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Food Tech Industry Statistics

Food technology is projected to reach $688 billion by 2030, explore the latest available figures behind growth, company activity and trends.
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Samuel NorbergWritten by Samuel Norberg·Fact-checked by Maya Johansson
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01 Industry overview

The food tech industry at a glance

Global agrifoodtech attracted $16.2 billion in funding in 2025, while the broader global food-technology market was valued at $355 billion in 2024 and is projected to expand through 2030.

$16.2B[83]
Global funding, 2025
$355B[84]
Global food-tech market, 2024
9%[84]
Food-tech CAGR, 2024–2030
$1.6B[85]
Developing-market eGrocery funding, 2024
Market size
The global food-technology market was valued at $355 billion in 2024, according to a World Economic Forum analysis using BCG data. The combined global food and water technology market was approximately $472 billion in 2024.[84]
Forecast & CAGR
Global food technology is projected to grow from $355 billion in 2024 to $688 billion in 2030, implying approximately 9% annual growth. The broader food-and-water technology market is projected to reach about $472 billion by 2030, with a 7% compound annual growth rate for the combined market.[84]
Market share & regions
Asia Pacific was the largest regional food-technology market in 2024 at $162 billion, followed by North America at $101 billion and Europe at $61 billion. Asia Pacific and the Middle East together are projected to represent nearly 45% of the global food-and-water technology market by 2030, worth about $209 billion.[84]
Segmentation
Agrifoodtech investment is commonly divided into upstream, midstream and downstream categories. In developing markets in 2024, eGrocery was the leading downstream category with $1.6 billion in funding, while ag marketplaces and fintech led upstream investment with $561 million.[85]
Key players & concentration
Investment remains concentrated among a small number of large transactions and established platforms. In developing markets, Indian eGrocery company Zepto raised $1.36 billion across three rounds in 2024, accounting for more than one-third of the region’s $3.7 billion in total agrifoodtech funding.[85]
Pricing
Food-tech pricing remains constrained by consumer and operator sensitivity to inflation. A 2026 survey of independent U.S. restaurant operators found that businesses raising prices by more than 10% in 2025 were more likely to report lower profits, indicating limited room to pass technology and operating costs through to customers.[86]
Trends, drivers & challenges
Artificial intelligence, automation, digital tracking and supply-chain technology are major growth areas, while climate pressure and food-waste reduction support demand for innovation. Funding remains selective: global agrifoodtech investment reached $16.2 billion in 2025, but investors increasingly emphasized tangible science, unit economics and clear paths to revenue.[83][9]
Consumer behavior & competition
Consumer adoption is strongest for convenience and digital retail, but acceptance varies by technology. In a 2025 consumer survey, 64% reported comfort with digital tracking systems and 61% with smart packaging, while 57% were uncomfortable with cellular agriculture and 58% with gene editing.[9]
M&A
Food-sector M&A totaled approximately $35 billion across 79 deals in 2025, compared with $67 billion across 92 deals in 2024. Excluding the exceptional $36 billion Mars–Kellanova transaction in 2024, 2025 food deal value increased by nearly 70%, led by transactions such as Ferrero’s $3.1 billion acquisition of WK Kellogg.[87]
Regulation
In the United States, the FDA and USDA-FSIS jointly oversee cultured livestock and poultry foods: the FDA covers cell collection, cell banks and growth, while USDA-FSIS oversees harvesting, further production and labeling. In the European Union, novel foods require a centralized safety assessment and authorization under Regulation (EU) 2015/2283 before market entry.[75][88]
Latest news
A major recent food-tech consolidation development is DoorDash’s reported $17 billion offer for Instacart, which would combine two leading U.S. delivery and grocery-technology platforms. The proposed transaction would increase concentration in online food ordering and grocery delivery, subject to regulatory review.[17]

02 Ranking

Top 10 Companies in the Food Tech Industry

The leading companies in the food tech industry, ranked on market impact, performance, momentum, innovation and brand popularity.

Updated November 11, 2026 · Next review December 11, 2026

Verdict

InnovaFeed stands out for insect protein production because it operates industrial insect-farming facilities for protein production, while Impossible Foods focuses on plant-based meat since it makes meat from plants using food science and biotechnology.

Ranked by Overall score · How we score ↓

Editor's top 3 picks

Where to start, by need.

  1. #1 Overall · Leader in insect protein & feed

    InnovaFeed

    FR

    Ranked #1 · 9.1 · Insect protein & feed

    Why we picked it: It operates industrial insect-farming facilities for protein production, serving insect-based protein and feed manufacturing.

    See in ranking ↓Visit innovafeed.com ↗

  2. Leader in plant-based meat

    Impossible Foods

    US

    Ranked #2 · 8.8 · Plant-based meat

    Why we picked it: It makes meat from plants using food science and biotechnology for animal-free food products.

    See in ranking ↓Visit impossiblefoods.com ↗

  3. Leader in dairy & nutrition

    Danone

    FR

    Ranked #3 · 8.7 · Dairy & nutrition

    Why we picked it: It reported the world’s No. 1 position in plant-based foods and beverages in 2025, alongside a 13.4% operating margin.

