The global food system is under unprecedented pressure due to rapid population growth, climate change, environmental degradation, and persistent nutrition insecurity. Ensuring that future food systems are both sustainable and scalable has become a central challenge for food science, agriculture, and policy communities. This review synthesizes contemporary research on sustainable and scalable food solutions, focusing on innovations across the farm-to-table continuum, environmental footprint reduction, food system resilience, and nutrition outcomes. The paper integrates insights on food systems innovation, climate-smart agriculture, food loss and waste reduction, and equity-oriented approaches to sustainability. By critically examining recent scholarly contributions, this review highlights pathways through which food systems can be transformed to meet global demand while safeguarding planetary boundaries and human health. The analysis aims to provide a comprehensive conceptual framework to guide researchers, practitioners, and policymakers toward resilient, inclusive, and scalable food system transformations.
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I am grateful for the expertise and help provided by all who contributed to this study and manuscript, and for the comments from anonymous reviewers.
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