EUFIC
Profile
EUFIC is a non-profit organisation that provides engaging science-based information to inspire and empower healthier and more sustainable food and lifestyle choices. As a group of passionate science and communication experts, we believe in a world where people choose to live healthily because they know how to.
We bring food facts for healthy choices since 1995.
Competences & Capabilities
- We give impartial information with a credible voice.
- We cover diverse and controversial topics with our outreach campaigns.
- We reach 10 million people through our website every year.
- We have over 50,000 online subscribers.
- We have over 80,000 followers across our social media communities.
- We talk to people in 6 languages.
Rue des Deux Eglises 14-16, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Contact
Davide Carrino, Senior Manager Media & Communication
davide.carrino@eufic.org
+32 483 673 198
Partner in the following EIT Food projects
Don’t be a food waster
We will target all actors in the supply chain, however particular attention will be focused on consumers, concerning the volume of food which is needlessly wasted
EIT Food TrustTracker®
EIT Food TrustTracker® The EIT Food TrustTracker® is an evidenced-based questionnaire which has been developed to measuring consumer trust in the food industry and is an important first step towards understanding this gap
Engaging with Controversies in the Food System
Consumers have never been confronted with so much food choice
WE Lead Food
The WE Lead Food Programme is designed to equip you with the tools to make that difference and achieve results
Trust in Our Food: Understanding Food Supply System
This online course explore the challenges and responsibilities of different people in the food system, including the role of the consumer
EIT Food Ambassadors Programme: Influencer marketing for EIT Food
Launching a new sustainable product doesn’t necessarily create new consumer eating habits
Games of Food
Escape games provide an opportunity to share educational messages in an enjoyable way
How Food is Made? Understanding Food Processing Technologies
The course focuses on: The history of food processing – why it emerged and why it is important; Examples of the major traditional and more advanced food processing technologies and the products they affect; Consideration of the advantages and disadvantages of specific food processing technologies, their impact on health, safety, quality and sustainability; and How EU law keeps the consumer safe and healthy and food on the supermarket shelves Who should join the course This course is for anyone interested in learning more about the food they eat
‘SEE & EAT’: Communicating the benefits of visual familiarity as a strategy for introducing healthy foods into children’s diets 2020
Children’s food preferences depend on food familiarity and liking, and research shows that visually familiarizing children with foods before they taste them (e
Cultivating Engagement: a citizen participation forum on vertical farming
The project will develop a Citizen Participation Forum (CPF) assessing the potential of (indoor) vertical farming (VF) technologies to address some of the major challenges our food systems face
O-Live: Smart targeting of personalised food advice
By modelling the complex decision-making processes underlying an individual’s food choices, our tool will identify the unique profile of these factors and provide tailored advice, enabling individual consumers to align their food choice with their intentions by removing the cognitive load of processing these multiple factors
Food and Nutrition: The Truth Behind Food Headlines
Learn how to find reliable, scientific information about food and nutrition and identify the truth behind food headlines
Circular Food Generator Track
The proposed waste streams are bread, bananas and potatoes, which still have significant potential for use within the context of innovative food solutions
EATrends & food fashion week
Events will take place in Spain and Belgium during 2019, engaging members of the public in food trends and innovations, enabling them to have a leading role and become real influencers
Increasing consumer trust and support for the food supply chain and for food companies
This consumer-focused project will work with consumers, food companies and other stakeholders (industry bodies, non-governmental organisations, regulatory authorities and policy makers, media) across 6 countries in Europe and Israel to co-create and implement selected measures undertaken by food companies, food industry and others to engender both greater consumer trust in food and greater support for food companies and other food chain actors
The FutureKitchen Virtual Reality and EatingHealthy Video Infotainment Series 2020
The FutureKitchen infotainment series, launched on
Lab on a chip - Early-warning platform for food safety
Food contaminations are mostly monitored in plants using time consuming methods with analysis time of up to a week