EUROPEAN FOOD INNOVATION

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1 ANUGA COLOGNE / GERMANY 6-7 October 2013 Student Awards 5 th edition The future of food 18 participating countries Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and United Kingdom

2 EDITORIAL Antonio TAJANI Antonio TAJANI Vice-president of the European Commission, in charge of Industry and Entrepreneurship European Commission The food industry ranks fi rst in the European manufacturing sector in terms of added value, employment and raw material usage. It is a pillar of European industry, which is more resistant to the economic crisis than other industries, and has a massive trade surplus. In addition, food supply is intimately linked both to European cultures and management of natural resources. For all these reasons this sector is important to me. The environmental impact of the food industry is high, hence the importance of an innovative and ecological policy in this area. Taking into account the elements of sustainable development in the development of food products has become an environmental requirement, but also a major challenge for the competitiveness of agribusinesses in future years. Effi cient use of resources is effectively one of the key factors in ensuring sustainable growth in the Europe 2020 Strategy. The transition to a more sustainable food industry sector will require coordinated action at all levels, from global to local. A project like EcoTroFood involves different domains: eco-innovation, entrepreneurship and requires taking into account environmental considerations. This is why DG Enterprise and Industry of the European Commission decided in late 2010, in view of the success of the young food industry s innovators competition Trophélia France, to expand the French initiative and give it a European and ecological dimension by incorporating it into its CIP (Competitiveness and Innovation Programme) under the name EcoTroFood. The ECOTROPHELIA competitions have proven to be true catalysts for the promotion of creativity and the training of young entrepreneurs with eco-innovative solutions in the food industry. EcoTroFood also helps to facilitate cooperation between various actors (stakeholders) in the eco-innovation and the food processing industry through new and better services to support innovation, to bridge the gap between research and development and marketing for eco-innovative SMEs. Support for young entrepreneurs and SMEs is a real priority for me and EcoTroFood is an essential complement to other European initiatives such as the EU 2020 Innovation Union, the «Small Business Act», the Erasmus for Young Entrepreneurs and objectives of the European Enterprise Network as well as the activities of «high-level forum on improving the functioning of the food supply chain. That is why I am proud of the European Commission s participation in the EcoTroFood project. I wish good luck to all the ECOTROPHELIA participants and I hope they will gain immense satisfaction, both professionally and gastronomically, from their eco-innovations. Antonio TAJANI Vice-président de la Commission européenne, chargé de l industrie et de l entreprenariat La Commission européenne «L industrie agro-alimentaire occupe le premier rang du secteur manufacturier européen en termes de valeur ajoutée, d emploi et d utilisation de matières premières. C est un pilier de l industrie européenne, qui résiste mieux à la crise économique que d autres industries, et qui dégage un excédent commercial considérable. Par ailleurs, l alimentation est intiment liée à la fois aux cultures européennes et à la gestion des ressources naturelles. Pour toutes ces raisons, c est un secteur qui me tient à cœur. L impact environnemental de l industrie agroalimentaire est élevé, d où l importance d une politique innovatrice et écologique dans ce secteur. La prise en compte des éléments de développement durable dans l élaboration des produits agroalimentaires est devenue une exigence environnementale, mais aussi un enjeu majeur de la compétitivité des entreprises agroalimentaires pour les années futures. L utilisation effi cace des ressources est en effet un des facteurs clés pour assurer la croissance durable par la Stratégie Europe La transition vers un secteur agro-alimentaire plus durable nécessitera des actions coordonnées à tous les niveaux, du global au local. Un projet comme EcoTroFood agit sur plusieurs leviers: l éco-innovation, l esprit d entreprise et l intégration de considérations environnementales. C est pourquoi la DG Entreprises et Industrie de la Commission européenne a décidé fi n 2010, vu le succès de la compétition de jeunes innovateurs de l agro-alimentaire Trophélia France, d élargir cette initiative française et d y donner une dimension européenne et écologique en l incorporant dans son programme CIP (Programme-cadre pour la compétitivité et l innovation), sous le nom EcoTroFood. Les compétitions ECOTROPHELIA se sont avérées des véritables catalyseurs pour la promotion de la créativité et la formation de jeunes entrepreneurs aux solutions éco-innovantes dans l agroalimentaire. EcoTroFood aide également à faciliter la coopération entre les différents intervenants dans l éco-innovation et l industrie de transformation alimentaire, via de nouveaux et meilleurs services de soutien à l innovation, pour combler le fossé entre recherche et développement et la commercialisation pour les PME éco-innovantes. Le soutien aux jeunes entrepreneurs et aux PMEs est une véritable priorité pour moi et EcoTroFood est un complément essentiel à d autres initiatives européennes comme EU 2020 l Union de l innovation, le «Small Business Act», le Programme Erasmus pour jeunes entrepreneurs et les objectifs du European Enterprise Network ainsi que les activités du «Forum à haut niveau sur l amélioration du fonctionnement de la chaîne d approvisionnement alimentaire». C est pourquoi je suis fi er de la participation de la Commission européenne au projet EcoTroFood. Je souhaite bonne chance à l ensemble des participants à EcoTrophelia et j espère qu ils retireront de leurs éco-innovations une immense satisfaction tant sur le plan professionnel que gastronomique». 2 3

