3D printers to decorate cookies, platforms to reduce waste of ugly produce, beer brewed with surplus bread, the Impossible Burger: these were among the dozens of exhibitors and panelists featured at the Food Loves Tech expo in Industry City earlier this month.

Hosted by food magazines Edible Manhattan and Edible Brooklyn, the event brought together leaders in innovation and disruption from across the food ecosystem. Over two days packed with panel discussions, test kitchen demonstrations and hyper-stimulated palates, expo-goers interacted with the products and people designing the future of food.

The two-story Industry City space hosted 70+ exhibitors, ranging from commercial-scale indoor farms like Gotham Greens and AeroFarms to Smallhold’s miniature mushroom farm, to eatCultured, the company elevating foods through fermentation. Its first product is cultured coffee — the secret formula produces an exceptionally smooth drink, low in acid with a delayed caffeine release.

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