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THE LOS ANGELES EDITION 2026

Los Angeles’s
food and agriculture tech industry,
in focus.

The companies, capital and talent shaping food and agriculture tech in Los Angeles. Find the leaders. Understand the segments. See where the activity is.

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COMPANIES · CAPITAL · TALENT

An industry ecosystem,
measured in context.

Food and Agriculture Tech illustration
Companies tracked 369Food and Agriculture Tech ecosystem in Los Angeles Disclosed funding $2.97B64 companies · all recorded rounds Companies hiring 14With open roles at the snapshot Tracked open roles 381 employers posted in the preceding 30 days
MEET THE COMPANIES

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24 featured companies from the funding, hiring, revenue and team-size leaderboards.

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Food and Agriculture Tech company highlights in Los Angeles, snapshot 3 September 2026
Company
CloudKitchenscloudkitchens.com$1.25B5 roles4,000—
ProducePayproducepay.com$364.5M—256—
Califia Farmscalifiafarms.com$340.26M4 roles294—
Thrive Marketthrivemarket.com$332.18M6 roles663—
Ordermarkordermark.com$153.13M—124—
Soylentsoylent.com$72.42M—22—
Wincwinc.com$63.44M—100$72.07MFYFY2021 filing
Future Farmfuturefarm.io$58M—2—
savory hospitalitysavoryhospitality.com—6 roles——
Computritioncomputrition.com—3 roles113—
De Soidrinkdesoi.com—3 roles19—
Grubpac Technologies pvt ltdgrubpac.com—2 roles——
MOSHmoshlife.com—2 roles18—
BeerAdvocatebeeradvocate.com————
Buce Plantbuceplant.com————
CAULIPOWEReatcaulipower.com——47—
Candy Clubcandyclub.com——22—
Eat This Mucheatthismuch.com————
Giadzygiadzy.com——15—
Green Boy Groupgreenboy.com——30—
Leafwithleaf.io——46—
NutriBulletnutribullet.com————
Omeatomeat.com——35—
koiadrinkkoia.com——28Financial figure available in RadarView in Radar
24 featured companies

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THE KEY SIGNALS

Food and Agriculture Tech industry KPIs in Los Angeles

A few useful ratios bring the size of this ecosystem into perspective.

3 September 2026
Hiring participation3.8%

14 of 369 tracked companies have open roles.

Funding participation20.1%

74 of 369 tracked companies have a recorded round.

Top 3 funding share65.8%

Share of disclosed capital received by the three largest recorded recipients.

Median disclosed round$3M

Midpoint of 118 rounds with a disclosed amount.

Scale is concentrated. Opportunity is broader. The three largest funding recipients hold 65.8% of disclosed capital, while 79.9% of tracked companies have no recorded funding round.

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CAPITAL & COMPANY FORMATION

How Los Angeles food and agriculture tech has grown

Recorded company formation and disclosed funding across the complete annual series shown.

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2016 — 2025

Disclosed funding by year

Sum of recorded funding rounds · USD

Los Angeles food and agriculture tech
$0$295.64M$591.28M$886.91M$1.18B2016: $286.23M20162017: $174.81M20172018: $135.56M20182019: $637.55M20192020: $359.06M20202021: $1.04B20212022: $23.56M20222023: $61.28M20232024: $63.32M20242025: $38.32M2025
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Annual food and agriculture tech funding and company formation in Los Angeles
YearFunding (USD)FoundedRaising
2016$286.23M307
2017$174.81M2311
2018$135.56M2211
2019$637.55M2211
2020$359.06M289
2021$1.04B2216
2022$23.56M2313
2023$61.28M814
2024$63.32M68
2025$38.32M45
WHERE CAPITAL SITS

Funding concentration

Share of all disclosed company funding.