    See in ranking ↓Visit danone.com ↗

Pick 1 is the #1 company overall. Picks 2 and 3 are the highest-ranked companies in the top 5 that add a new segment.

Full ranking

Sort by
Top 10 companies in the food tech industry, 2026 – Gitnux ranking
#CompanyOverall ↓Company snapshot
1

InnovaFeed

Insect protein & feed · FR

9.1
2

Impossible Foods

Plant-based meat · US

8.8
3

Danone

Dairy & nutrition · FR

8.7
4

Nestlé

Alternative-protein R&D · CH

8.7
5

Tyson Foods

Diversified protein · US

8.6
6

Perfect Day

Precision-fermented dairy proteins · US

8.3
7

Oatly

Oat-based dairy alternatives and beverages · SE

8.2
8

Pairwise

Gene-edited crops and food ingredients · US

8.1
9

80 Acres Farms

Automated indoor farming and fresh produce · US

8.1
10

Mosa Meat

Cultivated beef and beef fat · NL

8.1

How we score

  • Impact (30%): scale and weight in the market (revenue, market share, employees, market position).

Popularity (brand search demand, 15%) counts toward Overall but is not published as a column. Overall leaves out what is not known.

Scale Scores are shown on a 7–10 scale with one decimal; bars start at 7.0.

Cadence Recalculated when new figures are published; next review December 11, 2026.

Independence. Rankings are editorially independent. Scores, ranks, picks and the verdict follow the method above; no company can pay to change them.

Cite this ranking

APA

Samuel Norberg. (2026, November 11). Top 10 companies in the food tech industry. In Food Tech Industry Statistics. Gitnux. https://gitnux.org/food-tech-industry-statistics/#top-companies

04 Statistics

Technology & Innovation

This section quantifies reported digital-transformation effects across safety, inventory and manufacturing process areas, alongside AI and automation investment intentions.

AI in the food tech industry

  • 28% of food-industry survey respondents reported positive effects from digital-transformation technology on food-safety preventive controls.[1]
  • 50% of surveyed food and beverage professionals planned AI investment for 2025, according to the Institute of Food Technologists’ 2024 Technology Trends Survey.[1]
  • 19% of food-industry survey respondents reported positive effects from digital-transformation technology on inventory management.[1]
  • 34% of food-industry survey respondents said manufacturing process or assembly had been positively affected by digital-transformation technology, including AI-related systems.[1]
  • 50% of food-industry professionals said their companies planned to invest in artificial intelligence as part of digital-transformation strategies for 2025, according to a 2024 survey.[1]
  • 11% of food-industry survey respondents reported positive effects from digital-transformation technology on warehouse management.[1]

Automation in the food tech industry

  • 46% of surveyed food and beverage companies wanted to improve inventory-level maintenance through technology.[2]
  • 54% of surveyed food and beverage companies wanted to align production schedules with available inventory.[2]
  • 34% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors planned to increase automation in 2024.[2]
  • 56% of surveyed food and beverage companies planned to invest in technology to overcome supply-chain disruption during the following 12 months.[2]
  • 60% of North American food and beverage processors, manufacturers and distributors were using technology to automate more tasks in 2024.[2]
  • 56% of surveyed food and beverage companies identified increased traceability as an automation or technology priority for the following 12 months.[2]

Digital Transformation in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 72% of digital leaders globally expected to increase technology spending in 2024, compared with 50% of digital laggards, according to a survey of 855 technology and business decision-makers.[3]
  • 34% of surveyed organizations globally identified replacing or upgrading legacy technology as a top digital-transformation goal in 2024.[3]
  • 75% of digital leaders globally planned to increase AI-related business expenditure in 2024.[3]
  • 45% of North American technology and business decision-makers planned to adopt AI and machine learning to improve business within 12 to 24 months.[3]
  • 54.8% of surveyed organizations reported having a chief digital officer or another executive responsible for digital transformation.[4]

Technology Adoption in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 57.7% of surveyed organizations reported having a chief information security officer or equivalent in 2024.[4]
  • More than 50% of surveyed global IT decision-makers were exploring AI use cases or piloting AI technologies in 2024.[3]
  • 51.8% of surveyed organizations reported that AI solutions were somewhat or extremely rare in 2024.[4]
  • 67.6% of IT services were delivered through cloud infrastructure among surveyed organizations in 2024.[4]

Cloud Computing in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 71.5% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for file storage in 2025.[5]
  • 26.1% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used computing platforms for application development, testing or deployment in 2025.[5]
  • 71.7% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for office software in 2025.[5]
  • 65.5% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for security software applications in 2025.[5]
  • 85.2% of EU enterprises using paid cloud services used them for email in 2025.[5]
  • 52.7% of EU enterprises with at least 10 employees used paid cloud-computing services in 2025.[5]

Big Data in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Big-data analytics adoption averaged 14% among OECD enterprises with at least 10 employees, compared with 49% for cloud computing in the latest comparable data.[6]
  • 40% was the highest reported enterprise adoption rate for big-data analytics across OECD countries in the latest available data through 2023.[6]
  • 3% was the lowest reported enterprise adoption rate for big-data analytics across OECD countries in the latest available data through 2023.[6]

