Agenda
Category:
All
Dairy Talks
Snack & Baking
Drink Talks
Alcohol Talks (1 Day Only)
Condiment & 3R Food
Function & Ingredient
Channel Talks (3 Days)
Pack Talks
Marketing Talks
Startup Talks
Tech Talks (Day 2-3)
Plenary Session (Day 3)
Foodtalks
Date:
All
06.25
 (Day 1)
06.26
 (Day 2)
Function & Ingredient
· 6.25 (Day 1)
Explore The Next Star Ingredient
4.2H - Hall D2
09:30
[Future Insights] "Gold Mining" in 100-billion-scale Functional Foods Market

Functional foods come into a furious gallop, estimated to reach RMB 321.46 billion in 2023. As the market is increasingly regulated and more players join, research and development become the powerhouse of competition. Keeping trends in sight, which ingredients are on the brink of shooting up?

Brain Performance Max
10:00
Focusing on Brain Health, What Surprises Does Pioneer Ingredients Bring to the Table?

With Artificial Intelligence advancing at a rapid pace, how does the human brain match up? Smart eaters are leading the new trend of dietary brain health! It has been scientifically proven that probiotics can regulate emotional stress through the gut-brain axis, plus mystery brain nutrients can also boost focus, memory and more. In addition to probiotics, what other specific ingredients can help? 

10:30
Lactium® Is Helping to Improve You During Your Burn-out Period

According to Future Forum, more than 40% of the world's workforce is now exhausted from work. Burnout is the result of long-term excessive stress that results in extreme emotional, mental, and physical exhaustion. It not only creates negative emotions, but it also reduces our sense of value. With the increasing social pressure, "burnout" is spreading to more dimensions. In addition to giving ourselves a vacation at the right time, stress management is an essential lesson we all need to learn.

Life Lies in Motion
11:00
Dark Horses Emerge: How Ready-to-Drink Protein Beverages is Expanding the Boundaries of Nutrition

The Ready-to-Drink protein beverages market size has reached $1.56 billion by 2023, with a CAGR of 7.72%. The convenience and diversity of Ready-to-Drink protein products have attracted more and more new consumers, slowly advancing from sports supplementation to a lifestyle, and becoming a new necessity for consumers to obtain healthy nutrition.

Ready-to-Drink protein products, which are already very mature in North America, are still in their infancy in Asia, especially in China. However, new categories also mean new opportunities. As a potential stock of protein supplement products, what are the expansion directions for Ready-to-Drink protein products?

11:30
Is Middle Class Ready for the Health Marathon?

The emerging sport represented by marathons is becoming increasingly popular among the new middle class. The enthusiasm of the middle class for marathon running has surpassed the sport itself and has become a pursuit of quality of life and self-control. What is actually shed in marathon running is the anxiety about health. From fitness and shaping to improving immunity and emotional management, how can crispy middle-class individuals stand out on their health track? 

12:00
Lunch & Food Show Tour
Battle for Health from Gut
14:00
Omnipresent Immunity Support: Plasma Postbiotics in Everything from Drinks to Oats

Lactococcus lactis strain Plasma (LC-Plasma) actives pDCs on the cellular level, and pDCs play a key role in the immune system. The key component of pDCs activation is retained in the cellular material of LC-Plasma. Therefore, both live and heat-killed LC-Plasma work the same way. Japanese brand Kirin adds Plasma to beverages, candies, and even oats. Immune support is being built up from snacks to meals.

14:30
Immune Guardian: Relay of Care from 0-100 Years of Age

People will have different immune needs depending on their age stage, and this has not only become consumers' most significant health concern, but also the category with the largest sales share among probiotic supplements. Wanting to fulfill the different needs of yellow hair, the probiotic team applied for the battle!

15:00
The Probiotics Revolution: How to Start a New Era of Gut Health

DE111 (Bacillus subtilis), a long-established probiotic that has been around for over a century, has been officially approved for marketing by the NHC. Unlike other probiotics, DE111 is robust and can remain active even in harsh conditions, overcoming dosage form restrictions and opening up new possibilities. This well-established probiotic is set to make a big impact in the Chinese market!

15:30
The New Leader in Formulation: 1+1>2 Synbiotics

Synbiotics, as the leader in gut microorganisms, is evolving into a new era of top immune ingredients. Synbiotics SYNEO® has been extensively researched in clinical trials and continues to impress with its lasting positive impact on infant gut health, and it can also benefit individuals with cow's milk allergy. Let's embrace the "Era of Synbiotics" together!

Embrace Lightness and Flexibility
16:00
How Carb Fiends Lose Weight Without Pain

Diets like the low-Carb diet, the Ketogenic diet, people hate their restrictive nature. The Chinese carb fiends need to ensure average carb intake, which is crucial and not too harsh, to ensure that they do not regain the pounds they lose in the long run.

What is a more suitable weight loss solution for the Chinese? The answer will be revealed by - Resistant Starch (RS)!

16:30
Joint Health Embraces the Silver

From toddling to hobbling,  the bones and joints of the elderly population have become fragile. 32% of middle-aged and older people (pre-70s population) have been diagnosed with joint problems, and the freedom and flexibility of the body have gradually become a luxury.