  • CloudKitchens42.1%
  • ProducePay12.3%
  • Califia Farms11.5%
  • Other companies34.2%

Funding by stage

139 recorded rounds since 2016

NUMBER OF ROUNDS
Seed & Angel64 46.0%
Series A–B44 31.7%
Series C+ / PE13 9.4%
Grants, debt & other18 12.9%

Recent recorded rounds

Latest recorded rounds · USD
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Series A05/2026
MOSH $13M

Backed by Main Street Advisors and Great Circle Ventures and others.

Largest and notable recorded rounds

Each card is one recorded round
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THE BUSINESS BEHIND THE ACTIVITY

Revenue, profitability & financial strength

Annual accounts for reporting companies linked to this landscape, on like-for-like currency and reporting bases.

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USD · millions · consolidated

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.

FY2022 · company accounts; aggregate reporting threshold not met · 1 reporting entities from 2 eligible matches.

Revenue in covered accounts—

Sum of reporting-entity revenue; not Los Angeles market sales.

Net profit / loss—

Combined result for the same cohort.

Aggregate net margin—

Combined net income ÷ combined revenue.

Median company revenue—

The middle covered reporting entity.

Profitable entities—

None of 1 covered entities.

Top-five concentration—

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

FY2022 · 1 reporting entities

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LOS ANGELES · INDUSTRY COHORTS

How does food and agriculture tech compare?

Each pair uses the same year, currency and reporting basis. Cohort overlap is disclosed.

IndustryCovered / eligibleRevenue totalMedian revenueNet profit / lossAggregate marginProfitable shareOverlap

Available-account cohorts are not estimates of whole industries. Overlapping entities can occur in more than one cohort; do not add cohort totals.

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.

DIGITAL FOOTPRINT

Web traffic, app reach and release cadence

How the Los Angeles companies on this page show up online: the sites people visit, the apps they install, and how often those apps ship.

Busiest websites

8 of the 369 companies on this page carry a measured traffic record (2.2%); these are the largest of those, by monthly visits. The median among them is 403,365 visits.

CompanyMonthly visitsAuthorityMobile
Thrive Marketthrivemarket.com3,927,3525784%
Eat This Mucheatthismuch.com1,847,7507058.2%
CloudKitchenscloudkitchens.com508,8794578.9%
NutriBulletnutribullet.com475,3205070%
Giadzygiadzy.com331,4114681.7%
Buce Plantbuceplant.com263,9104159.5%
Best Food Trucksbestfoodtrucks.com149,3514163.7%
VitaHustlevitahustle.com31,0773178.5%

Visits and authority are third-party web estimates, not company-reported figures.

Most-installed apps

35 of these companies (9.5%) publish at least one Android app — 67 apps in all, carrying 11.1M installs between them.

AppInstallsRatingStore category
Untappd: Find Beer You\'ll LoveUntappd6M4.7Food & Drink
Eat This Much - Meal PlannerEat This Much2.6M4.7Health & Fitness
Thrive Market: Shop HealthyThrive Market1.2M4.8Shopping
List Ease: Shopping List AppList Ease656.2K4.6Shopping
Saucey: Alcohol DeliverySaucey261.2K2.6Food & Drink
Real Plans - Meal PlannerReal Plans66.5K4.4Food & Drink
Untappd for BusinessUntappd38K3.3Business
Acaia UpdaterAcaia30.4K2.5Food & Drink
Bevvy - scan any whisky or rumBevvy26.8K4.5Food & Drink
Mr. Tomato LXPMr Tomato26.8K—Business

Installs are lifetime totals to date at the June 2026 store reading — a measure of reach, not of people using an app today.

App reach by segment

The busiest app inside each of this page’s own segments, with the quarterly release trend behind it (2023Q2–2025Q3).

