Our Impact

“It is truly astonishing what EIT Food have been able to accomplish with entrepreneurs in a short period of time, and we are sure that they will continue to be a driver of innovation for a sustainable food future in Europe and across the world.”

"EIT Food has been absolutely instrumental in Ullmanna’s journey. Their early-stage funding, accelerator programmes, and innovation grants gave us the support we needed to grow. We estimate that around 70-80% of our sales output to date can be directly linked to their backing. Without EIT Food, we simply wouldn’t have been able to develop at the pace we have."

"Food Solutions changed my life. It gave me the opportunity to build something I’m passionate about and make a positive impact on the world. The [EIT Food] programme helps you test the waters of entrepreneurship with minimal risk: perfect for anyone with entrepreneurial ambitions.”

“EIT Food helped us a lot because we were looking for investment. With COVID it was almost impossible. And we were lucky enough to be one of only eight companies in which EIT Food invested through their COVID Bridge fund. And that gave us enough money to last through the COVID pandemic and to come out the other side with strong products that we could start to get ready for commercialisation.”

"The EIT Food programme instantly gave us direct, high-level access to decision-makers at major industrial companies for potential off-take agreements, and simultaneously put us directly in the spotlight of key VCs. For a startup at our stage, EIT Food is a 'door opener' to conversations that would normally take us months, even years, to secure."

“I never would have started my own company if it wasn’t for the EIT Food Master's in Food Systems programme. During the programme I found my true calling in food science and the entrepreneurship and business development training enabled me to commercialise my idea.”

“Our long-standing partnership with EIT Food has been of great support to Redefine Meat as we grew from an idea to a well-established European company. Today, our products are offered by thousands of restaurants, hotels, caterers and retailers, including Hilton and the Greene King pubs across the UK. EIT Food has helped advise us as we upscaled, gained investment and sought strategic partners in order to make our mark on the European market.”

"Our experience with the EIT Food network has been invaluable. Around 20% of our progress and measurable impact can be directly linked to the RisingFoodStars programme, through financial support such as negotiated trade-show deals, awards, loans, visibility, and investor connections. It gave us the confidence and credibility to grow faster than we could have done alone.”