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Market validation is a key process often overlooked by entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurs and startups are developing valuable innovations that are shaping the future of tomorrow’s food system, so it is healthier, more sustainable and trustedEIT Food will reward SMEs and startups that work in the value chain of the olive sector in Europe
This European prize, worth 4,000 euros, has been included in the Juan Ramón Guillén Foundation Awards. The deadline for candidate submissions is the 15th of May 2021.
EIT Strategy 2021-2027 agreed
The European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and EU Member States on its legal basis and its new...
The proteins of the future: Keys to making them known
The development of alternative proteins has emerged as one of the main fields of food innovation in Europe. But, are consumers ready to introduce new or unfamiliar food products into...
Farmers chosen as most trusted group within the food sector by European consumers
Study of 20,000 consumers across 18 European countries reveals trust in the food sector has increased over the course of 2020, yet the majority of consumers don’t consider the sector to...
EIT Food becomes partner in Flemish food coalition ‘Vlaamse kost’ to develop food strategy for the future
EIT Food West director Martine van Veelen is invited as an advisory partner to assist with the development of the Flemish food...Recent press releases

Farmers chosen as most trusted group within the food sector by European consumers
Study of 20,000 consumers across 18 European countries reveals trust in the food sector has increased over the course of 2020, yet the majority of consumers don’t consider the sector to be working in the public interest
EIT Food hosts Sustainable Seafood Panel
EIT Food hosts sustainable seafood panel at the Sustainable Foods Conference to support innovations in aquaculture