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Food and Agriculture Tech Landscape of the United Kingdom

4,017 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in the United Kingdom, in one picture: who is hiring, who is raising money, who founded them, where they are based, what the news is about, which skills employers want and where the research is going. Updated August 2026.

4,017companies tracked
$9Bdisclosed funding
97hiring right now
607events · 24 months
116,571news articles · 12 months

Who leads Food and Agriculture Tech in the United Kingdom

Shows the top‑ranked Food and Agriculture Tech firms in the UK by hiring activity, funding size, and media coverage, noting 4,017 companies tracked, 97 hiring now and 486 with disclosed funding rounds.

open roles
Hiring now
ranked by live open roles
  1. 01Dunnhumby10last posted Aug 2026
  2. 02Ivy Farm4last posted Jun 2026
  3. 03Opply4last posted Feb 2026
  4. 04Oya Kitchens4last posted Jul 2026
  5. 05MishiPay4last posted Aug 2026
  6. 06SimplyCook4last posted Mar 2026
  7. 07Syrve4last posted Jan 2026
  8. 08Mano3last posted Jun 2026
97 companies hiring · 5 posted in the last 30 days
disclosed funding
Most funded
disclosed totals, all rounds
  1. 01Deliveroo$3BPost IPO · Jun 2021
  2. 02Ocado Group$637.7MPost IPO · Jun 2022
  3. 03Gousto$591.2MSeries F · Feb 2022
  4. 04HungryPanda Panda Takeaway$295.7MSeries D · Sep 2024
  5. 05Zapp$200MSeries B · Jan 2022
  6. 06GrowUp Farms$185.4MSeries B · Jul 2024
  7. 07Hokodo$178.9MSeries B · Apr 2025
  8. 08Tropic Biosciences$178.8MSeries C · Mar 2026
486 companies with disclosed rounds · $9B total
revenue
Revenue leaders
official filings first, else latest snapshot
  1. 01Ocado Group$1.7BFY2024 filing
  2. 02Genus$851MFY2024 filing
  3. 03Gousto$105.3Msnapshot Dec 2019
  4. 04Lomond Fine Foods$53.3Msnapshot Dec 2024
  5. 05Anpario$40.9Msnapshot Dec 2022
  6. 06Crocus$34.7Msnapshot Oct 2023
  7. 07Prep Kitchen$34Msnapshot Nov 2024
  8. 08Extract Coffee$17.8MFY2025 filing
20 companies with a revenue figure
headcount
Largest teams
ranked by tracked headcount
  1. 01Ocado Group20,132tracked employees
  2. 02dobbies garden centres4,000tracked employees
  3. 03Genus3,265tracked employees
  4. 04Milk&More2,200tracked employees
  5. 05ocado retail1,672tracked employees
  6. 06Benchmark Holdings837tracked employees
  7. 07Gousto702tracked employees
  8. 08British Garden Centres460tracked employees
124 companies with headcount data
share of events
Share of voice
share of all tracked sector news events, 24 months
  1. 01Deliveroo16.8%149 tracked events
  2. 02Ocado9.1%81 tracked events
  3. 03Ocado Group6.8%60 tracked events
  4. 04Naked Wines6.7%59 tracked events
  5. 05Virgin Wines5.5%49 tracked events
  6. 06ATOME3.2%28 tracked events
  7. 07ocado retail2.8%25 tracked events
  8. 08Moolec Science2.5%22 tracked events
887 tracked events across 115 companies
articles
In the news
Prism news coverage, last 12 months
  1. 01Ocado1,103articles in the window
  2. 02Deliveroo821articles in the window
  3. 03Jamie Oliver351articles in the window
  4. 04Huel130articles in the window
  5. 05Lucky Saint81articles in the window
  6. 06Gousto55articles in the window
  7. 07Dunnhumby37articles in the window
  8. 08MiAlgae32articles in the window
100 of these companies drew sector coverage in the window
Radar

See all 4,017 Food and Agriculture Tech companies in the United Kingdom

Filter by funding, headcount, hiring and location, and export the list.

