Food Matters Live Ascot

Date: 8th - 9th October 2025
Location: Ascot

Cutting-edge ingredient innovation. Groundbreaking scientific insights. Technical excellence.For NPD leaders defining the future of food innovation

For two inspiring days, R&D leaders, NPD specialists and food innovators will come together to explore revolutionary ingredient solutions, unlock breakthroughs in nutrition science, and address regulatory and product development challenges. Discover game-changing insights, connect with industry experts, and turn complex challenge into exciting opportunities.

In today’s fast-moving landscape, success goes beyond innovation.  It’s about advancing science, driving sustainability, and creating meaningful collaborations. Food Matters Live Ascot brings all this together for you.

Exclusive to NPD, technical & innovation leaders.

Tastes of Better

A unique set of innovative ingredient showcases for all those working at the heart of product development. Each showcase will take you through an inspiring and experiential journey of technical insights and taste, designed to support you in solving new product development challenges and accelerating and sustaining innovation.

Insights and Trends

Featuring over 100 international speakers, this series of talks, case studies and panel discussions will enable you to stay ahead of consumer and retail trends, debate the future of food and positive nutrition, celebrate success, identify areas of challenge, and explore how technology can empower innovation in your product development.

NPD Discovery Roundtables

Led by industry experts, Table Talks provide a setting for informed but intimate discussion around key themes. Discussion points include innovative ingredients, sustainable sourcing, formulation support and advice, technology patents, investment, regulation and cross-sector industry collaboration.