US Innovation Market Guide on Food Technology

Abstract

US is on the forefront of the Global FoodTech, with one of the most vibrant and diverse innovation ecosystems. Do you want to find out more about the FoodTech innovation ecosystem in the US? Are you looking to expand your FoodTech business to the US? Then you are at the right place!

The US Innovation Market Guide on FoodTech will guide you through the US food innovation ecosystem, supporting you in the identification of the US leading regions on food technology from the innovation and market perspectives.

From the innovation perspective, the Guide gives you clear guidance on US innovation ecosystems including the major US FoodTech innovation hubs, innovation facilitators and leading industry-related RDI centres.

From the market perspective, the Guide provides an overview of the US food manufacturing market and advises you on how to understand the different segments within the market, including the market opportunities and barriers.

This Guide is also useful to expand your network of contacts of important stakeholders of FoodTech in the US. It presents an extensive list of innovation and market associations as well as the most relevant, leading events related to food technology.

Finally, this Guide will provide you with an overview of the US government funding system related to food technology, in the context of both federal and state initiatives. On the Federal level, an overview of key programs and opportunities is given, including those that come from the Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Commerce (DoC) United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Small Business Administration (SBA).

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This guide was published in July 2020 and updated on November 2023 and is available in English. It has 91 pages and 5 Annex pages. 

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations (page 11)

In this section the list of Abrreviations used in this report are presented

1 Introduction (page 15)

This study, which has been developed in the context of the ENRICH in the USA network, aims to provide relevant information on the United States (US) landscape concerning the Food Technology innovation ecosystem and market.

2 US innovation ecosystem (page 18)

2.1. Innovation Hubs (page 20)
2.2. Innovation facilitators (page 30)
2.3. Industry related RDI centers (page 37)

3 US market landscape (page 46)

3.1. Market overview (page 47)
3.2. Leading regions (page 48)
3.3. Market considerations (page 58)
   3.3.1. Opportunities (page 58)
   3.3.2. Barriers (page 59)

4 Recognized networks and events (page 61)

4.1. Innovation / market networks and associations (page 61)
4.2. Innovation and market events (page 68)

5 US innovation initiatives and programs (page 73)

5.1. Federal initiatives/programs (page 73)
   5.1.1. National Science Foundation (NSF) (page 74)     
   5.1.2. Department of Commerce (DoC) (page 81)   
   5.1.3. Department of Agriculture (USDA) (page 83)   
   5.1.4. Small Business Administration (SBA) (page 85)
5.2. State initiatives/programs (page 87)
   5.2.1. California: Food Production Investment Program (page 87)   
   5.2.2. Michigan: Value-Added Grant Program (page 88)   
   5.2.3. Minnesota: AGRI Value-Added Grant Program (page 89)   
   5.2.4. Pennsylvania: Dairy Investment Grant Program (page 89)

6 Observations (page 90)

Annex 1: Summary of the US Federal and State Funding Initiatives and Programs (page 92)