How the Food and Agriculture Tech ecosystem in the United Kingdom grew, 2016–2025

Lists the number of new companies founded each year from 2016 to 2025, highlighting a peak of 444 firms in 2020 and only 11 in 2025.

Companies founded / year
new Food and Agriculture Tech companies in the United Kingdom
2016: 2332017: 2632018: 2682019: 3002020: 4442021: 2872022: 1832023: 1322024: 502025: 11
20162025
peak 444 in 2020
Companies raising / year
with a disclosed round that year
20162025
peak 134 in 2021
Disclosed funding / year
sum of disclosed rounds (USD)
2016: 631,564,9292017: 803,943,7902018: 323,031,8792019: 1,056,451,6762020: 1,276,838,6002021: 958,036,8942022: 1,950,618,5912023: 305,399,4402024: 411,228,8712025: 98,971,012
20162025
peak $2B in 2022

Where Food and Agriculture Tech companies in the United Kingdom are based

Identifies the cities with the most Food and Agriculture Tech companies, with London leading at 1,159 firms followed by Edinburgh, Bristol, Cambridge, and Manchester.

London skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 01
London
1,159 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
76% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
1,159companies
$5.9Bdisclosed funding
44hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · London · CC BY-SA 4.0
Edinburgh skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 02
Edinburgh
77 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
5% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
77companies
$137.7Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Edinburgh · CC BY-SA 4.0
Bristol skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 03
Bristol
53 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
3% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
53companies
$15.1Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Bristol · CC BY-SA 4.0
Cambridge skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 04
Cambridge
52 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
3% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
52companies
$118.2Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Cambridge · CC BY-SA 4.0
Manchester skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 05
Manchester
51 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
3% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
51companies
$106.1Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Manchester · CC BY-SA 4.0
Birmingham skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 06
Birmingham
47 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
3% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
47companies
$42.3Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Birmingham · CC BY-SA 4.0
Glasgow skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 07
Glasgow
46 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
3% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
46companies
$171.4Mdisclosed funding
1hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Glasgow · CC BY-SA 4.0
Leeds skyline — Food and Agriculture Tech hub in the United Kingdom
Hub 08
Leeds
32 Food and Agriculture Tech companies
2% of the Food and Agriculture Tech companies across these hubs
32companies
$61.1Mdisclosed funding
3hiring now
Photo Wikipedia · Leeds · CC BY-SA 4.0

The Food and Agriculture Tech market map of the United Kingdom: what these companies actually do

Breaks down the sector’s product categories and revenue models, showing consumer digital (2,126 firms) and enterprise tech (1,584 firms) as the largest sub‑categories and e‑commerce product sales as the most common revenue model.

  • Consumer Digital2,126 companies · $5.4B raised · 40 hiring
  • Enterprise Tech1,584 companies · $3.6B raised · 50 hiring
  • B2C E-Commerce1,370 companies · $4.6B raised · 26 hiring
  • Agritech1,098 companies · $1.9B raised · 29 hiring
  • Uber for Grocery Delivery1,095 companies · $4.3B raised · 16 hiring
  • B2C Grocery Delivery1,095 companies · $4.3B raised · 16 hiring
  • B2B Agritech823 companies · $1.8B raised · 22 hiring
  • Enterprise Software673 companies · $1.1B raised · 19 hiring
  • Restaurant IT447 companies · $551.9M raised · 7 hiring
  • SaaS410 companies · $1.1B raised · 10 hiring
  • Internet First Brands377 companies · $117.1M raised · 6 hiring
  • Agriculture E-Commerce359 companies · $258.6M raised · 5 hiring

Monetization

How Food and Agriculture Tech companies make money

How many companies earn revenue each way. Plenty use more than one model, so the counts add up to more than the sector.

