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General Information

EIT Food was launched in 2016 in order to transform our food ecosystem. By connecting consumers with businesses, start-ups, researchers and students from around Europe, EIT Food supports innovative and economically sustainable initiatives which improve our health, our access to quality food, and our environment [1] .

EIT Food partners represent over 50 of Europe's leading food companies, research- and educational institutions. The network also includes The Rising FoodStars Association which brings together Europe’s best agri-food tech start-ups [2] .

EIT Food has been set up with headquarters in Leuven/Belgium and 5 Co-Location Centres: CLC West: Belgium, France, Switzerland, CLC Central: Germany, The Netherlands, Austria, CLC South: Spain, Italy, Israel, Portugal, Greece, CLC North West: United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, CLC North-East: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Ukraine [3,4] .

 

EIT Food has six strategic objectives [5] :

  1. Overcome low consumer trust: EIT Food supports European citizens in the transition towards a smart food system that is inclusive and reassuring.
  2. Create consumer valued food for healthier nutrition: EIT Food enables individuals to make informed and affordable personal nutrition choices.
  3. Build a consumer-centric connected food system: EIT Food develops a digital food supply network with consumers and industry as equal partners.
  4. Enhance sustainability through resource stewardship: EIT Food develops solutions to transform the traditional ‘produce-use-dispose’ model into a circular bio-economy.
  5. Educate to engage, innovate and advance: EIT Food provides ‘food system’ skills for more than 10,000 students, entrepreneurs and professionals through advanced training programmes.
  6. Catalyse food entrepreneurship and innovation: EIT Food fosters innovation at all stages of business creation.

Other Informations

Please visit the web page of EIT Food for more information.

[1] https://www.eitfood.eu/

[2] https://www.eitfood.eu/about-us

[3] https://www.eitfood.eu/about-us/#our-locations

[4] https://www.eitfood.eu/contact/

[5] https://www.eitfood.eu/about-us/our-ambition