Facing the deep aging in China, how does 5-Loxin, a bone and joint health ingredient, help realize the dream of healthy aging for the huge elderly population to travel and play in their rich and free retirement time···


17:00
Wrap-up
Function & Ingredient
· 6.26 (Day 2)
Explore The Next Star Ingredient
4.2H - Hall D2
Super Ingredients Across the Sea
09:30
[Market Deep Dive] Oriental Herbs, Worldwide Popularity

We all thought yangsheng—TCM-based health preservation—was far away from us, but the next second we see Gen Z have started to make wolfberry tea at the workplace and shaibei—exposing back to sunlight—on hot summer days prevails Xiaohongshu. On the other side of the sea, oriental herbs are also gaining popularity. Japan, for example, has seen price increase in nothing but OTC kampo (traditional Japanese herbal medicine)—up by 15% in the past 5 years and doubled sales online. In the western world, "food is medicine" takes off, packed with herbal drinks, like Rebbl and Kitto. It is evident that this generation of consumers value life. Let's look into the opportunities brought by oriental herbs from a global perspective.

10:00
Famous Overseas, Chickpea‘s Story in China

There are about 20 brands for chickpea products in the U.S. Sabra, the chickpea brand of PepsiCo, has 2023 revenues of $200-500 million, according to media estimates.Global CAGR of chickpeas is expected to reach 5.8% from 2023 to 2030, to which are contributed by versatile product forms—paste, milk, snacks, and staple food, etc. Chickpea products are quietly accelerating in China, expanding from a primary agricultural product to scenario-fit leisure snacks. There is void in the chickpea market to be filled by brands through reshaping the product, just like how they have built up oats in China. 

10:30
New Discovery in Sleep: The Ultimate Combo to Break the Sleep Dilemma

In Sept 2023, Nestlé premiered a breakthrough global sleep study in China, which found that a new formulation combination can effectively support sleep quality in adults and enhance next-day cognitive performance. Only five months later, Nestlé first launched a new milk powder based on this research in China, realizing the rapid conversion of scientific studies and products! How can global research resources be leveraged to achieve localized innovation so that there is a "zero distance" between scientific research and products? 

Technology · Outlook
11:00
100% Fruit Juice With Full Nutrition and Zero Sugar Now a Reality

The reduced sugar or zero sugar trend appears to be unstoppable in the beverage market, but fruit juice has been an unsolved problem until recently.  Different from other categories, fruit juice inherently contains fructose, sucrose, and glucose for which regular actions like using less sugar or dilution isn’t optimal. NTFC has successfully pioneered a sugar a technology that removes 100% of the natural sugars from fruit juice concentrate while preserving the nutrition. When dilution is not the only way to reduce sugar, will this method create possibilities in other categories?

11:30
AKG Marching-Sparking a Revolution in Anti-Aging and Beauty Care

Pharma is entering the food and beverage industry too? AKG isn't alone. Known for rigorous production, AKG is set to connect with the FBIF audience.

Reports from Nature, Aging, and other journals reveal AKG's ability to extend the lifespan of aging mice and reduce the human body's physiological age by 8 years. Beyond anti-aging, AKG excels in beauty and skincare, antioxidants, exercise, and wellness. How is AKG moving from medicine to food and beverage?

12:00
Lunch & Food Show Tour
The Future of Meat Eating
Cell culture has always been an industry close to the food industry, and in the past we have always imagined its commercialization to be limited to "growing a piece of meat". But as the technology in this industry continues to evolve, more and more possibilities are opening up. All the tracks that can use oil and meat will find a breakthrough under its support!
14:00
[Reveal the Lab] Growing Meat from Meat - From a Cell to a Piece of Meat

Back in 1931, Winston Churchill dreamed of eating chicken without having to raise it. More than 90 years later, harvesting meat with a single cell in a lab is possible. Welcome to the world of cultivated meat. Joes Future, Meatable, and Aleph Farms tell you what each technological breakthrough means and what "the future of the meat" means!

14:55
[From Lab to Table] Pathways to Commercialization of Cultivated Meat and Cellular Agriculture Innovations

Cultured meat has accelerated globally this year. However, competition is no more limited to tank capacity. Nutritional customization is now made possible for cultured meat. Customized lean-to-fat ratio? Yes! Customized flavors of fat? Yes! Customized content of saturated fat? Yes! This technology breakthrough has not only accelerated cultured meat but also every fat-related category!

15:40
[Investor Focus] The Cloud is Clear: Pondering the Landscape Behind the Cell Culture Meat Investment Frenzy

Why do investors favor cellular meat worldwide? Some say cultivated meat is a more environmentally friendly option; some say cultivated meat is a bottom-up revolution in how human beings replenish meat; others say it is the choice of efficiency.

So, why don't we get all the investors together to discuss what we are pursuing for when investing in cultivated meat?

16:20
[Q&A]

They are the top scientists and entrepreneurs in the cell culture meat industry, so take the opportunity to ask questions!

16:30
Wrap-up