Public Insights and Engagement
Here at EIT Food, we define Public Engagement as “a set of diverse activities that foster a two-way dialogue between specialists and the public”.
As an organisation, we have always prioritised the active and important role consumers play in the change we seek.
Our Public Insights and Engagement Team supports EIT Food’s mission-led approach by:
- Enabling and empowering consumers to make better choices
- Influencing food systems transformation policy and business practises through access to consumer insight
- Changing public discourse around food and sustainability, and championing a mindset of transparent and science-based information
Together, we can transform the future of our food.
What We Know
Our Public Engagement Goals
Our Flagship Programmes
Consumer Observatory
2023 > 2025
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Europe’s leading hub for consumer insights on agrifood topics. We bring together research and consumer insights from across the food system. We curate and produce bespoke research, up-to-date analysis and unique insights from the agrifood…
FoodUnfolded®
2018 > 2024
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A global multimedia platform helping to tackle the sustainability challenges in our food systems by bringing people closer to their food. We reach diverse audiences through documentaries, podcasts, online articles, social media and events…
FoodEducators
2022 > 2023
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The one-stop shop for food education and agrifood careers resources. We provide tried and tested food education learning materials to teachers and schools across Europe. Working with students aged 9-18 years, we create awareness of…
Supporting Programmes
We also provide funding for innovative public engagement project ideas with the potential for societal impact. If the Proof of Concept is deemed to have societal potential, they can submit a full project proposal for continuation.
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Proofs of concepts help to determine whether an idea, a specific concept or approach when turned into reality would bring societal impact as envisioned.
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Proofs of concepts help to determine whether an idea, a specific concept or approach when turned into reality would bring societal impact as envisioned.
InformPack
2021 > 2024
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InformPack explores the cross-cultural variations amongst consumers in terms of awareness, information gaps, issues and attitudes towards food packaging upon purchase and disposal patterns at home and on the go.
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Supermarkets and consumers collaborate to make sustainable consumption easy.
Get In Touch
View our Open calls
Support for the EIT Food Agrifood Investors Network & Connecta2Invest
Deadline: November 06, 2026
Procurement
EIT Food intends to appoint a contractor (single-person company or freelancer) to support the launch, management and monitoring of the EIT Food Agrifood Investors Network and operational management, further development of the…
Protein Diversification and Healthy Ageing Think and Do Tanks Coordination & Content Creation Support Call
Deadline: November 08, 2026
Open call
This call aims to strengthen collaboration within the Protein Diversification and Healthy Ageing Think & Do Tanks through strategic coordination, knowledge sharing, and the development of high-quality content aligned with their…
Future Fit Dairy Initiative Landscape Call
Deadline: November 10, 2026
Open call
Develop science-based frameworks for setting and validating thresholds and targets for regenerative dairy farming and a full Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) model to assess farm-level economics to guide financing and scaling