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February 2024 Welcome to The Feed   Hello joe, We hope you enjoy this latest edition of The Feed, packed with all the latest news, inspirations, events and opportunities from across the EIT Food community.  This month we have a focus on protein diversification. Discover the latest tech trends and consumer perceptions, the challenges, and how you can learn more about this vital innovation space.  We hope you enjoy, The EIT Food Team

News and trends     Consumers fear health risks of ultra-processed foods – but lack guidance needed Discover more from the Consumer Observatory study about consumer perceptions of ultra-processed foods    Scaling protein diversification: the tenacity of a sector facing challenges Understand the key challenges in the sector and the solutions that are being scaled for success   EIT Community 2023 highlights From empowering women to harnessing AI, explore the main 2023 achievements that we supported as part of the EIT network.   Read all news and trends

Impact and inspiration     Regenerating the food system: a conversation with the EIT Food CEO     In this episode of the Food Fight podcast, host Matt Eastland is joined by EIT Food’s new CEO, Richard Zaltzman to discuss the topic of regenerating our food systems.

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FEASTS has been launched Discover more about this groundbreaking, collaborative research programme funded by Horizon Europe which explores the future of protein.   Learn more about the new project

Celebrating the New European Bauhaus in Barcelona ​ The celebration event brought together over 50 participants from relevant EIT Community programmes. Find out more from the event

Watch this     Protein diversification - is this the food of our future? Discover the startups and academics using new technologies to create sustainable ways of producing new, high-quality, safe and healthy meat substitutes.   Watch the full video

Innovation spotlight     Building a future with crops from the past    How crop diversity can help us take a step towards a sustainable and nutritious future.

Read this article to unlock the secrets

The hidden cost of eating shrimp Find out how the growing popularity of shrimp has come at a cost. Learn about the social and environmental costs

Dates for your diary

Impact Funding Framework – Application Top Tips Webinar 27 February 2024 - Online Are you planning to apply to the Impact Funding Framework? Want to know how to draft a strong proposal? Join this free webinar

Exploring Scope 3 emissions and (GHG) reductions in the agrifood supply chain 21 March 2024 - Warsaw, Poland If you’re responsible for overseeing your company’s GHG emissions, join us for this free, exclusive workshop. Register for the workshop

A new EIT Food signature event 15-16 October 2024 - Rome, Italy Keep a note in your diary to get ready for the biggest EIT Food event yet!  Sign up and register your interest

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Opportunities and funding

🛒 EIT Food Fast Track to Market 2024  We are looking to fund mature startups and SMEs up to €60k - €400k to accelerate the commercial success of products or services. Deadline for submitting applications is 10 April. Get more information and apply here

🎓 Become a Master of Food Systems ​ Apply for our Master programme and embark on a learning journey, where you will acquire the skills and knowledge to drive the transformation of our food system. Deadline for submitting applications is 30 March.  See if the programme is right for you

⭐️ Request for proposals - EIT Food new signature event 2024 ​ We are looking for an experienced event management support services agency to organise an all-new signature event for EIT Food that will be taking place in October 2024. Deadline for submitting proposals is 1 March.  Learn more about the opportunity

> Discover more opportunities on our website

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