THE INNOVATION:

From Hunger was started in 2020 during the first lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this period, many people lost their jobs or fell into financial difficulties. From Hunger focuses on the collection of leftover fruits and vegetables from wholesalers located at the Targ
Piast market square, and redistribution to people in need. From Hunger is supported by volunteers who offer to drive to collect and distribute food, communicating mainly through a dedicated Facebook group. The group operates based on a set of guidelines to make sure
that food is distributed fairly to those who need it most. From Hunger aims to ensure that local people’s basic food needs are satisfied, making use of local, otherwise wasted resources.

LOOKING AHEAD:

From Hunger would like to have access to a kitchen to allow for the preparation of fresh meals using the leftover produce (maturing). Access to a larger car or van would be useful for efficient transportation of the food, as well as a source of funding to pay for fuel, repairs and other materials that help the initiative to run.

More Information:
Contact Person: Justyna Czerniak
Email: justyska23.jc@gmail.com

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

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The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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THE INNOVATION:

Synapsis is a foundation established in March 2020 as a spin-off of Orto Domingo, aiming at capitalizing the achievements of the urban civic network. Its aim is to set up a portfolio of services addressed to local authorities to support their local planning activities. Synapsis intends to favor innovative food policy processes which may cover social solidarity. Inclusion, sustainable development and subsidiarity as well. The foundation is hosted in space provided by the Municipality, where we operate thematic committees to address key issues and cross-cutting topics, including food.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Improving the efficiency and fluidity of dialogue between partners is an important step in improving the foundation, with attention to innovative approaches to the economic side of the foundation (maturing). In addition, promoting jobs, regenerating culture and attracting young people will be important aspects for the future.

More Information:
Website: www.fondazionesynapsis.org
Contact Person: Milena Marzano
Email: milena.marzano@milcoop.com

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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THE INNOVATION:

Madland, financed and founded in 2020 by Koalition, is a community for food political agendas. We are co-created by people vested in changing traditional food systems and actively working towards a more sustainable way of producing and eating. Madland embraces all
the pioneers out there who both develop and nurture Denmark as a food nation. We work actively to be a community that aspires and engages people to not only rethink food but also take action themselves. Both for the sake of our planet’s health, but just as importantly because we believe that food produced with an eye for quality and respect gives us the most delicious food on our plates. In other words, we want to democratize our food systems.

LOOKING AHEAD:

Madland is now focusing on the refinement of their business model and organizational processes (maturing) that can help to facilitate upscaling. Madland also aims to set-up a central digital point to gather information about food system change happening in Denmark to keep innovation and critical work alive.

More Information:
Website: www.madland.dk
Contact Person: Marie Sainabou Jeng
Email: Marie@koalitionkbh.dk

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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THE INNOVATION:

FAL Brasov aims to pilot an urban garden nearby a new neighbourhood inhabited by young parents. The neighbourhood lacks the common area where the community can come together. The main objective of the garden will be to create a community around it, by providing a space for educating children on the importance of agriculture and nutritious diet. Furthermore, the garden will help the FAL build capacity and raise awareness about the importance of local food, the foundation for the Food Council.

LOOKING AHEAD:

The activities taking place in the urban garden will be coordinated by a local NGO, that will network with different schools and children organisations, in order to offer the opportunity to participate in educational activities around the garden.

More Information:
Contact Person: Florentina Florescu
Email: florescu.florentina@gmail.com

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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THE INNOVATION:

CPH Food Space is a development environment established in 2016 for food entrepreneurs and blooming SMEs, being a visible center for
food experiences, new thoughts for food production and collaborations within and around the food world. CPH Food Space is located in the vibrant meat packing district of Copenhagen, and will house up to 300 aspiring food entrepreneurs. CPH Food Space works openly, diversely and generously for the world to have good, clean and fair food. It was established in cooperation between deeply passionate founders and entrepreneurs, who dreamt of a place with open arms and doors giving room to creativity and co-creation.