E-Commerce - Product2,114
Subscription1,459
E-Commerce - Service1,056
Physical Commerce895
Commission on Transaction797
Advertising469
Fee-For-Service242
Sponsorship28

Funding, M&A and the deals moving Food and Agriculture Tech in the United Kingdom

Earnings 117Funding 104Leadership 87Announcement 80M&A 78Contracts 35Product 27Capital 20Layoffs 17Assets 13
  • FundingTenzo has secured a USD $5 million first close of its Series A extension round, led by Edge.vc. Existing investors Amadeus Capital Partners and YourVC also participated, alongside Frontive Holdings, one of Tenzo's customers.2026-04-22
  • M&AMeralco and its subsidiary Corporate Information Solutions Inc. (CIS) have agreed to sell their respective stake in Bayad to Kayana Solutions Inc., involving 504,948 common shares valued at P5,347.08 apiece.2026-04-21
  • M&AProperty management group Lomond has expanded its operations in the Central Belt with the acquisition of letting and estate agency business Clyde Property.2026-04-15
  • M&ALaing co-founded confectionary brand Candy Kittens in 2012 and recently snapped up snacking brand Graze from Unilever.2026-04-10
  • FundingElbow Beach is contributing £1.45 million in follow‑on funding, building on its £1.5 million seed investment in 2023, which supported the development and validation of Fieldwork's robotics and AI systems.2026-04-08
  • Fundingand investors are clearly onboard, as the firm has already raised £2.5m (€2.87m) in seed funding from companies including Elbow Beach, Carbon 13, and Empirical Ventures.2026-04-08
  • FundingThe European Investment Bank’s development finance arm committed $95 million to Atome’s green hydrogen plant in Paraguay.2026-04-02
  • FundingWe’re now looking forward to working with YFM to support even more operators and employees.2026-03-27
  • M&AOn the heels of Danone’s $1 billion purchase of Huel on Monday2026-03-26
  • M&AChartis, which is backed by Blackstone, has acquired Leap AI, a Menlo Park, California-based provider of AI-driven healthcare solutions.2026-03-19

Mergers and acquisitions

Deals from the last 24 months where a Food and Agriculture Tech company in the United Kingdom was the buyer or the one bought, newest first. “Undisclosed” means the price was never published — not that the deal was worth nothing.

AcquirerTargetDeal valueStatusDate
Lomond Fine FoodsClyde Property GroupundisclosedCompleted2026-04-24
hero groupDeliciously EllaundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-23
KayanaBayad Center Inc.undisclosedPending2026-04-21
doordashDeliverooundisclosedCompleted2026-04-18
danoneHuelundisclosedCompleted2026-04-14
candy kittensGrazeundisclosedAnnounced2026-04-10

Who is listing, hiring leaders, launching and winning work

Provides details on specific corporate events such as leadership changes, product launches, and customer contract wins within the sector.

Leadership moves
39 tracked people moves · last 12 months
  • TiPJARMichel Cassius · Appointment → Non-Executive DirectorApr 2026
  • Lomond Fine FoodsJames Cosser-Hindle · Appointment → Group People DirectorApr 2026
  • dobbies garden centresPete Templeton · Appointment → Chief Financial OfficerMar 2026
  • ocado retailAmanda Yu · Appointment → Growth and Lifecycle DirectorJan 2026
  • Ocado GroupNick de la Vega · Appointment → Chief Revenue OfficerJan 2026
  • Ocado GroupSteven Bottomley · Resignation — was VP of ITJan 2026
  • Pact CoffeeNigel Warner · Appointment → Chief Executive OfficerDec 2025
  • Pact CoffeeJohn McVay · Resignation — was Chief Executive OfficerDec 2025
Product launches
tracked launches · last 12 months
Contract wins
19 customer wins · last 24 months
Workforce actions
7 companies cutting roles · last 24 months
  • Ocado Group~1,000 roles reported · cost reductionApr 2026
  • Donald Russell~30 roles reported · financial difficultiesApr 2026
  • Ocado~1,000 roles reported · cost reductionMar 2026
  • Deliverooscale undisclosed · review of country-specific conditionsFeb 2026
  • Quorn Foodsscale undisclosed · cost reductionNov 2024
  • Allplants~65 roles reported · trading headwindsNov 2024
Regulatory & litigation
9 regulatory events · 0 tracked suits · 24 months
  • Ganderapproved as supplier for Morrisons DailyFeb 2026
  • Deliverooplaced under judicial supervision — Milan prosecutorsFeb 2026
  • Deliveroochief executive under investigation — Milan prosecutorsFeb 2026
  • Moolec Sciencenon-compliance determination for failing to file annual report — Nasdaq Stock MarketNov 2025
Earnings pulse
companies reporting results · last 24 months
20 companies reporting118 company-quarters trackedbeat 3miss 0in line 5

Half of these companies grew revenue faster than +6.7%, half slower.

