The top Market Innovation Award of €10,000 went to Revo Foods, an Austrian alternative protein startup that has developed a plant-based alternative to seafood using pea protein, algae extract and vegetable oil. . Revo has successfully brought his four products to market in more than 20 European countries, including fish-free smoked salmon and tuna spread alternatives.
The Marketed Innovation Award was introduced as a way to recognize innovative and impactful agri-food start-ups whose products and services support the transition to a healthier, more sustainable and more resilient food system. Ta.
Winners of the €5,000 prize include Swedish biotech startup Norbite and UK-based food waste innovator Mimica. A pioneer in biotechnology research, his Norbite company uses insect-based biorefineries to transform plastic waste into sustainable products with applications in food, feed, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, and fertilizers. Mimica has developed Bump, a temperature-sensitive indicator of food freshness. This helps reduce food waste by showing when food and beverages actually go bad, rather than relying on worst-case scenario expiration dates.
The full list of €5,000 winners is below:
- Agricolus Srl (Italy) – develops innovative technologies for data collection and analysis for smart agriculture
- Lisaqua (France) – Created a unique process for farming shrimp in a controlled land-based system.
- Essento Food AG (Switzerland) – produces delicious, protein-rich and sustainable insect food products.
- SafetyNet Technologies (UK) – designs and builds solutions that enable precision fishing in the fishing industry.
- Kern Tec (Austria) – an upcycling company that turns industrial by-products into high-value raw materials for the food and beverage industry
- Agua de Sol SAS (France) – develops SunAir Fountain, a solution that enables the production of drinking water using renewable resources
- Ace Aquatec (UK) – innovative technology to improve welfare and monitor aquaculture production
- BISARI AGROINNOVATION SL (Spain) – develops electrostatic technology that enables assisted pollination of crops and increases yields
- Fermentful (Latvia) – We make dairy-free fermented drinks that benefit your mental and physical health and are kind to the planet.
- Carbon Harvesters (Ireland) – Developed a platform to help farmers monitor and identify mitigation strategies to reduce emissions from their farms.
- Angras Aguinaga (Spain) – The convenience of chilled seafood and innovation in the ready-to-eat food market
- EZPack Water Ltd. (Israel) – develops, manufactures and markets unique and proprietary solutions for storing, distributing and moving water.
- Plant on Demand (Spain) – Provides management tools for direct sales and marketing, designed in collaboration with producers, cooperatives and agroecology groups.
- Reset for Life SRL (Romania) – Creates online nutrition and food re-education programs for consumers
- Zero Wave (Bulgaria) – Producing protein-rich vegan crackers from waste
- Beta Bugs Limited (UK) – develops and markets the Black Soldier Fly variety.
- SIA GOT FOODS (Latvia) – Produces dairy alternative using yellow split peas
All 20 startups have developed products or services that are brought to market after engaging with EIT Food. This includes startups that have gone through one of his EIT Food entrepreneurship programs, Seedbed, EIT Food Accelerator Network, and Rising FoodStars.
Grand prize winner Revo Foods has previously participated in several EIT Food programs, including the Global Food Venture Programme, designed for PhD students with an entrepreneurial spirit. Revo Foods will then join the EIT Food Accelerator Network and receive support in developing a business plan, preparing an investment round and connecting with a network of industry experts, and will apply to EIT Food's Rising FoodStars program this year.
“We are thrilled to have this opportunity to participate in the EIT Food program and recognize and recognize startups that are creating real impact by bringing their products and services to market. ”Andy Zinga, CEO of EIT Food, said: “From protein diversification to sustainable agriculture, the Marketing Innovation Award winners provide consumers with exciting new options on supermarket shelves and equip food producers with new technologies that maximize efficiency.” We are driving transformation across all parts of the food system by delivering
“We look forward to following and supporting the next stage of their journey and hope other entrepreneurs will be inspired to see what is possible.”
Robin Simsa, CEO of Revo Foods, added: “EIT Food has supported Revo Foods’ mission to end overfishing with better alternatives from day one and is one of our most important start-up networks in Europe.
“It is truly amazing what EIT Food has been able to achieve with these entrepreneurs in such a short period of time, and I am confident that they will continue to be a driving force for innovation towards a sustainable food future in Europe and around the world. I am.”