LOOKING AHEAD:

CPH Food Space see itself as a key actor in a new sustainable food system, linking people and companies of all sizes, methods, ideas in a generous sharing community (combining). To do so, more understanding and awareness of the cooperative model must be raised to facilitate better collaboration, financing options and trust (maturing).

More Information:
Website: www.cphfoodspace.dk
Contact Person: Mia Maja Hansson
Email: mail@miamaja.dk

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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THE INNOVATION:

The National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) is raising awareness of lyceum students on innovations in food area including personalized nutrition and alternative proteins through webinars and visits at the university lab or webinars. By engaging students with
these topics, innovative solutions can be developed for emerging markets, and to address global trends, and young people can be encouraged to participate in these important industries of the future. The NTUA aims to ensure food security in national level and give technologies to Greek food industry that will help them to be competitive, profitable, and sustainable.

LOOKING AHEAD:

NTUA dreams of it’s research group becoming one of the most active in the field of personalized nutrition and alternative proteins (maturing). It strives to be a knowledge lighthouse for these urgent food industry and food security issues at national level. NTUA will be a food technology innovation hub.

More Information:
Website: www.ntua.gr/en/
Contact Person: Sofia Papadaki

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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THE INNOVATION:

The Oostende City Council aims to use public space for edible greenery, social gatherings and meetings. This has been motivated by links to impact of green space on mental health and resilience to climate change impacts. Eli Devriendt works for the public space department of the city of Oostende and was the driving force behind the Green Belt of Oostende. One of the landscapes along the belt are De Tuinen van Stene (The Gardens of Stene). It is not “just” a park for walking or cycling, but includes food production such as a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) that has now been running for 8 years, grazing sheep and cattle, an orchard and water retention areas.

LOOKING AHEAD:
To maintain the success of De Tuinen van Stene and the Green Belt, an improved communication strategy, improved management and new partnerships will be key (maturing). The City Council aims to maximize the Green Belt concept, greening more areas in the city to combat heat stress, soften the city exterior, provide greenery and grow food (upscaling).

More Information:
Website: https://www.oostende.be/tuinvanstene
Contact Person: Eli Devriendt
Email: eli.devriendt@oostende.be

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FoodSHIFT 2030 aims to launch an ambitious citizen-driven transition of the European food system towards a low carbon circular future, including a shift to less meat and more plant based diets. This transition is necessary in order to address the pressing challenges for food and nutrition security, contribute to the EU commitment of reducing GHG emissions by at least 40% by 2030, and revitalize urban-rural linkages and partnerships.

To do so, it establishes FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs for maturing, combining, upscaling and multiplying existing food system innovations across nine front-runner city-regions. In turn these innovations contribute to the FoodSHIFT vision.

An Innovation Catalogue called “Innovation Portraits” was created to snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions.

Info about the Innovation Portraits Catalogue

The Innovation Catalogue will snapshot each of the Food Innovations connected with each of the FoodSHIFT Accelerator Labs (FALs) across the 9 city regions. Each FAL has a dedicated innovation focus and each chapter will present innovation cases from a particular FAL. For each of the innovations presented, a snapshot of the innovation concept and purpose will be given, alongside the key impacts the innovation has in relation to the FoodSHIFT Impact Pathways and the acceleration ambitions of the innovation.

In addition, each innovation portrait is also categorized according to its Innovation Dimension. These dimensions indicate what kind of innovation is being presented, and where in the value chain it plays a role. This is indicated by these tabs. The dimensions are defined as follows:

Product – Innovations in this category address new or updated products, including quality, safety and market impact.

Process – These innovations are relevant to new technologies for processing, logistical improvements, infrastructure and new/improved services.

Social – Innovations in this category are relevant to changes in behaviour (e.g. consumers/citizens), development of new relationships and inclusiveness.

Governance – The innovations address policy developments, including food planning, subsidies, taxing, certificates & labelling.

Learn more about all the Innovation portraits: https://foodshift2030.eu/meet-the-people-changing-your-food-system/

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