05 Statistics

Data & Analytics

Business intelligence in the food tech industry

  • 0.9% of food retailers’ sales, representing more than $10 billion, was allocated to technology budgets in 2023.[7]
  • 1.9% of food suppliers’ sales was allocated to technology investment in 2023.[7]
  • 41% of food and beverage companies planned to invest in business-intelligence tools during the 12 months following Aptean’s 2024 survey.[8]
  • 66% higher revenue growth was reported by food and beverage companies using industry-specific business-intelligence software than by companies without business-intelligence software.[8]
  • 25% of food and beverage companies said they found it difficult to quickly obtain and analyze business-performance and efficiency data in 2024.[8]

Data analytics in the food tech industry

  • 23% of food-manufacturing survey respondents said their companies did not currently use data analytics in 2025.[9]
  • 85% of food retailers used data analytics in 2023.[7]
  • 25% of food-manufacturing survey respondents said data analytics provided the most value for automated inventory-reorder-point calculation in 2025.[9]
  • 31% of food-manufacturing survey respondents said data analytics provided the most value for real-time production-line performance tracking in 2025.[9]
  • 33% of food-manufacturing survey respondents said data analytics provided the most value for identifying production bottlenecks in 2025.[9]
  • 27% of food-manufacturing survey respondents said data analytics provided the most value for product-yield-loss tracking and alerts in 2025.[9]

Data Quality in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2025, 46% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for accuracy and integrity, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 35% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for consistency and standardization, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 46% of organizations globally said they were fully confident in their data quality, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 34% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for relevance and suitability, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2025, 43% of organizations globally rated their data excellent for quality and completeness, across surveyed technology and business organizations.[10]
  • In 2024, 95% of enterprise data leaders and practitioners reported a data-quality issue with a direct impact on business outcomes, across companies with at least $1 billion in revenue.[11]

Data Governance in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • In 2024, 81.7% of organizations reported having no data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program, according to a global governance study.[12]
  • In 2026, 76% of global data leaders said their company’s AI governance did not completely keep pace with employee use of AI technology.[12]
  • In 2024, 35% of U.S. technology executives prioritized data governance among their data-management areas for the next 12 months.[13]
  • In 2024, 32% of global technology leaders prioritized data governance among their data-management areas for the next 12 months.[13]
  • In 2024, 61% of supply-management organizations reported having a dedicated data-governance function, based on an Institute for Supply Management survey.[14]
  • In 2024, 18.3% of organizations reported having a data-governance or catalog solution as part of their governance program, according to a global governance study.[12]

KPIs in the food tech industry

  • 23% of food-manufacturing survey respondents used data analytics primarily for quality-defect detection and root-cause analysis in 2025.[9]
  • 19% of food-manufacturing survey respondents used data analytics primarily for batch-quality-deviation analysis in 2025.[9]
  • 27% of food-manufacturing survey respondents used data analytics primarily for product-yield-loss tracking and alerts in 2025.[9]
  • 31% of food-manufacturing survey respondents used data analytics primarily for real-time production-line performance tracking in 2025.[9]
  • 25% of food-manufacturing survey respondents used data analytics primarily for energy-consumption patterns and peak-usage alerts in 2025.[9]
  • 25% of food-manufacturing survey respondents used data analytics primarily for automated inventory-reorder-point calculation in 2025.[9]

06 Statistics

Strategy & Growth

This section tracks online ordering scale and consumer trial rates, including $785.6 billion in estimated global annual value of online grocery orders in 2024.

Growth in the food tech industry

  • 12.1% was the year-on-year growth in the number of people ordering groceries through online platforms in 2024.[15]
  • $450 was the average annual online-grocery spend per user globally in 2024.[15]
  • $9.6 billion was U.S. online-grocery sales in December 2024, up 18.7% year over year.[16]
  • $785.6 billion was the estimated global annual value of online grocery orders in 2024.[15]
  • 47% of U.S. online-food-delivery consumer spending was captured by Uber Eats and Grubhub combined in March 2024.[17]
  • 25% or more of DoorDash’s active users ordered groceries in the first quarter of 2025.[17]

Differentiation in the food tech industry

  • 1.6% of U.S. consumers had already tried algae-based proteins in 2025.[9]
  • 10% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try mycoprotein in 2025.[9]
  • 11% of U.S. consumers had already tried plant-based proteins in 2025.[9]
  • 2.9% of U.S. consumers had already tried cultivated meat products in 2025.[9]
  • 36% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try plant-based proteins in 2025, the highest rate among the alternative-protein categories surveyed.[9]
  • 15% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try algae-based proteins in 2025.[9]

Mergers and acquisitions in the food tech industry

  • $9 billion was the value of BlueTriton Brands’ acquisition of Primo Brands in 2024.[18]
  • $1.95 billion was the value of Butterfly Equity’s acquisition of The Duckhorn Portfolio in 2024.[18]
  • $2.1 billion was the value of Performance Food Group’s acquisition of Cheney Brothers in 2024.[18]
  • 165 food-and-beverage M&A deals closed in the United States during the second half of 2024.[19]
  • 83.1 billion dollars was the reported value of food-and-beverage mergers and acquisitions in 2023.[18]
  • 67% of U.S. food-and-beverage M&A deals closed in the second half of 2024 involved food-products companies.[19]

