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
Schelkle Bettina
bettina.schelkle@eufic.org
Partner in the following EIT Food projects

Don’t be a food waster
The social awareness campaign ‘Don’t be a food waster’ wants to make all audiences proud to say ‘I am not a food waster’ with the ultimate goal of reducing food waste at all levels in the food system.

EIT Food TrustTracker®
Research has shown that consumers do not understand or trust in the food industry. This is thought to be driven by the gap between what consumers want and what the food industry provides.

Engaging with Controversies in the Food System
Become more confident in making informed decisions about the food you eat by exploring different food controversies.

WE Lead Food
Do you want to make a real difference?
Now, more than ever, is an ideal time. We are creating a network of women leaders who wish to drive change, innovation and sustainability within the food sector as we face supply chain challenges. All you need to be is a woman who is passionate and committed about driving change within the food sector.
Smash glass ceilings. Take the leap and let’s soar together.

Trust in Our Food: Understanding Food Supply System
How much do you trust your food? Learn about food supply systems, safety, sustainability and nutrition and quality.

EIT Food Ambassadors Programme: Influencer marketing for EIT Food
FoodAmbassadors is a project that aims to engage food and health Influencers in order to co-create science-based content for their community.

Games of Food
Games of Food is increasing public awareness around balanced nutrition and a healthy lifestyle through the use of Escape games.

EIT FoodScienceClass
The EIT FoodScienceClass is a collaborative project that aims to bring students closer to food systems by helping them understand the role of food production and technology in food safety and security.

How Food is Made? Understanding Food Processing Technologies
Have you ever wondered how your food is processed before it reaches your plate? Find out with this online course.

‘SEE & EAT’: Communicating the benefits of visual familiarity as a strategy for introducing healthy foods into children’s diets 2020
Healthy eating in childhood tracks into adulthood, so promoting dietary variety should begin early.

Cultivating Engagement: a citizen participation forum on vertical farming
This project puts citizens at the centre of shaping high-tech innovations in food production to become healthier and more sustainable.

O-Live: Smart targeting of personalised food advice
The food that consumers buy and eat is influenced by a complex interaction of cognitive, sensory, economic, and health factors that lead to gaps between their intentions and behaviour.

Food and Nutrition: The Truth Behind Food Headlines
Rebuild your trust in nutrition science and look beyond the media headlines

Circular Food Generator Track
Food Generator Track is a competition which challenges Master or PhD students of 3 Universities to develop new, innovative solutions for and from food losses of production facilities and retail activities.

WeValueFood 2020
WeValueFood (2-year project) has educated, engaged and advanced the young Europeans’ knowledge of and appreciation of food, thereby empowering the next generations to make the best choices about the food that they eat.

EATrends & food fashion week
EATrends and food fashion week is raising awareness of the key trends that are shaping food innovation today, and empowering people to influence the way they eat.

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).

The FutureKitchen Virtual Reality and EatingHealthy Video Infotainment Series 2020
Creative infotaining is the future of knowledge transfer and co-creation among young generations.

Lab on a chip - Early-warning platform for food safety
Every year, over 23 million people in Europe fall ill from unsafe food, leading to 5,000 death cases.