SegmentAppsInstallsLeading appRelease trend
Online Grocery102.1MThrive Market: Shop Healthy 1.2M
Consumer Electronics E-Commerce682.9KAcaia Updater 30.4K
B2B E-Commerce228.3KBest Food Trucks 22.3K
Smart Homes216.4KPulse Grow 15.5K
Crop Tech215.5KFreshtime Mobile 5
In Store Retail Tech71.1KShoptree POS 554
Payments61.1KShoptree Dashboard 499
Productivity Software2199Foodlz Orders 142

A company can carry several segment tags, so these rows overlap and should not be added together. Trend lines are zero-based and share one quarter grid, so a flat line is a quiet segment, not a missing one.

Release cadence by quarter

New apps published, beside apps whose most recent update landed in that quarter — the second bar is how much of the shelf is still being maintained.

2023Q2: 32023Q2: 22023Q22023Q3: 32023Q3: 52023Q32023Q4: 32023Q4: 02023Q42024Q2: 12024Q2: 32024Q22025Q2: 12025Q2: 22025Q22025Q3: 12025Q3: 62025Q32025Q4: 12025Q4: 62025Q42026Q1: 12026Q1: 42026Q1

Darker bars are new releases, lighter bars apps updated. 67 of 67 apps carry a release date. The series ends at 2026Q1, the last quarter that closed before the June 2026 reading.

INSIDE THE INDUSTRY

The Los Angeles food and agriculture tech market map

Explore the segments behind the headline numbers.

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Where companies are building

Rank segments by scale, hiring or disclosed funding.

Consumer digital214
B2c e-commerce134
Enterprise tech120
B2c grocery delivery106
Uber for grocery delivery106
Agritech62
Enterprise software56
Internet first brands51
B2b agritech44
Deep tech38
Saas38
Restaurant it36

Companies can sit in several segments. Counts and funding overlap.

SEGMENT TO EXPLORE

Consumer digital

The largest measured segment in this report snapshot.

214companies
3.7%have hiring activity

8 companies hiring · $1.04B disclosed funding

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How companies make money

Common revenue models; a company can use more than one.

E-commerce - product209
Subscription127
Physical commerce91
Commission on transaction73
E-commerce - service69
Advertising58
Fee-for-service18
Sponsorship6
THE COMPANIES IN MOTION

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Recorded corporate activity linked to companies in this landscape.

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Recent corporate headlines 10 dated reports
Mergers & acquisitionseatcaulipower.com ↗

Paine Schwartz Partners’s Urban Farmer acquired Caulipower.

Mergers & acquisitionsbridg.com ↗

PAR Technology to acquire Bridg from Cardlytics for $27.5M

IPO activitycloudkitchens.com ↗

CloudKitchens, a startup run by former Uber Technologies Inc. Chief Executive Officer Travis Kalanick , has picked additional banks for an initial public offering of its Middle Eastern operations, according to people familiar with the matter.

Funding roundsgetcapitan.com ↗

Capitan, an AI insurance claim platform that raised $104 million

Funding roundsdrinkkoia.com ↗

Los Angeles-based Koia, a manufacturer of plant-based protein beverages, announced that it has closed on $7.5 million of Series Seed capital in a funding round led by KarpReilly, alongside existing institutional investor AccelFoods.

Mergers & acquisitionslovemishas.com ↗

Misha's Inc ., a pioneering plant-based foods company, announced today the acquisition of Vertage, an innovative dairy-free cheese company.

Funding roundsbevvy.com ↗

The latest 'stretch' round also received further 6-figure backing from a notable U.S.-based investor, known for his influence in the sports and whisky investment space.

New productsthrivemarket.com ↗

Share via: LinkedIn Facebook Twitter Thrive Market has launched the Climate Action Working Group, a new initiative designed to help its consumer brand partners and owned-brand suppliers measure and reduce their carbon and plastic footprints.

Leadership movesproducepay.com ↗

ProducePay has appointed Greg Samels as director of key accounts.

Full recorded event mix

Top 9 categories among 33 recorded events in the 24-month window.