Who is building Food and Agriculture Tech in the United Kingdom

Profiles 1,553 founders and CEOs across 1,211 companies, noting that Oxford, Imperial College London, and Cambridge are the most common alma maters and that Amazon and Google are frequent prior employers.

Founders and chief executives12 of 1,553, from the best-funded companies on this page
Miki Kuusi
CEO
Miki Kuusi

Ex-Wolt, Slush · Aalto University BS 2011

Timo Boldt
Co-Founder & CEO
Timo Boldt

BGL Group, Flagstone, ex- Pollen, Unilever, Petrus Advisers, Rothschild, BMW. San Diego State University 2007, European-University Viadrina…

Kelu Liu
Founder & CEO
Kelu Liu

University of Nottingham 2016

Kate Hofman
Co-Founder
Kate Hofman

Ex-Co-Founder Arboreal, IBM. University of Durham University BA 2007

Louis Carbonnier
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
Louis Carbonnier

Ex-Euler Hermes & Oliver Wyman. University Paris-Sorbonne BA 2003, ESSEC Business School MBA 2005

Eyal Maori
Co-Founder & CTO
Eyal Maori

Tropic, ex-Forrest Innovations, ex-University Of Cambridge, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2011

Trond Williksen
CEO
Trond Williksen

Benchmark Holdings, ex-Fsn Capital Partners, ex-Morenot, UW Foster School of Business, 1994

Jim Laird
CEO
Jim Laird

Unreasonable, ex-Value Creation Partners, ex-Optibiotix Health, University of Strathclyde, 1992

Dave Scott
Founder and CTO
Dave Scott
repeat founder

Ex-G-Startup Worldwide, Livefyre, Gigya; University of Pennsylvania MBA 1998, William & Mary BS 1992

Simon
Co-Founder & CEO
Simon

Founder & CEO-Modern Milkman · Ex-Grass Roots Wholesale Foods, Roaming Roosters

Marcos Agramont
CEO
Marcos Agramont

Ex-EVR Premium Hemp Oil, HempMeds PX, The Coca-Cola, Gourmet Boutique.

Matthew Darin Darin
CEO
Matthew Darin Darin

Ex-Co-Founder Grassroots Cannabis, Frontline Real Estate Partners, Hilco Real Estate…

Where the founders studied
alma mater on record for 197 of 1,553 founders
University of Oxford41
Imperial College London30
University of Cambridge29
University of Bristol15
University of Manchester11
INSEAD8
University College London8
University of Warwick8
Where they worked before
a previous employer on record for 19 of 1,553 founders
Amazon4
Google4
Microsoft2
Morgan Stanley2
Bain2
Goldman Sachs2
Cisco1
Paypal1
Founders flagged as repeat founders
of 1,348 founders with a profile on this page
5
carry a repeat-founder flag
  • flagged as repeat founders5
  • no repeat-founder flag1,343
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Who funds Food and Agriculture Tech in the United Kingdom

Investor · most active investors since 2016RoundsLedLatest
Europa42May 2023
Scottish Enterprise284Nov 2025
EIC Fund18Sep 2022
Gov16Mar 2024
Octopus Ventures129Apr 2023
UK Innovation Science & Seed Fund123Mar 2026
SFC Capital118Mar 2026
BGF114Apr 2024
Ukri111Apr 2025
Felix Capital103Sep 2024
Stage mix · rounds since 2016
Seed & Angel725
Series A–B228
Series C+ / PE27
Grants, debt & other210

The typical round is $743k — half were bigger, half smaller.

The biggest Food and Agriculture Tech funding rounds in the United Kingdom

Highlights the largest disclosed funding round—Deliveroo’s $708.4 million Series G—and lists ten other major recent rounds.