Strategic partnerships in the food tech industry

  • 8 joint business-development plans were signed by Danone through Partner for Growth during the program’s first year.[20]
  • 1 strategic partnership between Further Foods and Valet Seller was announced to expand online retail distribution for Noochies in 2024.[21]
  • 2 companies, Cargill and ENOUGH, expanded their strategic partnership for alternative meat and dairy innovation in 2024.[22]
  • 2 organizations, bioMérieux and Mérieux NutriSciences, launched a collaborative food-safety data initiative with global food-industry partners in 2024.[23]
  • 19 new strategic agreements were signed by Danone through Partner for Growth during the program’s first year.[20]
  • 1 strategic partnership between Further Foods and Pawmates was announced to support direct consumer engagement for Noochies in 2024.[24]

07 Statistics

People & Workforce

This section highlights hiring friction in restaurants and foodservice, and it extends into technology workforce working arrangements, including 34.8% remote work in 2026.

Hiring in the food tech industry

  • 15.7 million people worked in U.S. restaurant and foodservice businesses in 2024.[25]
  • 77% of culinary and hospitality organizations reported difficulty recruiting full-time positions in 2024.[26]
  • 10% of the U.S. workforce was employed by restaurant and foodservice businesses in 2024.[25]
  • 67% of culinary and hospitality organizations said filling hourly service-worker positions was somewhat or very difficult in 2024.[26]
  • 82% of U.S. restaurant and foodservice businesses were actively hiring in 2024.[27]

Employee retention in the food tech industry

  • 23% of manufacturers estimated that replacing a skilled frontline employee cost $20,000–$30,000 in 2024.[28]
  • 59% of manufacturers said employee turnover had a moderate or severe effect on bottom-line finances in 2024.[28]
  • 35% of manufacturers estimated that replacing a skilled frontline employee cost $10,000–$20,000 in 2024.[28]
  • 28% of surveyed UK food-and-beverage employees said they would leave their company because of poor training and skills development in 2023.[29]
  • 55% of surveyed UK food-sector employees said they planned to leave their employer within the stated timeframe in 2023.[29]

Remote Work in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 6% of global respondents worked fully remotely in 2025, defined as spending less than one day per week in the office.[30]
  • 10% of technology-services respondents worked under fully flexible arrangements in 2025, allowing employees substantial control over remote work.[30]
  • 34.8% of global software and IT services respondents worked remotely in 2026, according to the Stack Overflow Developer Survey.[31]
  • 84% of technology-services employers agreed in 2025 that the ability to work remotely is important for employee retention.[30]
  • 48% of U.S. software and IT professionals surveyed worked remotely in 2026, compared with 21% in France.[31]

Hybrid Work in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 56% of IT employees worked in hybrid arrangements in 2025, while 31% were fully remote and 13% attended the office daily.[32]
  • 61% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs preferred hybrid work in November 2025, compared with 33% preferring fully remote work.[33]
  • 55% of technology-services respondents worked in a hybrid arrangement in 2025, the highest share among industries measured by Cisco.[30]
  • 47% of global respondents worked in hybrid arrangements in 2025, down from 63% in Cisco’s 2022 study.[30]
  • 52% of U.S. employees with remote-capable jobs worked in hybrid arrangements in May 2026, according to Gallup.[33]

Upskilling in the food tech industry

  • 7.95% of food-manufacturing respondents associated employee training with higher employee morale.[34]
  • Nearly 70% of food-and-beverage industry respondents said their employees were eager to learn new skills in 2024.[35]
  • 6.8% of food-manufacturing respondents associated employee training with lower turnover.[34]
  • 35.8% of food-manufacturing respondents associated employee training with fewer mistakes and better product quality.[34]
  • 13.6% of food-manufacturing respondents associated employee training with higher efficiency.[34]

Employee Engagement in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • 92% of employees ranked collaboration and community as very important aspects of office culture in Cisco’s 2025 global study.[30]
  • 74% of respondents approved of fully flexible hybrid policies in 2025, the highest positive sentiment among the policy types Cisco measured.[30]
  • 54% of exclusively remote U.S. employees were thriving in May 2026, compared with 52% of hybrid employees and 49% of on-site employees with remote-capable jobs.[33]
  • 37% of exclusively remote U.S. employees were engaged in May 2026, compared with 34% of hybrid employees and 29% of on-site employees with remote-capable jobs.[33]
  • 22.2% of global software and IT respondents were happy with their current professional role in 2026, while 32.6% were unhappy.[31]

08 Statistics

Customer & Sales

This section measures platform reach and customer program intensity, including 42 million monthly active users on DoorDash in December 2024.

