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Colruyt Group aim to lead the food sector to be more sustainable
We speak to Veerle Carlier and Astrid Van Parys about how an ‘accidental’ approach to sustainability helped create a business that now has a focus on societal impact...
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Call for participation: DISRUPT ME
DISRUPT ME: a programme for European corporations to engage with disruptive Israeli startups - 2019
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Feeding our future: The Wheat Cultivars project improving yield one grain at a time
Jon González, Cereal Technician from Grupo AN explains how the Wheat Cultivars project is helping to feed the growing population by optimising wheat yield and quality. He also...
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How to be a role model in sustainable living: say no to food waste
Our Education Programme Manager, Vivien Bodereau, discloses his mission to tackle food waste by redistributing food to those in need in his local community while taking a stand to reduce...
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Why focusing on people can deliver real societal impact
In his first interview since joining EIT Food as Chairperson of the Supervisory Board, Jo Van Biesbroeck gives his open view of the size of the challenges facing the food...
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The Power of the Influencer: Food Ambassadors inspire sustainable and healthier food choices
Davide Carrino, Senior Manager of Media and Communications at Eufic, explains how the flagship Food Ambassadors Programme aims to work with influencers to drive changes in consumer food consumption behaviour.Recent press releases
EIT Food selects 14 mature agrifood startups to drive disruption of the food system
On July 3 we were delighted to inform 14 agrifood startups from 10 different countries that they had been accepted into the 3rd cohort of the EIT Food RisingFoodStars community
EIT Food Accelerator Network announces second cohort of agrifood startups
Leuven, 19 June 2019 – EIT Food (The food Innovation Community of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology) announced today the 54 high-impact agrifood startups that have been selected to join the EIT Food Acceleration Network (EIT FAN) in its 5 acceleration hubs across Europe