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Top 10 FoodTech Companies to Watch in 2026

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FoodTech in 2026 isn’t about who has the wildest idea, it’s about who actually shows up in food people eat. After years of hype, pullbacks and painful reality checks, a new class of companies is quietly moving ahead by doing something radical - making workable ingredients, scale, and slot into everyday products without asking consumers to change their habits.


This is where the next wave of winners starts to look very different. Precision-fermentation specialists, mycoprotein producers, hybrid-food enablers and functional ingredient platforms are doing the heavy lifting behind the scenes. Names like Vivici, Remilk, Formo, Enough, Promyc, Nature’s Fynd and newer players such as Arepa and NXW, aren’t chasing viral moments. They’re being pulled into NPD pipelines because they solve real problems: cost volatility, fibre gaps, texture issues, nutrition claims, and reformulation pressure.


And then there’s the wildcard. What if Magic Valley secures FSANZ approval in 2026? That single regulatory green light wouldn’t suddenly flood supermarkets with cultivated meat, but it would mark a psychological and commercial shift for the region. In 2026, FoodTech leadership isn’t about shouting the future. It’s about quietly becoming unavoidable.



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