Challenges for the food industry

The food industry, as one of the largest economic sectors, is undergoing a process of transformation. As part of this process, the industry is facing both current and future challenges. Existing challenges encompass maintaining product quality, addressing the growing emphasis on sustainability and traceability as well as combating rising energy costs.

Food production inherently presents hygienic challenges. For instance, food can be contaminated by bacteria, viruses or parasites and cause illness. Therefore, quality assurance measures are essential in the everyday operations of the food industry. Stringent quality assurance requirements and associated certifications are also heightening consumer awareness of certified products, emphasizing sustainability and transparency.

Future challenges include everything from producing more food with fewer resources to sustain a rapidly growing global population to devising environmentally sustainable solutions to combat climate change and developing novel food products with the potential to prevent food-related allergic reactions.