LOOKING AHEAD: The Nutritional Accord
Published January 21, 2026
From HORIZONS: The food foresight platform powered by Roquette
Exploring Possible Futures for the Food System
As the future of food continues to shift, HORIZONS is Roquette’s foresight platform designed to help food and nutrition businesses turn uncertainty into actionable strategies. It is based on four key steps: scanning, trend analysis, scenario planning, and strategic recommendations. Connecting trend analysis to the creation of realistic future visions, while maintaining a balance between complexity and practicality.
In this platform, scenarios provide a powerful framework for anticipating change, built around two critical and uncertain dimensions.
The first axis centers on consumer behavior—whether innovation is received reactively or proactively. And the second axis distinguishes between regulation-led and market-driven approaches.
Together, these axes define the industry’s future, shaping 4 distinct scenarios for strategic insight.
Scenario Spotlight: The Nutritional Accord
- What if personalized nutrition was standard, how would that change what ends up in consumers shopping cart? … would you still innovate or fall behind?
- And what if strict and new food regulations created new standards for taste and variety ?... would you be ready to pass the sensory test?
Deep dive in one of our four HORIZONS scenarios, the Nutritional Accord.
By 2035, the global food system has been revolutionized by strong regulations and proactive consumer choices, ushering in a new era: The Nutritional Accord.
A world where science-backed innovation is embraced and guided by policy.
Key Features of the Nutritional Accord
Consumer Behavior: Consumers are leading the change with proactive engagement, embracing food innovations and tailoring their diets for health and sustainability.
Agricultural Practices: Precision agriculture, block chain, automation, and vertical farming revolutionize farming practices, reducing environmental impact.
Food Systems: Processed and synthetic foods gain acceptance due to enhanced health profiles and sustainability benefits.
Economic Structures: Cross-industry collaboration reshapes economic structures, focusing on nutrient-dense foods as affordable and accessible norms.
Regulation: Governments enforce circular economy models and incentivize regenerative practices, creating globally aligned food laws.
Why use scenarios?
Scenarios offer a structured framework for the food industry and its stakeholders to anticipate key drivers of change and uncertainty. By examining future visions, organizations can adopt a forward-thinking approach to innovation. Scenarios are more than predictions—they’re tools for action.