safety (70) · Food insecurity (21) · Food security (37) · Psychological intervention (15)
Food safety risk behavior and social Co-governance in the food supply chain
Impact of reliable news information on consumers' perceptions and information seeking intentions from a food safety risk
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 582.7 |
| 2023 | 621.6 |
| 2024 | 627.6 |
| 2025 | 684.7 |
Opportunities · 05Shelf Life / Postharvest
146 papers12.0% of this theme group
Shelf life (52) · Postharvest (22) · Active packaging (16) · Preservative (12)
Nanoemulsions as Edible Coatings: A Potential Strategy for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Preservation
Combining Non-Thermal Processing Techniques with Edible Coating Materials: An Innovative Approach to Food Preservation
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 107.4 |
| 2023 | 100.1 |
| 2024 | 91.6 |
| 2025 | 102.4 |
Opportunities · 06Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes
144 papers11.8% of this theme group
Salmonella (31) · Listeria monocytogenes (21) · Antimicrobial (27) · Salmonella enterica (13)
Using lytic bacteriophages to eliminate or significantly reduce contamination of food by foodborne bacterial pathogens
Plant Antimicrobials for Food Quality and Safety: Recent Views and Future Challenges
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 672.6 |
| 2023 | 649.1 |
| 2024 | 617.5 |
| 2025 | 653.3 |
Opportunities · 07Food Safety / Biosensor
135 papers11.1% of this theme group
Food safety (73) · Biosensor (13) · Detection limit (16) · Contamination (18)
Food Safety Analysis Using Electrochemical Biosensors
Review of Electrochemical Biosensors for Food Safety Detection
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| Year | Share index |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 221.9 |
| 2023 | 229.8 |
| 2024 | 235.1 |
| 2025 | 251.0 |
How this field compares with the research baseline
Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.
| Research orientation | This field | Reference sample |
|---|---|---|
| Problem-identifying | 30.2% | 9.5% |
| Promising | 25.3% | 37.0% |
| Descriptive | 24.5% | 17.3% |
| Cautionary | 8.5% | 4.4% |
| Breakthrough | 6.8% | 26.9% |
| Comparative | 3.1% | 3.9% |
| Critical | 1.6% | 1.0% |
Concerns receiving less research attention
Counts and shares refer to the stated research pool. A low count describes how much of that research is recorded here, not the absence of a real-world concern.
| Concern / example paper | Papers | Share | Raised as a problem | Worldwide share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Privacy & surveillanceGenomic Epidemiology: Whole-Genome-Sequencing–Powered Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation of Foodborne Bacterial Pat | 27 | 0.72% | 8 (29.6%) | 0.53% |
| Hardware, e-waste & supply chainFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF SOLUBLE HYDROCOLLOIDS EXTRACTED FROM <i>THEOBROMA BICOLOR</i><i> </i>(MACAMBO) PROCESSING WASTE | 13 | 0.35% | 1 (7.7%) | 0.29% |
| Labour & data workHigher food prices can reduce poverty and stimulate growth in food production | 2 | 0.05% | 2 (100.0%) | 0.03% |
| Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable AI-based production agriculture: Exploring AI applications and implications in agricultural practices | 1 | 0.03% | 0 (0.0%) | 0.01% |
| Safety & misuse369 Use of infographics to influence consumer perceptions of sustainability within the U.S. beef industry. | 1 | 0.03% | 1 (100.0%) | 0.03% |
| Concentration of compute powerExploring processed common beans market in Kenya: Implications for the business community | 1 | 0.03% | 1 (100.0%) | 0.02% |
| Water use | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Carbon & emissions of compute | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.0% |
| Bias & fairness | 0 | 0.0% | 0 (%) | 0.03% |
Institution and researcher rankings use citations to their covered work. Research scope: United States. This may be broader than the company geography.
GEOGRAPHIC FOOTPRINTWhere companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
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Where companies are based
Company counts, hiring and disclosed funding across the recorded hubs.
Los Angeles
52 companies23.5% across the displayed hubs
4 companies hiring · $663.8M disclosed funding
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46 companies20.8% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $322.6M disclosed funding
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37 companies16.7% across the displayed hubs
2 companies hiring · $1.4B disclosed funding
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Chicago
20 companies9.0% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $562.3M disclosed funding
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Austin
19 companies8.6% across the displayed hubs
3 companies hiring · $142.0M disclosed funding
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Boulder
17 companies7.7% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $522.8M disclosed funding
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Miami
16 companies7.2% across the displayed hubs
0 companies hiring · $4.3M disclosed funding
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Berkeley
14 companies6.3% across the displayed hubs
1 companies hiring · $1.5B disclosed funding
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It measures the tracked company ecosystem, recorded funding, hiring and other available evidence. It is not a market-size estimate.
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No. A company can belong to several segments, so segment counts and funding can overlap.
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Company ecosystem snapshot: 1 September 2026. Funding is recorded in USD; filed accounts retain their stated currency and reporting basis. Each section identifies its own coverage. The news and research behind these sections is explorable in Prism.
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