🍏 The Feed - 2024 Food Trends Special

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January 2024 Welcome to The Feed   Hello joe, Happy New Year and welcome to the January edition of The Feed! Following on from our review of 2023 last month, we are now looking forward to how our food systems will be shaped in 2024. You can explore the most influential trends that will define the upcoming year, as well as all our usual news, opportunities and inspiration from the EIT Food community. We hope you enjoy, The EIT Food Team     Top 5 food trends in 2024   With the new year ahead, we have combined insights from across the EIT Food community to explore five key 2024 food trends that are set to shape our food system this year and beyond.

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News and trends     EIT Food appoints new CEO We are delighted to announce the appointment of Richard Zaltzman as our new Chief Executive Officer. Find out more.   Why do food systems need balance and what does it really mean? The Women in Agrifood programme is striving for a more balanced and prosperous 2024 in the agrifood industry.   Feeding the future: the crucial role of advancing food industry skills Education and skills development are essential for the future of food - find out how we are turning these into opportunities.   Read all news and trends

Impact and inspiration     Food Foresight - Food Trends for 2024     Want to have an even deeper dive into the food trends that are likely to shape this year? The Food Fight Podcast has you covered. Join Matt Eastland, alongside Ben Ebbrell (Co-founder of Sorted Foods) and Matthew Kessler ('The Feed' podcast host), as they explore the potential impact of these changes on how we perceive, create, and enjoy food throughout the year.

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A Day in the Life of a Farm Vet Meet Amanda Foo, a farm vet who travels around the countryside to various farms to help treat different animals each day. Discover more about Amanda's career

Central and Eastern European Startup Portfolio This insightful report spotlights the use of technologies driving innovation, sustainability, and efficiency across food supply chains. Read the full report

Watch this     2023: A year in food systems transformation To look to the future, it helps to learn from the past – so check out our video to discover key milestones in the food system during 2023.   Watch the full video

Innovation spotlight     Animal Agriculture: Is it All Bad?   Animal agriculture is a leading driver of ecological destruction, but what does the future of farming really look like?

Read this article to find the answers

New Innovation Hub opens in Ukraine Our new regional hub, located in Kyiv, will provide over €4 million to strengthen the region. Discover how it will make an impact in 2024.

Taking part in Veganuary? The demand for vegan and vegetarian food has exploded in the last few years. Find out more about the changemakers in 2024 and beyond who are reshaping our food landscape. Get the inside scoop

Dates for your diary

EIT Summit/InnovEIT Awards 20 February - Brussels, Belgium Hear from a wide range of inspiring, high-level speakers across worlds of the policy, business, and innovation. Find out more and register

EIT Food Career Webinar 15 February - Online Is making a change in your career one of your new year's resolutions? Join us as we take you through your job search from A to Z.  Sign up for the webinar

Food4Future / Innovation Forum 2024 16-18 April - Bilbao, Spain Join us as we gather professionals from the entire value chain at BEC in Bilbao to show how targeted nutrition will revolutionise the food industry. Discover more about the event

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Opportunities and funding

🚀 Applications open for Entrepreneurship programmes Are you are an aspiring agrifood entrepreneur, a startup, or a scaleup? Apply today to join one of our 2024 entrepreneurship programmes and connect with more than 200 leading corporations, universities, research centres, and investors. Deadline for submitting applications is 19 February. Get more information and apply here

🧠 Food for Thought: The Relationship Between Food, Gut and Brain Join over 40,000 people taking our online course to discover more about how food interacts with our bodies. Sign up to be part of the course

🌿 Impact Funding Framework - Introductory Webinar Want to learn more about what we mean by Impact Funding Framework? Our Introductory Webinar has all the answers to the questions that you've been wanting to ask. Watch the introductory webinar

> Discover more opportunities on our website

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