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Commentary on food, AI, and R&D.

Writing from the PIPA team on where food innovation is going, how AI changes R&D economics, and what we're learning from the customers we work with.

Commentary on food, AI, and R&D.

More from the PIPA team.

Can we predict taste before a formulation reaches the bench?
Sep 2026

Can we predict taste before a formulation reaches the bench?

New peer-reviewed research shows how processing chemistry can improve taste prediction and help R&D teams make more informed formulation decisions before physical trials.

GDI Conference: Recoding Food Innovation as an Operating System
Jun 2026

GDI Conference: Recoding Food Innovation as an Operating System

At the GDI International Food Innovation Conference, PIPA founder Ilias Tagkopoulos made the case that AI is already working across food R&D. The real problem is that the results don’t talk to each other.

AI Finds the Smallest Meal Changes With the Biggest Nutrition Gains
Jun 2026

AI Finds the Smallest Meal Changes With the Biggest Nutrition Gains

AI-generated meals landed 47% closer to nutritional targets than their real-world counterparts. 

AI and Extruded Snacks: A Guest Lecture at UC Davis by Travis Mavrich, PhD
May 2026

AI and Extruded Snacks: A Guest Lecture at UC Davis by Travis Mavrich, PhD

FIOS connects the dots in food product development. Explore the insights shared during a UCD lecture & FIOS demo by Travis Mavrich.

Where Food Industry Leaders Are Taking AI Next
Apr 2026

Where Food Industry Leaders Are Taking AI Next

Eric Hamborg reflects on FFT’s AI Innovation Lab and the palpable shift in how CPGs are embedding AI systems in R&D.

Rethinking nutrition through data: Inside the Periodic Table of Food Initiative
Jan 2026

Rethinking nutrition through data: Inside the Periodic Table of Food Initiative

As diet-related chronic diseases rise globally, data-driven nutrition is gaining focus. Learn how the PTFI supports deeper insight into food and health.

AI Meets Food Innovation: Highlights from the AI for Food Product Development Symposium
Nov 2025

AI Meets Food Innovation: Highlights from the AI for Food Product Development Symposium

Key insights from the AI for Food Product Development Symposium, including trends, challenges and how AI is reshaping food innovation across the value chain.

How AI Is Transforming Food Innovation for People and the Planet
Oct 2025

How AI Is Transforming Food Innovation for People and the Planet

Insights and takeways from the AI for Food Product Development Symposium by AIFS through the eyes of Jolanda van Hal.

Beyond the Hype: How Digital Twins Are Delivering Real ROI in Food Innovation
Jun 2025

Beyond the Hype: How Digital Twins Are Delivering Real ROI in Food Innovation

How digital twins and CFD modeling are transforming food innovation: accelerating development, cutting costs, and boosting product success.