Bhavnita Patel
Agri-Food Expert
The greatest opportunities in agri-food lie at the intersection of science, technology, and industry collaboration.
Bhavnita is Agri-Food Expert at MTC, where she works with businesses across the food and farming sectors to accelerate innovation and adopt advanced technologies. With over a decade of experience spanning food science, product development, materials research, and manufacturing innovation, she brings a unique understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing the agri-food industry.
Before joining MTC, Bhavnita held innovation and research roles at PepsiCo, Mondelēz International and GSK, leading projects focused on ingredient science, food structure, product development, and manufacturing performance. Her expertise sits at the intersection of science, technology, and industry, helping organisations explore how digitalisation, automation, advanced manufacturing, and emerging technologies can improve productivity, resilience, quality, and sustainability across the food system.
Passionate about the future of agri-tech, Bhavnita is a strong advocate for collaboration between industry, academia, and technology providers to drive innovation from farm to fork and support a more resilient, sustainable food sector.