Leadership moves
8
Mergers & acquisitions
8
New products
5
Funding rounds
4
Company announcements
4
Lawsuit
1
Incorporation
1
Capital infusions
1
IPO activity
1
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IPO pipeline

1 companies with recorded IPO activity

IPO1 reports

Leadership moves

2 tracked people moves

ProducePay ↗
Greg Samels

Appointment Director of Key Accounts

Jeroen van den Heuvel

Appointment Managing Director

Product launches

Products, platforms and features in the recorded window

Climate Action Working Group

Feature

koia ↗
Koia Protein Pop

Protein Beverage

Litigation

1 tracked suits

Company
Isabella Vincenza v cloudkitchens

discrimination and sexual harassmentCivil · Ongoing

Mergers and acquisitions

Company-linked deal reports; status is preserved as recorded.

Acquirer → targetStatusDateValue / context
Paine Schwartz Partners’s Urban Farmer→CAULIPOWER ↗Completed2026-02-10Not stated in snapshot
par technology→Bridg ↗Announced2026-02-03$27.5M
urbanpiper→Ordermark ↗Announced2026-02-03Not stated in snapshot
cardlytics→Bridg ↗Completed2026-01-26Not stated in snapshot
urban farmer→CAULIPOWER ↗Announced2025-11-04Not stated in snapshot
SnackNation→EdgiLifeAnnounced2025-02-14Not stated in snapshot

A discussion or rumour is not a completed transaction. An unstated value is not zero.

PEOPLE & OPPORTUNITY

The talent market

287 postings in the preceding 12 months. The full 384-posting snapshot covers 26 employers.

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Most advertised job titles

Engineering Manager, Product Engineering7
Facility Operations Runner, Plano6
Business Analyst6
Sales Manager4
Director Of Engineering4
Server4
0 internship postings

2 tracked postings mention remote work.

The seniority mix

153 postings specify a level.

unspecified
231
manager
75
entry
26
senior
26
lead
22
intern
4

Skills employers mention

Top skills across 384 tracked postings in the available jobs snapshot.

Sql
10
Jira
7
Excel
7
Python
5
Powerpoint
5
Crm
5
Bigquery
4
Scrum
4
Looker
4
Sales Engagement Tools
3
ADVERTISED PAY$73.5K/ year

Median across 34 postings with pay data, expressed in USD.

THE PEOPLE BUILDING THE FIELD

Founders and leaders

227 founders and chief executives across 164 companies.

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12 profiles

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Education networks

31 profiles with education records.

University of California (Los Angeles)
9
University of California (Berkeley)
6
Stanford University
5
Stanford Business School
3
Harvard Business School
3
Harvard University
2
UCLA Anderson School of Management
2
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2

Prior employers

3 profiles with prior-work records.

McKinsey
1
Amazon
1
Bain
1

Profiles cover recorded founders and leaders; contact details remain in Radar.

NEWS INTELLIGENCE

How this industry appears in the news

23,663 articles in the measured 12-month window.

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23,663articles in the measured year
6,522articles in 2026Q1
74.1%positive tone in the latest complete year

News volume trends

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage tagged Los Angeles · articles per complete quarter

03,9107,81911,72915,6392021Q2: 4,5722021Q22021Q3: 4,7472021Q4: 4,3532022Q1: 5,2572022Q2: 5,0142022Q22022Q3: 4,3452022Q4: 4,5062023Q1: 4,8262023Q2: 5,2562023Q22023Q3: 5,0592023Q4: 5,0472024Q1: 7,2792024Q2: 6,3392024Q22024Q3: 6,3032024Q4: 6,1342025Q1: 13,5992025Q2: 6,4522025Q22025Q3: 6,8492025Q4: 5,0862026Q1: 6,5222026Q1
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QuarterArticles
2021Q24,572
2021Q34,747
2021Q44,353
2022Q15,257
2022Q25,014
2022Q34,345
2022Q44,506
2023Q14,826
2023Q25,256
2023Q35,059
2023Q45,047
2024Q17,279
2024Q26,339
2024Q36,303
2024Q46,134
2025Q113,599
2025Q26,452
2025Q36,849
2025Q45,086
2026Q16,522

Article volume measures coverage, not market sales.

