Disruptive Technologies Catalyzing Innovation in the Food Sector

Book excerpt: The future of food has arrived, and it is fully digitalized, tech-laden, and oh so cool!Robots cooking meals, drones delivering food, chicken and eggs made from plants, meatless burgers that bleed, dairy ice-cream without the cow, bean-less coffee, and a diet plan based on your DNA! All of this is possible today thanks to the ubiquitous innovators and up starters disrupting the entire agri-food value chain - from production up until the presentation and consumption.This book gives you a bird's eye view on trend-setting disruptive innovations that are changing the very concept of food, and how the global food industry is embracing these innovations to stay competitive and relevant to hyper-connected modern consumers of today's world.