Press releases
Eating seasonal and local: EUFIC launches 1st ever Europe-wide interactive fruit and vegetables map
EUFIC launches the first-ever Europe-wide fruit and vegetables seasonality interactive tool in the context of the 2021 International Year of Fruits and Vegetables.
New report released: Outcomes from the EUFIC-FAO UN Food Systems Summit Independent Dialogue
More than 100 stakeholders from academia, civil society, public and private sector gathered in February for the EUFIC – FAO independent Food Systems Dialogue. The report is now available.
EU project OLEUM develops innovative solutions to protect olive oil quality and authenticity
Innovative 3D food printer cuts food waste and boosts creativity in the kitchen
The latest FutureKichen video features the Michelin-starred brothers of Cocina Hermanos Torres, who use the 3D food printer ' Foodini' to prepare creative dishes that would be impossible to do by hand.
EU-funded FIT4FOOD2030 launches innovative toolbox to make food systems more sustainable
Polish biotech start-up produces zero-waste rapeseed protein in sustainability breakthrough
FutureKitchen series explains this food tech in Virtual Reality.
EIT Food-funded WeValueFood fosters a new generation of Food Champions
WeValueFood develops a network of Food Champions who inspire their peers through sharing knowledge about food on social media. In 2020, Food Champions are recruited in three hubs across Europe: UK, Spain, and Iceland.
EU project REFUCOAT recyclable active food packaging opens the way to sustainable and biobased alternatives
The EU-funded project REFUCOAT has successfully developed a new set of innovative and resource-efficient processes for producing bioplastics for food packaging from renewable materials, with a strong potential to replace traditional fossil-based raw materials.
Landmark paper calls for the need to develop the world’s microbiome biobanking infrastructure
A landmark paper, based on research conducted in the context of the EU-funded project Microbiome Support, highlights the need for a world microbiome biobanking infrastructure.
Sustainability at the cutting edge: EIT Food-funded FutureKitchen showcases algae plant with negative emissions in latest VR video
The FutureKitchen video series ‘infotains’ (entertain + informs) about food tech.