Tone of coverage over time

2021
10,232 positive · 164 neutral · 4,105 negative
2022
13,882 positive · 210 neutral · 4,972 negative
2023
14,596 positive · 171 neutral · 5,348 negative
2024
18,700 positive · 196 neutral · 7,068 negative
2025
23,619 positive · 219 neutral · 8,043 negative

Leading coverage topics

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage tagged Los Angeles · ranked by full-period article count.

New Product Launches And Innovations26,385 articles in the full recorded period
6,587 recent · 6,017 prior
Strategic Partnerships And Collaborations22,189 articles in the full recorded period
5,722 recent · 4,983 prior
Executive Leadership Changes And Appointments20,798 articles in the full recorded period
4,692 recent · 5,466 prior
Technology Adoption And Digital Transformation20,288 articles in the full recorded period
5,171 recent · 4,667 prior
Lunar And Martian Exploration Missions18,791 articles in the full recorded period
7,142 recent · 3,296 prior
College Athletics News18,671 articles in the full recorded period
5,497 recent · 3,405 prior
Formula One Championships16,764 articles in the full recorded period
3,123 recent · 4,114 prior
Industry Awards And Recognition Announcements15,687 articles in the full recorded period
3,269 recent · 3,971 prior
Corporate Social Responsibility (Csr) Programs14,205 articles in the full recorded period
2,846 recent · 3,363 prior
International Political Relations14,061 articles in the full recorded period
3,235 recent · 2,439 prior

Recent and prior counts use the source comparison windows.

Topics gaining and losing attention

United States comparison coverage

KeywordRecentPriorChange
artemis program3,7162411442%
college playoffs1,32991445%
ncaa updates1,054468125%
oil price volatility90949484%
conceptual rock albums802203910%
campus sports78152449%
free trade deals73946061%
cannabis policy reform discussions58337157%
stock price57030587%
bilateral trade565266112%
f1 world championship1,9793,231-39%
f1 championship1,8702,937-36%
poultry health8042,053-61%
wildlife disease monitoring3391,872-82%
h5n1 avian influenza3101,729-82%

Event and signal lenses

United States comparison coverage

All complete annual cohorts shown
Rising

Regulatory Risk

512,418 classified articles

stock performance, youth agriculture programs, trade compliance agriculture

37.0% critical · 39.4% positive
Rising

Funding Momentum

152,229 classified articles

agricultural venture capital, satellite telecommunication, satellite ground stations

33.7% critical · 51.1% positive
Rising

Growth

213,655 classified articles

earnings report, whole-farm revenue policies, stock performance

24.8% critical · 50.5% positive

Food and Agriculture Tech coverage tagged Los Angeles. Topic labels describe recorded classifications and can include broad context.

RESEARCH SIGNALS

What Food and Agriculture Tech research is working on

4,142 papers in the recorded india scope.

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4,142papers
53,152worldwide comparison pool
4,142India-affiliated papers

Research orientation

Problem-identifying
1,249
Promising
1,049
Descriptive
1,016
Cautionary
350
Breakthrough
283
Comparative
129
Critical
66

Contribution mix

Empirical
2,118
Reviews
1,121
Methods-led
474
Position pieces
410
Theoretical
19

Tone counts: 3,174 positive · 193 neutral · 775 negative.

