The consumer industry continues to be a hotbed of innovation, with activity driven by health and wellness, and environmental sustainability, as well as the growing importance of food safety and transparency, and technologies such as 3D food printers, alternative proteins, and digital food management. In the last three years alone, there have been over 450,000 patents filed and granted in the consumer industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Health & Wellness in Consumer: Plant-based proteins.
According to GlobalData’s Technology Foresights, which uses over 110,000 patents to analyze innovation intensity for the consumer industry, there are 40+ innovation areas that will shape the future of the industry.
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