25 Jan 2022 --- San Francisco-based food summit Future Food-Tech is partnering with Givaudan and Danone North America for two Innovation Challenges. The unrelated competitions will seek start-ups to find industry solutions to improve natural functional foods and plant-based innovation. “We’ve found that by partnering with start-ups, we diversify how we approach market challenges and development, and we greatly expand our innovative reach,” Emilie Fromentin, head of explore health and nutrition of taste and well-being at Givaudan, tells FoodIngredientsFirst.