CompanyRoundSizeWhenBackers
DeliverooSeries Gmega-round$708.4MAug 2020Amazon
DeliverooSeries Fmega-round$659.9MAug 2017General Catalyst, DST Global, Index Ventures +5 more
DeliverooSeries Gmega-round$575MMay 2019Amazon, T. Rowe Price, Fidelity Investments +1 more
DeliverooSeries Emega-round$453.4MAug 2016DST Global, General Catalyst, NGP Capital +7 more
GoustoSeries F$230MFeb 2022SoftBank Vision Fund, Railpen, Grosvenor +1 more
ZappSeries B$200MJan 2022Lightspeed Venture Partners, 468 Capital, BroadLight Capital +4 more
DeliverooSeries D$181.4MNov 2015DST Global, Accel, Index Ventures +2 more
DeliverooSeries H$180MJan 2021Amazon, Durable Capital Partners, Fidelity Investments
DeliverooSeries C$130.6MJul 2015Index Ventures, Accel, Hoxton Ventures +2 more
HungryPanda Panda TakeawaySeries D$130MDec 2021Perwyn, Kinnevik, Felix Capital +5 more
Venture round sizes · 2023–2025
<$1M94
$1–10M78
$10–50M15
$50–250M1
>$250M0

188 venture rounds with a disclosed amount in the window.

Fresh cheques · last 6 months

What the news says about Food and Agriculture Tech in the United Kingdom

Records 116,571 news articles in the last year, most often covering product launches, leadership changes, partnerships, and digital transformation topics.

News volume
Food and Agriculture Tech coverage across United Kingdom · articles per quarter
2021Q2: 22,4822021Q3: 26,7662021Q4: 23,9422022Q1: 23,6732022Q2: 22,6312022Q3: 22,3662022Q4: 24,9512023Q1: 26,3992023Q2: 28,0302023Q3: 26,6222023Q4: 25,4162024Q1: 30,7362024Q2: 27,3632024Q3: 27,9192024Q4: 29,7012025Q1: 45,3902025Q2: 26,4652025Q3: 34,7872025Q4: 25,6812026Q1: 29,263
2021Q22026Q1
peak 45,390 in 2025Q1 · 116,571 articles in the last 12 tracked months
Tone of coverage
share of articles by dominant sentiment (positive / neutral / negative)
202120232025
Positive-tone share moved 70% → 75%, negative 29% → 24% across 2021–2025.

What the coverage is about

The subjects that dominate Food and Agriculture Tech news in United Kingdom. The arrow shows whether each one is being written about more or less than a year ago.

  • New product launches and innovations6,440▲+13%
  • Executive leadership changes and appointments6,308→+10%
  • Strategic partnerships and collaborations6,228▲+16%
  • Technology adoption and digital transformation5,036▲+14%
  • Political biographies and memoirs4,502▼-24%
  • Formula one championships4,295▼-26%
  • Political philosophy discussions3,868→+3%
  • Political think tank research3,866→-7%
  • Nationalism and sovereignty debates3,760▲+20%
  • Political theory and ideology analysis3,750▼-15%
Most-covered companies · last 12 months

100 Food and Agriculture Tech companies here were named in the news over this period.

Prism

Watch Food and Agriculture Tech coverage in United Kingdom as it happens

Prism follows these subjects story by story — which companies are named, what is said about them and how the tone moves.

Momentum

The words getting louder — and quieter

Which terms are showing up in more stories than a year ago, and which are fading. The percentage is the change in how many articles mention them.

stock performance+43%ceo change+105%ncaa updates+238%college playoffs+101%brewery business plans+42%satellite broadcasting+41%tariff structure agriculture+47%brewery financing+42%brewery location scouting+101%commodity export strategies+53%
f1 world championship-39%f1 championship-41%mark rule gaelic football-61%wildlife disease monitoring-58%food safety modernization-79%

The pressures the press keeps returning to

Three recurring angles in United Kingdom Food and Agriculture Tech coverage, and whether each is getting more attention year on year (through 2025).

