Food has always had a fundamental role in the history and social behaviors of humankind. In the near future, the importance of food is not likely to diminish, but people’s relationship with food may assume different forms which – given the current phase of social uncertainty – are difficult to predict.
That said, the ultimate purpose of this work is to provide a framework of reflection in reference to the variables that will influence the future development of dietary styles, to understand how their interaction can generate future scenarios: this does not mean formulating predictions, but understanding what the dimensions and choices could be that determine future behaviors. 2030 is chosen, in particular, because as a time horizon, it is sufficiently distant to be able to develop some interesting projections, and at the same time, near enough to hypothesize a future scenario that is potentially realistic.