Our impact
Through targeted funding and collaboration, EIT Food is driving tangible change that improves lives, strengthens resilience, and protects our planet. Every story here highlights the added value, and the real-world impact of our shared mission.
2017
2024
Impact is at the heart of everything we do at EIT Food. By bringing together a vibrant community across the food system we’re transforming bold ideas into actions that make a measurable difference.
Through targeted funding and collaboration, we’re driving tangible change that improves lives, strengthens resilience, and protects our planet.
Every story here highlights the added value, and the real-world impact of our shared mission to create a better food system for all.
Key figures since 2018
225
Marketed innovations
1508
Startups and scaleups supported
280
EIT Food projects delivered 2021–2023
182
Partners
+146k
Learners benefitting
32
EIT Food hubs
Success stories
Orbisk, a pioneering organisation based in the Netherlands, is addressing this challenge head-on with innovative digital tools that have already significantly reduced food waste in many professional kitchens.
Holloid is an innovative company tackling water monitoring head-on with its AI-powered holographic detectors. Their system can identify water contaminants including various bacteria, micro-algae and plastics in under a minute.
Salus Optima has developed an innovative digital solution to empower individuals to make informed dietary and lifestyle choices.
London-based startup Mimica fights food waste with award-winning label
Mimica, a UK-based startup, is rising to the challenge of food waste with its next-generation food expiry labelling. The company has developed innovative labels and caps that provide a real-time indication of a product's freshness,…
Explore more food innovation stories
Upcycling fruit pits into plant-based produce
October 14, 2024
regional blog
Meet Kern Tec, an EIT Food startup based in Austria who are an upcycling and food tech company. The startup brings unique plant-based ingredients and products to the food market which have been created from fruit pits. So far, Kern Tec has…
news
Tel-Aviv based agricultural intelligence startup Agritask has secured a US$26M series B funding round, with EIT Food as an investor.
The Future of Plant-Based “TU-NAH”
July 19, 2024
regional blog
Meet BettaF!sh, an EIT Food startup based in Germany that creates plant-based “TU-NAH” from seaweed and fava beans. Their “TU-NAH” tastes just like tuna, looks just like tuna, is 100% plant-based, high in protein and contains no soy or…
Stefania Hau: A Supernova in Venture Capital
February 20, 2024
regional blog
Did you know that only 2% of all Venture Capital funding in Europe goes to female founded businesses?
AgristarBio: Producing the unique Fertilizer
July 23, 2024
blog
What if the amount of organic waste that is being generated and misused every day could provide for an opportunity to produce better and more sustainable fertilizers? Currently building its first large-scale factory, AgriStarBio has been…
Let's entrap the water
September 30, 2024
blog
Agricultural drought problems that are afflicting farmers in food production was the origin of BeadRoots, a startup that aims to find a solution that helps the plants survive in the form of hydrogels.
news
The Finnish startup is revolutionising protein diversification with the development of animal-free egg white, using precision fermentation, and is in fact the first company in the world to create real animal-free ovalbumin protein.
news
EIT Food Accelerator Network alumni constellr secures new funding to springboard US expansion following substantial market demand from North America.
regional news
An EIT Food funded project transformed organic waste streams into, a valuable, next generation sustainable aquaculture feed ingredient called METAFEED Alpha.
regional news
The sauce developed by JAKION has been launched by EROSKI with the support of EIT Food.
Developing plant-based meat that is good for the environment and kind to animals
Developing plant-based meat that is good for the environment and kind to animals
Developing plant-based meat that is good for the environment and kind to animals
Developing plant-based meat that is good for the environment and kind to animals
Spotlight initiatives
LILAS4SOILS
2024
project
External EIT Food Project
Fostering Carbon Farming Practices through Living Labs in the Mediterranean & Southern EU for the healthy future of European soils
AMPLE
2023
project
External EIT Food Project
Creating opportunities in the agrifood sector to enable food security
EIT Food Protein Diversification Think Tank
2022 > 2028
project
Think Tank convenes selected stakeholders and partners, fostering broad and inclusive participation to overcome barriers to innovation in the field of protein diversification.
project
Think Tank convenes selected stakeholders and partners, fostering broad and inclusive participation to overcome barriers to innovation in the field of protein diversification.
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Project lead
Rebecca Thompson
Impact Manager
Related Projects
Unlocking Cherry Seeds
2024 > 2025
project
Impact Funding Framework (IFF)
Kern Tec upcycles cherry pits, which are rich in protein and fats but typically
unusable due to cyanide, into nutritious food products. Their proprietary technology
safely removes cyanide from the seeds, addressing both the toxicity and…
project
Impact Funding Framework (IFF)
By training agricultural advisors in agricultural extension and regenerative agriculture, KIARA will improve knowledge systems in regenerative agriculture in small- and medium-sized farms in Poland, Slovakia and Ukraine. The outcome will…
project
Impact Funding Framework (IFF)
Bump by Mimica is a tactile time/temperature-sensitive label for food packs, that effectively extends the life of fresh food and reduces food waste. This project will bring Bump Tag to high-value and high carbon footprint fresh proteins,…