Regulatory Risk ▲ rising
132,811 articles touch this dimension · 32.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: mark rule gaelic football, stock performance, f1 world championship
Funding Momentum ▲ rising
39,004 articles touch this dimension · 29.6% critical tone
20212025
signals: satellite telecommunication, satellite telemetry, satellite ground stations
Growth ▲ rising
64,654 articles touch this dimension · 20.1% critical tone
20212025
signals: innovative product, retail expenditure trends, e-commerce sales growth

Food and Agriculture Tech jobs in the United Kingdom: who is hiring and what they ask for

Lists 236 job postings from 13 employers over 12 months, with top required skills including Python, SQL, CRM, Salesforce, and Excel.

236postings · last 12 months
357postings tracked overall
13employers advertising

Demand

The Skills Employers Ask For

What Food and Agriculture Tech employers in the United Kingdom put in their job ads. The bar is how many postings ask for it; the arrow shows whether demand grew or shrank against the year before.

  • python50
  • sql30
  • crm20
  • salesforce16
  • excel16
  • aws14
  • go13
  • terraform13
  • iot12
  • kubernetes9
Most advertised titles
  • Client Manager1
  • Food Delivery Partner1
  • Meal Delivery Driver1
  • Client Development Manager1
  • Sr/Principal Pricing & Revenue Management Consultant1
  • Agricultural Contractors & Seasonal Operatives1

What Food and Agriculture Tech research is working on

Counts 53,152 academic papers on the sector, divided into 14,446 on common problems, 3,612 on cautions, and 18,713 on opportunities.

How this field talks about itself
Food and Agriculture Tech papers (gold) against all published research (grey)
Promising29.6% · 37.6%0.8×
Descriptive28.0% · 17.4%1.6×
Problem-identifying25.9% · 9.6%2.7×
Cautionary6.8% · 4.4%1.5×
Breakthrough5.6% · 26.2%0.2×
Comparative2.8% · 3.9%0.7×
How the work is done
Empirical54.7%
Reviews25.0%
Methods-led11.4%
Position pieces8.5%
Theoretical0.5%
How the research reads

81% positive · 5% neutral · 14% negative, across 53,152 papers.

The institutions behind the field
  • Wageningen University & Research15k
  • Cornell University9k
  • Universidade de São Paulo9k
  • University College Dublin8k
  • ETH Zurich7k
  • Agriculture and Food7k

ranked by how often their work is cited

Researchers who shaped it

European Food Safety Authority · Carlos Augusto Monteiro · Da‐Wen Sun · Renata Bertazzi Levy · Geoffrey Cannon · European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) · Michael P. Doyle · Declan Bolton