Customer experience in the food tech industry

  • 89% of restaurant operators reported using some form of artificial intelligence in 2024, including technology supporting operations and service delivery.[36]
  • 22 million DashPass and Wolt+ members exited 2024, indicating the scale of paid customer-experience programs across DoorDash’s marketplaces.[37]
  • 104 million hours of customer travel time were saved through Uber Eats in the United States during 2024, according to Uber’s estimate.[38]
  • 6.0 monthly trips per monthly active platform consumer was Uber’s all-time high in the fourth quarter of 2024.[39]
  • 42 million monthly active users used DoorDash in December 2024, reflecting customer reach across its food, grocery and retail marketplaces.[37]

Customer retention in the food tech industry

  • 17% of restaurant guests who visited in 2023 returned in 2024 across more than 2,000 analyzed restaurant locations.[40]
  • 25% to 30% was the cited average retention range for direct-to-consumer meal delivery and food products.[39]
  • 40% of meal-kit users had reactivated at least once, according to a consumer analysis of meal-kit subscription behavior.[41]
  • 10.8% was the average monthly churn rate reported for meal-kit subscriptions in the food and beverage subscription sector.[42]
  • 49% was the reported customer retention rate for In Good Company, a direct-to-consumer food company, in its investor presentation.[39]

Customer acquisition in the food tech industry

  • Over 37 million monthly active users used DoorDash in December 2023, before the platform reached more than 42 million a year later.[37]
  • 149 million monthly active platform consumers used Uber in the first quarter of 2024, up 15% year over year.[43]
  • 95% of restaurant operators used at least one online-ordering platform in 2024, expanding digitally addressable customer acquisition channels.[36]
  • Uber Eats merchant count in the United States grew by more than 10% during 2024, expanding the platform’s customer proposition.[44]
  • 36% of restaurants offered direct online ordering through their own websites in 2024.[36]

Customer loyalty in the food tech industry

  • More than 22 million DashPass and Wolt+ members exited 2024, indicating the scale of subscription-based loyalty in food delivery.[37]
  • 52% of restaurant, coffee-shop, snack-place and deli customers said they participated in loyalty or reward programs in 2024.[45]
  • 22% of current restaurant loyalty-program users had no preference between an app and a card in 2024.[45]
  • 96% of restaurant loyalty and reward program customers said these programs were a good way to earn more value in 2024.[45]
  • 39% of prospective restaurant loyalty-program members preferred using a card in 2024.[45]

Lead generation in the food tech industry

  • 434,000-plus gross monthly contacts were reported across Food Technology’s website, print and email channels in 2026.[1]
  • 221 countries were represented in the Institute of Food Technologists’ audience profile in 2026.[1]
  • 2,492 companies were represented in the Institute of Food Technologists’ audience profile in 2026.[1]
  • 317,190 average monthly website visits were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 audience profile.[1]
  • 72% of restaurant operators reported having a dedicated website in 2024, providing a direct lead-generation channel.[36]

09 Statistics

Marketing & Brand

This section quantifies restaurant operators’ AI use and channel scale, including 285 billion global Food and Drink app sessions in 2024.

Marketing in the food tech industry

  • $9.4 billion in estimated new United States revenue was facilitated by Uber Eats during 2024, according to Uber’s merchant-impact estimate.[38]
  • $1.8 billion was the estimated value of customer travel time saved through Uber Eats in the United States during 2024.[38]
  • 47,000 additional jobs were estimated to be supported for Uber Eats merchant partners in 2024.[38]
  • 296 million orders were delivered by Deliveroo in 2024, supporting the scale of marketing and promotion activity on its platform.[44]
  • $1.3 billion was earned by United States couriers on the Uber Eats platform in 2024.[38]

Digital marketing in the food tech industry

  • 89% of restaurants reported using artificial intelligence in 2024, including tools that can support digital customer engagement and marketing.[36]
  • 72% of restaurant operators had a dedicated website in 2024, making websites a major digital-marketing asset for food businesses.[36]
  • 285 billion global Food and Drink app sessions were recorded in 2024 across iOS and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower.[46]
  • 2.2 billion global Food and Drink app downloads were recorded in 2024 across iOS and Google Play, according to Sensor Tower.[46]
  • Food and Drink app sessions grew by approximately 9% globally in 2024, according to Sensor Tower’s mobile-market analysis.[46]

Branding in the food tech industry

  • 181,509 LinkedIn followers were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 audience profile.[1]
  • 15,100 Instagram followers were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 audience profile.[1]
  • 15,510 attendees were reported for IFT FIRST in the Institute of Food Technologists’ 2026 audience materials.[1]
  • 35% year-over-year growth in email contacts was reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in 2026.[1]
  • 31,101 X followers were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 audience profile.[1]

Social media in the food tech industry

  • 31.5% of analyzed food, beverage and snack brand posts attempted to interact with followers in a United States study.[47]
  • 74.5% of analyzed food, beverage and snack brand posts included social-media-specific features such as geotags in a United States study.[47]
  • 31,101 X followers were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 food-technology audience profile.[1]
  • 38,600 Facebook followers were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 food-technology audience profile.[1]
  • 181,509 LinkedIn followers were reported by the Institute of Food Technologists in its 2026 food-technology audience profile.[1]

Influencer Marketing in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Across B2B companies, 55% of marketing organizations were using influencers in 2025, based on an Ipsos survey of 1,500 marketing leaders.[48]
  • Across technology companies, 64% of marketers reported dedicated and growing budgets for creator or influencer marketing in 2026, according to Nielsen’s global marketing survey.[49]
  • Across B2B companies, 58% of marketing teams reported using an always-on influencer marketing approach in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[50]
  • Across technology companies, 27% of marketers reported dedicated but flat budgets for creator or influencer marketing in 2026, according to Nielsen’s global marketing survey.[49]
  • Across B2B companies, 43% of marketers reported outstanding results from their influencer programs in the 2025 B2B Influencer Marketing Report.[50]

10 Statistics

Operations & Execution

This section links execution tooling to expected ROI, including 41% of food manufacturers using real-time production-monitoring dashboards in 2025.

