The new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation has accelerated the integration of novel cutting-edge technology and equipment in the food field. This drives the rapid development of the global food industry towards the direction of high technology， full nutrition， intelligence， and sustainability. Future foods are widely concerned by food researchers and the public， which provide critical support for the transformation of traditional food industry manufacturing mode. This review focused on the background of food industry development in the future and discussed the opportunities and challenges of future foods， such as plant-based food， food perception science， intelligent food manufacturing， food biotechnology， and food omics. In the end， this review analyzed the prospects and critical tasks for the development of food science and technology in China.