Common problems researchers identify
1,315 papers · 31.7% of this field
  • 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

Cautions
350 papers · 8.5% of this field
  • 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

Opportunities
1,332 papers · 32.2% of this field
  • 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

Cornell University
8,690
Harvard University
4,835
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
4,593
University of Massachusetts Amherst
4,490
Kansas State University
4,372
Michigan State University
4,222

Leading researchers

Carlos Augusto Monteiro
2,902
Geoffrey Cannon
2,712
David Julian McClements
2,676
Barry M. Popkin
2,381
JC Moubarac
1,762
S.W. Ng
1,762
Juming Tang
1,561
Sumithra Muthayya
1,514

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
7 cards

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Food Safety Knowledge GapsCommon problems researchers identify · 01

Food Safety Knowledge Gaps

217 papers

17.8% of this theme group

Researchers highlight limited consumer awareness and practices that increase food safety risks.

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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YearShare index
20221194.9
20231130.0
20241016.1
2025685.5
Pathogen Outbreaks in Food ChainsCommon problems researchers identify · 02

Pathogen Outbreaks in Food Chains

199 papers

16.4% of this theme group

Studies flag persistent mycotoxin, Salmonella and other pathogen outbreaks across meat, poultry and seafood.

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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2022190.1
2023156.7
2024143.1
2025128.9
Climate Impact on Food SecurityCommon problems researchers identify · 03

Climate Impact on Food Security

191 papers

15.7% of this theme group

Papers discuss how climate change threatens agricultural productivity and raises under‑nutrition risks.

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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20222762.9
20232875.1
20242854.3
20252824.8
Emerging Food Processing TechnologiesCommon problems researchers identify · 04

Emerging Food Processing Technologies

174 papers

14.3% of this theme group

Research points to biotechnological and nanotech advances that alter food quality and safety.

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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YearShare index
2022991.8
2023977.6
2024930.5
2025641.0
Food Insecurity and Consumption PatternsCommon problems researchers identify · 05

Food Insecurity and Consumption Patterns

154 papers

12.7% of this theme group

Analyses reveal how food environments and policies shape unhealthy diets and access gaps.

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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202274.4
202370.5
202468.7
202567.7
Agricultural Production PressuresCommon problems researchers identify · 06

Agricultural Production Pressures

153 papers

12.6% of this theme group

Works examine expanding land use, aquaculture and processing demands on environmental health.

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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20222688.0
20232789.2
20242737.4
20252648.7
Sustainability and Food WasteCommon problems researchers identify · 07

Sustainability and Food Waste

128 papers

10.5% of this theme group

Authors emphasize losses across supply chains that undermine food security and ecological goals.

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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YearShare index
2022574.1
2023644.2
2024709.2
2025882.5

Cautions

322 papers · 7 recurring themes
7 cards

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Contaminant Toxicity ConcernsCautions · 01

Contaminant Toxicity Concerns

66 papers

20.5% of this theme group

Cautionary studies assess health risks from aflatoxins, caffeine residues and nanomaterials in foods.

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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2022586.5
2023583.8
2024592.7
2025571.6
Safety‑Security Trade‑offsCautions · 02

Safety‑Security Trade‑offs

64 papers

19.9% of this theme group

Research warns that food‑safety measures may unintentionally affect security and market dynamics.

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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2022568.9
2023606.0
2024610.5
2025665.4
Resource‑Intensive Production RisksCautions · 03

Resource‑Intensive Production Risks

57 papers

17.7% of this theme group

Papers caution about land and water pressures when scaling agriculture for future demand.

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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20222853.8
20232966.5
20242932.1
20252846.1
Pathogen Control LimitationsCautions · 04

Pathogen Control Limitations

42 papers

13.0% of this theme group

Studies highlight challenges in managing Salmonella and Listeria across production and household settings.

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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2022243.0
2023247.7
2024247.8
2025261.6
Alternative Protein Production IssuesCautions · 05

Alternative Protein Production Issues

35 papers

10.9% of this theme group

Research points to environmental and safety uncertainties in plant‑based and cell‑cultured meat.

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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2022141.5
2023140.5
2024134.1
2025119.6
Sugar and Processing Health ImpactsCautions · 06

Sugar and Processing Health Impacts

33 papers

10.2% of this theme group

Analyses discuss how added sugars and processing affect nutrition and public‑health outcomes.