Process optimization in the food tech industry

  • 41% of food manufacturers were using real-time production-monitoring dashboards in 2025.[9]
  • 51% of food manufacturers planned to implement cloud-based manufacturing-execution systems in 2025.[9]
  • 19% of food, beverage and ingredient companies reported inventory management as positively affected by digital transformation technologies.[1]
  • 35% of Canadian food and beverage processors used process optimization or waste assessments as a food-waste reduction strategy in 2024.[51]
  • 34% of food, beverage and ingredient companies reported manufacturing process or assembly as positively affected by digital transformation technologies.[1]

Operational efficiency in the food tech industry

  • 26% of food manufacturers identified robotics systems as delivering the highest return on investment.[9]
  • 31% of food manufacturers said data analytics created the greatest value by tracking production-line performance.[9]
  • 26% of food manufacturers identified real-time production monitoring as delivering the highest return on investment.[9]
  • 33% of food manufacturers said data analytics created the greatest value by identifying production bottlenecks.[9]
  • 37% of food manufacturers identified automated warehouse-management systems as delivering the highest return on investment.[9]

Quality management in the food tech industry

  • 13 poultry recalls were recorded by USDA FSIS in the United States in 2024.[52]
  • 12 multi-species recalls were recorded by USDA FSIS in the United States in 2024.[52]
  • 64% of consumers surveyed for a 2025 food-manufacturing study were comfortable with digital tracking systems.[9]
  • 95 food recalls were coordinated in Australia and New Zealand in 2024, up 16% from 2023.[53]
  • 46 U.S. meat, poultry and pork recalls were recorded by USDA FSIS in 2024.[52]

Supply chain in the food tech industry

  • 48% of food, beverage and ingredient companies planned to invest in supply-chain tracking systems in 2025.[1]
  • 56% of North American food and beverage organizations planned to invest in technology to overcome supply-chain disruption.[2]
  • 36% of North American food and beverage organizations identified supply-chain disruption as a priority goal for automation investment.[2]
  • 51% of food manufacturers planned to implement automated warehouse systems in 2025.[9]
  • 46% of North American food and beverage organizations wanted to improve inventory-level management.[2]

Outsourcing / Offshoring in the software and IT services sector (sector benchmark)

  • Among German IT-service generalists, 19.5% of digital-experience services for customer projects were delivered nearshore in 2024.[54]
  • Across German digital-experience service providers, 7.6% of services for customer projects were delivered offshore in 2024.[54]
  • Across European organizations, 35% planned to increase their use of nearshore outsourcing in the 2024/2025 sourcing study.[55]
  • Among German IT-service generalists, 10.2% of digital-experience services for customer projects were delivered offshore in 2024.[54]
  • Across EU enterprises sourcing business functions internationally during 2021–2023, 28.7% moved information and communication technology services abroad.[5]

11 Statistics

Finance & Pricing

This section connects automation and implementation outcomes to pricing constraints, including a modeled 12% reduction in operational costs from automation.

Pricing strategy in the food tech industry

  • 13.3% was the modeled increase in total profit from a coordinated food-delivery pricing contract.[56]
  • 77% of U.S. digital grocery shoppers using third-party platforms rated Instacart as their platform of choice in 2024.[57]
  • 30% is the highest commission rate that major U.S. food-delivery platforms can charge restaurants, according to platform-market research.[58]
  • 25.0% was the modeled increase in restaurant profit from a coordinated food-delivery pricing contract.[56]
  • 5% to 10% were the weekend peak-hour price increases Bartaco tested on taco packs through its delivery app.[59]

Cost reduction in the food tech industry

  • 12% is the reported potential reduction in operational costs from automation for food and beverage organizations.[2]
  • 43% of food manufacturers measured digital-implementation success through labor-cost savings in 2025.[9]
  • 482,000 tons of U.S. food-manufacturing waste went to landfill in 2024, representing 7.2% of the sector’s food waste.[60]
  • 57% of food manufacturers identified budget constraints as the primary barrier to technology implementation in 2025.[9]
  • 27% of food manufacturers said data analytics created the greatest value by monitoring product-yield losses in 2025.[9]

Profitability in the food tech industry

  • $141 million was DoorDash’s GAAP net income attributable to common stockholders in the fourth quarter of 2024.[37]
  • 2.4% was DoorDash’s adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of Marketplace gross order value in 2024.[39]
  • 24% was DoorDash’s year-over-year revenue growth in 2024.[37]
  • £2.9 million was Deliveroo’s profit attributable to owners of the company in 2024.[44]
  • $18 billion in earnings were generated for Dashers through DoorDash in 2024.[37]

Financial planning in the food tech industry

  • 26% of food manufacturers predicted advanced robotics would have the greatest impact over the following three years.[9]
  • 35% of food manufacturers addressed digital skills gaps through external training and hiring in 2025.[9]
  • 43% of food companies allocated 26% to 50% of equipment and systems investments to digital and automation projects in 2025.[9]
  • 58% of food manufacturers addressed digital skills gaps primarily through internal training programs in 2025.[9]
  • 23% of food, beverage and ingredient companies planned to invest in mobile-app technologies in 2025.[1]

12 Statistics

Product & Service

This section quantifies new-product-development plans and subscription retention churn, including 73.6% annualized churn for meal-kit subscriptions.

