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Developing precision fermentation techniques for producing proteins and other food ingredients

Create sustainable and customizable alternatives to animal-derived or conventionally produced food components, using microorganisms to efficiently produce specific molecules.

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Publish Date2025-05-29
Updated Date2026-09-18
Horizonnext
Timeframe2026–2030
Confidencemedium

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Create sustainable and customizable alternatives to animal-derived or conventionally produced food components, using microorganisms to efficiently produce specific molecules.

From “Daily Inspiration: “You are what you eat. Soon, you’ll eat who you are with the emergence of real-time, customizable food programming!”” (January 2019)

“You are what you eat. Soon, you’ll eat who you are with the emergence of real-time, customizable food programming!” - Futurist  Jim Carroll

19 Trends for 2019 -  #8  - The Marriage of Healthcare, Food, Genomic Science and Mobile Technology

A hot trend? We are seeing the birth of an industry of customizable, programmable, AI based, real time food planning based on instant health assessment!

A faster focus on ‘fresh’ food. New taste trends happen faster. There’s faster innovation with ethical packaging.

And so it’s all about time to market. Challenge yourself to think and act differently, when the food industry continues to speed up, and the process of innovation undergoes a deep transformational change.

From “Keynote: Stellar Group, Phoenix: The Future of Food and Food Manufacturing Facilities” (February 2019)

If you involved in building the next generation food processing plant for a large, global food company - you’d better understand the key trends impacting the future of food! That’s why the Stellar Group engaged me for this event - and that’s what I did! In the room were senior executives responsible for site selection and design of manufacturing and processing facilities for the world’s largest food companies - and my overview of trends led to an intense followup discussion. New food and consumer trends now emerge faster than ever before, and capital investment must lead, not follow!


Read the full pieces on jimcarroll.com:

Daily Inspiration: “You are what you eat. Soon, you’ll eat who you are with the emergence of real-time, customizable food programming!”
Video: Food industry trends - it’s all about velocity!
Keynote: Stellar Group, Phoenix: The Future of Food and Food Manufacturing Facilities

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