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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2022147.5
2023157.7
2024149.1
2025177.2
Preservation Method RisksCautions · 07

Preservation Method Risks

25 papers

7.8% of this theme group

Works caution about spoilage, shelf‑life extensions, and potential hazards of new preservation techniques.

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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2022115.1
2023109.8
202499.4
2025107.0

Opportunities

1,216 papers · 7 recurring themes
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Sustainable Agricultural PracticesOpportunities · 01

Sustainable Agricultural Practices

238 papers

19.6% of this theme group

Opportunities focus on agroforestry and waste valorization to boost food security sustainably.

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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20222896.6
20233034.2
20243011.4
20253026.2
Advanced Processing for SafetyOpportunities · 02

Advanced Processing for Safety

206 papers

16.9% of this theme group

Researchers explore machine‑learning and novel processing methods to improve food safety and quality.

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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2022315.8
2023331.2
2024335.4
2025366.6
Functional Fermented FoodsOpportunities · 03

Functional Fermented Foods

175 papers

14.4% of this theme group

Studies highlight health benefits of fermented products and innovative processing to retain nutrition.

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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2022164.1
2023157.6
2024158.8
2025151.5
Behavioral Interventions for SafetyOpportunities · 04

Behavioral Interventions for Safety

172 papers

14.1% of this theme group

Papers propose psychological and communication strategies to reduce risky food‑handling behaviors.

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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2022568.9
2023606.0
2024610.5
2025665.4
Active Packaging InnovationsOpportunities · 05

Active Packaging Innovations

146 papers

12.0% of this theme group

Research showcases nano‑emulsions and edible coatings that extend shelf life of fresh produce.

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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2022105.0
202397.6
202489.1
202599.6
Biological AntimicrobialsOpportunities · 06

Biological Antimicrobials

144 papers

11.8% of this theme group

Works investigate bacteriophages and plant‑derived agents as alternatives to chemical preservatives.

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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2022657.1
2023633.0
2024600.9
2025635.1
Electrochemical BiosensorsOpportunities · 07

Electrochemical Biosensors

135 papers

11.1% of this theme group

Studies develop sensitive biosensor platforms for rapid detection of food contaminants.

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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2022218.7
2023226.2
2024230.2
2025246.4

How this field compares with the research baseline

Orientation shares compared with 25,000 papers in the reference sample.

Research orientationThis fieldReference sample
Problem-identifying30.2%9.8%
Promising25.3%36.9%
Descriptive24.5%17.7%
Cautionary8.5%4.7%
Breakthrough6.8%26.1%
Comparative3.1%3.9%
Critical1.6%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 paperPapersShareRaised as a problemWorldwide share
Privacy & surveillanceGenomic Epidemiology: Whole-Genome-Sequencing–Powered Surveillance and Outbreak Investigation of Foodborne Bacterial Pat270.72%8 (29.6%)0.53%
Hardware, e-waste & supply chainFUNCTIONAL PROPERTIES OF SOLUBLE HYDROCOLLOIDS EXTRACTED FROM <i>THEOBROMA BICOLOR</i><i> </i>(MACAMBO) PROCESSING WASTE130.35%1 (7.7%)0.29%
Labour & data workHigher food prices can reduce poverty and stimulate growth in food production20.05%2 (100.0%)0.03%
Energy & datacenter footprintSustainable AI-based production agriculture: Exploring AI applications and implications in agricultural practices10.03%0 (0.0%)0.01%
Safety & misuse369 Use of infographics to influence consumer perceptions of sustainability within the U.S. beef industry.10.03%1 (100.0%)0.03%
Concentration of compute powerExploring processed common beans market in Kenya: Implications for the business community10.03%1 (100.0%)0.02%
Water use00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Carbon & emissions of compute00.0%0 (%)0.0%
Bias & fairness00.0%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.

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