Product development in the food tech industry

  • 83% of food and beverage brands planned to increase new-product-development spending in 2025.[61]
  • 67.7% of Canadian food-manufacturing businesses introduced at least one innovation during fiscal years 2021–2023.[62]
  • 17% of food and beverage brands were all-in on using artificial intelligence for new-product development in 2025.[61]
  • 70% of food and beverage manufacturers said concept ideation, ingredient selection and recipe formulation were handled in-house in 2024.[63]
  • 51% of food and beverage manufacturers cited remaining competitive as a major reason for increasing product-development investment in 2024.[63]

Product lifecycle in the food tech industry

  • U.S. food-product launches in 2024 were 0.68% below the 2022 level.[64]
  • 33% of food-subscription customers cited meal fatigue and menu repetition as a reason for cancellation.[42]
  • 17% of HelloFresh customers were retained after six months, according to food-subscription lifecycle analysis.[42]
  • 13% of Blue Apron customers were retained after 12 months, according to food-subscription lifecycle analysis.[42]
  • 73.6% was the annualized churn rate for meal-kit subscriptions based on 10.8% average monthly churn.[42]

After-sales in the food tech industry

  • 4.1 times was the increase in trust after an easy rather than difficult experience with food takeout and delivery brands.[65]
  • 50% of customers churned after the second week in the Blue Apron subscription data summarized by Corso.[42]
  • 22% of U.S. food-delivery consumers with a low experience rating were likely to purchase more from the brand.[65]
  • 75% of U.S. households used limited-service-restaurant digital-ordering channels during the year covered by Numerator’s analysis.[66]
  • 41% of U.S. limited-service restaurant marketplace customers cited food taste or quality as a reason to return.[66]

Value proposition in the food tech industry

  • 55% of U.S. consumers chose restaurants they visited often when ordering food delivery or takeout in 2023.[2]
  • 31% of U.S. consumers said they would be excited to receive a personalized summary of their food-delivery order history in 2025.[2]
  • 43% of U.S. consumers reported placing repeat restaurant delivery orders at least once a week in 2023.[2]
  • 35% of U.S. consumers had ordered food delivery twice in one day in DoorDash’s 2025 survey.[2]
  • 22% of U.S. consumers had ordered food delivery three or more times in one day in DoorDash’s 2025 survey.[2]

13 Statistics

Sustainability & Ethics

This section pairs ESG policy adoption with consumer discomfort measures, including 1.05 billion tonnes of food wasted globally in 2022.

Sustainability in the food tech industry

  • Around 50% of assessed agri-food companies had set a zero-deforestation target in 2024.[67]
  • 75% of surveyed food and beverage manufacturers used tax credits to support ESG implementation in 2024.[68]
  • More than half of surveyed food and beverage manufacturers expected carbon-neutral or net-zero manufacturing within five years in 2024.[68]
  • 83% of surveyed food and beverage manufacturers had an ESG policy in 2024, globally.[68]
  • 68% of 136 assessed agri-food companies had a net-zero target in 2024.[67]

ESG in the food tech industry

  • 75% of surveyed food and beverage manufacturers leveraged tax credits for ESG implementation in 2024.[68]
  • 97% of European food and beverage companies by market capitalization reported sustainability information in the OECD’s 2024 dataset.[6]
  • 90% of global food and beverage companies by market capitalization reported sustainability information in the OECD’s 2024 dataset.[6]
  • 83% of food and beverage companies by market capitalization in Japan reported sustainability information in the OECD’s 2024 dataset.[6]
  • 59.762 was the mean ESG score for 91 food and beverage companies in a global 2024 study.[69]

Ethics in the food tech industry

  • 46% of U.S. consumers were uncomfortable with AI for food-quality control or food safety in 2025.[9]
  • 61% of U.S. consumers were uncomfortable with 3D-printed food products in 2025.[9]
  • 51% of surveyed Italian consumers considered food safety when trying novel foods such as cultured meat in 2025.[56]
  • 50% of U.S. adults were not interested in eating cell-based meat in an AP-NORC survey.[70]
  • 58% of U.S. consumers were uncomfortable with gene editing for enhanced nutrition or sustainability in 2025.[9]

CSR in the food tech industry

  • 36.4% of foodservice companies studied reported diversity and equal opportunity as a workforce CSR activity.[47]
  • 42.4% of foodservice companies studied reported employee training as a workforce CSR activity.[47]
  • 39.4% of foodservice companies studied reported compensation and rewards as a workforce CSR activity.[47]
  • 30.3% of foodservice companies studied reported employee assistance programs as a workforce CSR activity.[47]
  • 30.3% of foodservice companies studied reported fair and equitable benefits as a workforce CSR activity.[47]