The most-cited breakthroughs
  • Blockchain-Based Soybean Traceability in Agricultural Supply Chain · 675 cites
  • Development of a Paper-Based Analytical Device for Colorimetric Detection of Select Foodborne Pathogens · 460 cites
  • Deep-based Ingredient Recognition for Cooking Recipe Retrieval · 399 cites
  • A Review on 3D Printing for Customized Food Fabrication · 391 cites
  • Practical Value of Food Pathogen Traceability through Building a Whole-Genome Sequencing Network and Database · 381 cites
Common problems researchers identify12,685 papers · 7 recurring themes
Food Safety / Environmental Health — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 01
Food Safety / Environmental Health
1,006 papers · 16.8% of this block
2022: 1,187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,017 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 695 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 1,187 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 1,134 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 1,017 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 695 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -42% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food safety · Environmental health · Food hygiene · Hygiene
“Food Safety Regulations and Consumer Confidence”
1006 of these papers raise it as a problem
Food Waste / Consumption — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 02
Food Waste / Consumption
964 papers · 16.1% of this block
2022: 538 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 603 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 673 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 834 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 538 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 603 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 673 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 834 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +55% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food waste · Consumption · Sustainability · Food systems
“Progress towards Sustainable Utilisation and Management of Food Wastes in the Global Economy”
964 of these papers raise it as a problem
Food Security / Food Systems — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 03
Food Security / Food Systems
923 papers · 15.4% of this block
2022: 406 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 435 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 437 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 493 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 406 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 435 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 437 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 493 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +21% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food security · Food systems · Food insecurity · Agriculture
“Food Security and Climate Change: Differences in Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Rural Communities in the Global South and North”
923 of these papers raise it as a problem
Agriculture / Production — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 04
Agriculture / Production
922 papers · 15.4% of this block
2022: 2,669 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,767 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,725 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,626 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,669 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,767 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,725 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,626 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ -2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Agriculture · Production · Agricultural productivity · Food security
“Agricultural Production”
922 of these papers raise it as a problem
Food Processing / Food Industry — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 05
Food Processing / Food Industry
913 papers · 15.2% of this block
2022: 335 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 352 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 350 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 346 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 335 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 352 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 350 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 346 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +3% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food processing · Food industry · Food products · Food science
“Advancing the Role of Food Processing for Improved Integration in Sustainable Food Chains”
913 of these papers raise it as a problem
Mycotoxin / Aflatoxin — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 06
Mycotoxin / Aflatoxin
754 papers · 12.6% of this block
2022: 226 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 233 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 226 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 233 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 252 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +11% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Mycotoxin · Aflatoxin · Food safety · Risk assessment
“Aflatoxins: A Global Concern for Food Safety, Human Health and Their Management”
754 of these papers raise it as a problem
Antibiotic Resistance / Salmonella — Common problems researchers identify
Problems · theme 07
Antibiotic Resistance / Salmonella
518 papers · 8.6% of this block
2022: 227 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 220 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 227 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 220 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Antibiotic resistance · Salmonella · Listeria monocytogenes · Antimicrobial
“Antibiotic Use in Livestock and Residues in Food—A Public Health Threat: A Review”
518 of these papers raise it as a problem
Cautions3,209 papers · 7 recurring themes
Food Safety / Food Processing — Cautions
Cautions · theme 01
Food Safety / Food Processing
665 papers · 20.7% of this block
2022: 478 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 498 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 507 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 508 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 478 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 498 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 507 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 508 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food safety · Food processing · Food industry · Food products
“Food packaging and nanotechnology: safeguarding consumer health and safety”
665 of these papers raise it as a problem
Risk Assessment / Hazard Quotient — Cautions
Cautions · theme 02
Risk Assessment / Hazard Quotient
582 papers · 18.1% of this block
2022: 133 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 125 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 146 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 133 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 125 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 122 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 146 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Risk assessment · Hazard quotient · Pesticide · Aflatoxin
“Aflatoxins in food: Prevalence, health effects, and emerging trends in its mitigation—An updated review”
582 of these papers raise it as a problem
Production / Agriculture — Cautions
Cautions · theme 03
Production / Agriculture
462 papers · 14.4% of this block
2022: 2,926 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,058 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,041 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,038 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,926 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 3,058 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 3,041 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 3,038 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +4% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Production · Agriculture · Sustainability · Sustainable agriculture
“Transition towards sustainability in agriculture and food systems: Role of information and communication technologies”
462 of these papers raise it as a problem
Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes — Cautions
Cautions · theme 04
Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes
456 papers · 14.2% of this block
2022: 227 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 220 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 227 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 220 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 213 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 240 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Salmonella · Listeria monocytogenes · Antibiotic resistance · Hygiene
“&lt;em&gt; Salmonella &lt;/em&gt; spp. and antimicrobial residues in eggs from caged and cage-free systems in Colombia: labeling, production”
