EIT Food
Annual reporting
Explore our annual highlights and our financial and non-financial performance metrics
Our main focus points
Message from our CEO, Dr. Andy Zynga
Our Impact in numbers this year
Check out our impact metrics & statistics from across regions and teams
- 50M+:direct financial support in grants and investments
- 350+:organisations across the globe in our community
- 168:partners
- 70:RisingFoodStars supported
- 361:startups supported
- €407M:investment attracted by startups and scaleups supported by EIT Food
- 150:graduates from EIT Food postgraduate programmes
- 12,492:new followers on EIT Food social media platforms
- 15:innovations launched on the market
- 8.8M+:engagements aross EIT Food and FoodUnfolded digital channels
- 20,326:consumers involved in TrustTracker® 2021
- 193:designed and tested innovations
- 98:projects
- 2,817:media mentions
- 555K:unique visitors to the website
- 2,680:members of FoodHIVE
- 27,218:people taking part in EIT Food co-creation activities
- 37,222:learners benefitting from (non-degree) education and training
- 35:partners actively involved in Business Creation programmes
- 10:FutureFoodMakers produced a Menu for Change
Impact stories
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blog
The EIT Food Trust Report reveals how much trust European consumers have in the agrifood industry and the integrity of food products. Here we highlight the key findings and explore where more work needs to be done to increase trust.
Podcast #52
EIT Food: the power of an innovation community
Lukxmi sits down with Stella Spanou, who is in charge of fundraising at The University of Aarhus, to discuss the relationship between EIT…
news
EIT Food, the world's largest food innovation ecosystem, supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), has today announced its involvement in the new European Carbon+ Farming Coalition.
blog
The EIT Food FutureFoodMakers have launched their manifesto for the food system, the Menu for Change. Find out more about their calls to action for European food sector stakeholders.
EIT Food celebrates impact at awards ceremony
October 27, 2021
news
Four winners have been announced for the EIT Food Annual Event.
Podcast #83
Naturally Meaty Meat Alternatives
How do we convince people to switch from steak to healthier, more sustainable meat alternatives? Could the answer be a meatier taste and texture?
Female agrifood tech entrepreneurs
2020 > 2021
project
Exploring barriers women face as founders and CEOs, and EIT Food’s commitment to advance gender equity.
RisingFoodStars welcomes 16 scaleups to its family
June 01, 2021
news
EIT Food’s RisingFoodStars Association has opened its doors to 16 European agtech and foodtech impactful scaleups!
Do food labels promote healthy eating in Europe?
May 18, 2021
blog
What are the key challenges when it comes to nutrition labelling in Europe and what more can be done to empower consumers to make healthier food choices?
Past reports & data
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