Circular economy in the food tech industry

  • 61% of global food waste by mass was inedible in the reported food-waste analysis.[71]
  • 10% of food waste by mass consisted of bakery products in the reported food-waste analysis.[71]
  • 62% of food waste by mass consisted of fruit and vegetables in the reported food-waste analysis.[71]
  • 1.05 billion tonnes of food were wasted globally in 2022, equal to 19% of food available for consumption.[71]
  • 60% of global food waste came from households in 2022.[71]

Carbon footprint in the food tech industry

  • 60% of 50 major North American food companies reported progress on Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions.[72]
  • 81% of reported emissions from agriculture, food and beverage companies were upstream Scope 3 emissions in 2024.[73]
  • 67% of reported emissions from the analyzed agriculture, food and beverage sector were upstream Scope 3 emissions in 2024.[73]
  • 138 tonnes of CO2e per $100,000 of revenue was the average emissions intensity for analyzed agriculture, food and beverage companies in 2024.[73]
  • 90 foodservice providers had joined the Coolfood Pledge to reduce food-related emissions by 25% by 2030.[74]

15 Statistics

Globalization & Expansion

This section covers international deal and adoption context, including 1.73 billion people ordering groceries through online platforms globally in 2024.

Globalization in the food tech industry

  • 49 companies in the 2024 FoodTech 500 were categorized under plant-based food technology.[82]
  • 1.73 billion people ordered groceries through online platforms globally in 2024.[15]
  • 52 companies in the 2024 FoodTech 500 were categorized under farm management and precision farming.[82]
  • Nearly 12-fold growth in global food-tech venture-capital investment occurred from about $4 billion in 2010–2012 to an estimated $47 billion in 2022–2024.[6]
  • 370 FoodTech 500 finalist companies were actively generating revenue in the 2024 ranking.[82]

Cultural adaptation in the food tech industry

  • 10.4% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try mycoprotein in 2025, while 1.6% had already tried it.[9]
  • 14.4% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try algae-based proteins in 2025, while 1.6% had already tried them.[9]
  • 20.8% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try cultivated meat products in 2025, while 2.9% had already tried them.[9]
  • 65.4% of U.S. consumers were very unlikely to try insect-based proteins in 2025.[9]
  • 9.8% of U.S. consumers were likely or very likely to try insect-based proteins in 2025, while 0.9% had already tried them.[9]

Supplier management in the food tech industry

  • 19 new strategic agreements were signed by Danone through its Partner for Growth program during its first year.[20]
  • 2 companies, bioMérieux and Mérieux NutriSciences, launched a collaborative food-safety data model with global food-industry partners in 2024.[23]
  • Cargill and ENOUGH expanded a strategic partnership in 2024 to co-create alternative meat and dairy products using ABUNDA mycoprotein.[22]
  • 8 joint business-development plans were signed by Danone through its Partner for Growth program during its first year.[20]

Stakeholder management in the food tech industry

  • 8 joint business-development plans involving Danone and external partners were established in the program’s first year.[20]
  • 19 strategic agreements spanning start-ups, corporations and academic institutions were signed by Danone in its first Partner for Growth year.[20]
  • 2 food-safety organizations jointly created a trusted-third-party initiative with global food-industry participants in 2024.[23]

Distribution channels in the food tech industry

  • About one in five U.S. household grocery shoppers purchased groceries online at least once during the month studied in 2022.[76]
  • 8% of surveyed consumers used meal-kit delivery services online at least weekly in 2025.[73]
  • 15% of surveyed consumers used on-demand grocery-delivery platforms online at least weekly in 2025.[73]
  • 62% of surveyed consumers purchased groceries at least weekly in-store from supermarkets or large grocery retailers in 2025.[73]
  • 15% of surveyed consumers purchased groceries online at least weekly from supermarkets or large grocery retailers in 2025.[73]

Key questions about the food tech industry

What size is the global food-technology market in the latest available year?
The global food-technology market was valued at $355 billion in 2024, according to a World Economic Forum analysis using BCG data.
How fast is the food-technology market expected to grow?
Global food technology is projected to grow from $355 billion in 2024 to $688 billion in 2030, implying approximately 9% annual growth.
Which companies lead the food tech industry?
InnovaFeed stands out for insect protein production because it operates industrial insect-farming facilities for protein production, while Impossible Foods focuses on plant-based meat since it makes meat from plants using food science and biotechnology.
Which technology shifts show the strongest adoption signals in food?
Digital transformation shows reported positive effects across food-safety preventive controls at 28% and process or assembly at 34%, while 50% of professionals planned AI investment for 2025.
How concentrated is investment and deal activity in food tech?
Investment remains concentrated among a small number of large transactions and established platforms, and food-sector M&A totaled about $35 billion across 79 deals in 2025.
How do regulators divide oversight for cultured livestock and poultry foods in the U.S.?
In the United States, the FDA and USDA-FSIS jointly oversee cultured livestock and poultry foods, with FDA covering cell collection and cell banks, and USDA-FSIS covering harvesting, further production and labeling.
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