456 of these papers raise it as a problem
Food Security / Agriculture — Cautions
Cautions · theme 05
Food Security / Agriculture
436 papers · 13.6% of this block
2022: 2,761 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,866 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,853 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,803 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,761 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,866 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,853 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,803 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ +2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food security · Agriculture · Food prices · Food insecurity
“Climate-resilient development: An approach to sustainable food production in sub-Saharan Africa”
436 of these papers raise it as a problem
Shelf Life / Cold Storage — Cautions
Cautions · theme 06
Shelf Life / Cold Storage
392 papers · 12.2% of this block
2022: 91 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 85 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 77 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 85 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 91 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 85 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 77 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 85 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -6% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Shelf life · Cold storage · Lipid oxidation · Moisture
“Advances in Edible Coatings for Fresh Fruits and Vegetables: A Review”
392 of these papers raise it as a problem
Enzyme / Food Additive — Cautions
Cautions · theme 07
Enzyme / Food Additive
216 papers · 6.7% of this block
2022: 85 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 83 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 78 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 59 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 85 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 83 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 78 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 59 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -30% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Enzyme · Food additive · Strain · Feed additive
“Safety evaluation of the food enzyme α‐galactosidase from the genetically modified Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain CBS 615.94”
216 of these papers raise it as a problem
Opportunities16,443 papers · 7 recurring themes
Food Safety / Supply Chain — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 01
Food Safety / Supply Chain
1,114 papers · 18.6% of this block
2022: 364 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 376 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 361 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 407 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 364 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 376 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 361 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 407 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +12% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food safety · Supply chain · Food systems · Food security
“The food systems approach: sustainable solutions for a sufficient supply of healthy food”
Functional Food / Ingredient — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 02
Functional Food / Ingredient
1,077 papers · 17.9% of this block
2022: 76 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 76 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 87 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 76 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 76 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 69 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 87 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Functional food · Ingredient · Health benefits · Raw material
“USING NOVEL EXTRACTS FROM CARROT RESIDUES AND BY-PRODUCTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF VALUABLE FUNCTIONAL FOODS”
Agriculture / Food Security — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 03
Agriculture / Food Security
934 papers · 15.6% of this block
2022: 2,782 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,885 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,871 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,815 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 2,782 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 2,885 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 2,871 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 2,815 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ +1% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Agriculture · Food security · Production · Sustainable agriculture
“Selective agricultural and environmental practices to sustain food production and mitigate climate change”
Food Processing / Food Industry — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 04
Food Processing / Food Industry
825 papers · 13.8% of this block
2022: 356 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 373 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 374 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 363 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 356 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 373 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 374 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 363 of every 10,000 papers on this subject→ +2% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food processing · Food industry · Food packaging · Production
“Application of nanotechnology in food: processing, preservation, packaging and safety assessment”
Food Safety / Detection Limit — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 05
Food Safety / Detection Limit
715 papers · 11.9% of this block
2022: 219 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 226 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 228 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 249 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 219 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 226 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 228 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 249 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▲ +14% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Food safety · Detection limit · Biosensor · Fluorescence
“Optical sensing for real-time detection of food-borne pathogens in fresh produce using machine learning”
Shelf Life / Produce Storage — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 06
Shelf Life / Produce Storage
680 papers · 11.3% of this block
2022: 110 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 101 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 90 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 110 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 101 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 90 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 99 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Shelf life · Produce storage · Preservative · Food preservation
“Harnessing Natural Antioxidants for Enhancing Food Shelf Life: Exploring Sources and Applications in the Food Industry”
Antimicrobial / Probiotic — Opportunities
Opportunities · theme 07
Antimicrobial / Probiotic
655 papers · 10.9% of this block
2022: 850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 830 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 795 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 765 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2022: 850 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2023: 830 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2024: 795 of every 10,000 papers on this subject2025: 765 of every 10,000 papers on this subject▼ -10% share2022→2025 share of research on this subject
Antimicrobial · Probiotic · Bacteria · Listeria monocytogenes
“Natural Anti-Microbials for Enhanced Microbial Safety and Shelf-Life of Processed Packaged Meat”

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Problems
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Food Waste / Consumption▲+55%
Food Security / Food Systems▲+21%
Mycotoxin / Aflatoxin▲+11%
Antibiotic Resistance / Salmonella▲+6%
Food Processing / Food Industry▲+3%
Agriculture / Production▼-2%
Food Safety / Environmental Health▼-42%
Cautions
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Risk Assessment / Hazard Quotient▲+10%
Food Safety / Food Processing▲+6%
Salmonella / Listeria Monocytogenes▲+6%
Production / Agriculture▲+4%
Food Security / Agriculture▲+2%
Shelf Life / Cold Storage▼-6%
Enzyme / Food Additive▼-30%
Opportunities
how much more (or less) of the world’s research on this subject each theme took up, 2022→2025
gaining sharelosing share
Functional Food / Ingredient▲+14%
Food Safety / Detection Limit▲+14%
Food Safety / Supply Chain▲+12%
Food Processing / Food Industry▲+2%
Agriculture / Food Security▲+1%
Antimicrobial / Probiotic▼-10%
Shelf Life / Produce Storage▼-10%
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