3 INTERVIEWS Michael KNOWLES - Peter VAN BLADEREN Michael KNOWLES Chairman European Technology Platform «Food For Life» Vice-President Global Scientifi c & Regulatory Affairs (Retd.), The Coca-Cola Company The availability of qualifi ed and experienced personnel committed to research and innovation is key to its success. ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE is a competition which not only attracts students from the food sector, but also presents an incubator for innovative ideas for the food industry. This initiative adheres perfectly to the Lisbon strategy of the European Commission which aims to boost innovation in order to increase the competitiveness of European industries. In addition ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE is also in agreement with the objectives laid out in the European technology Platform «Food for Life». This Platform integrates an educational dimension in order to contribute to the development of skilled contributors in the food industry sector: by encouraging young people to choose a career in the food industry sector ; by raising awareness of a culture of innovation. The availability of qualifi ed personnel sensitive to innovation is a key condition for successful innovation. The involvement of national food federations under the umbrella of FoodDrinkEurope is a signifi cant and positive sign of their willingness to encourage development of research and innovation at product and manufacturing process levels. Peter VAN BLADEREN Global Head Regulatory and Scientifi c Affairs, Nestlé SA ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE helps to promote innovation and creativity among students interested in a career in the food industry. The challenge for students to develop new and interesting products, taking into account the technical, economic and regulatory parameters, is a formidable way to introduce them to the practices and endless opportunities of working in the world of R&D. Students are better prepared for their future profession, while businesses discover the original ideas and approaches explored by the students. «Si ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE est une compétition qui attire les étudiants du secteur agro-alimentaire, c est également un incubateur d idées innovantes pour le secteur. Cette initiative s inscrit dans le cadre de la stratégie de Lisbonne défi nie par la Commission européenne, dont l objectif consiste à promouvoir l innovation dans le but d améliorer la compétitivité des industries européennes. En outre, ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE répond aux objectifs défi nis par la Plate-forme technologique européenne «Food for Life» qui prévoit un volet «éducation» visant à contribuer à renforcer l attractivité et les compétences du secteur agro-alimentaire : en encourageant les jeunes à opter pour une carrière dans l industrie agro-alimentaire ; en encourageant la mise en place d une culture de l innovation. Pour être couronnée de succès, une politique d innovation implique de disposer de personnels qualifi és sensibilisés à l importance de l innovation. La participation de fédérations nationales du secteur agro-alimentaires à l initiative FoodDrinkEurope est un signe positif fort traduisant leur volonté de s investir dans le développement de la recherche et de l innovation, tant en ce qui concerne les produits que les méthodes de production». «ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE permet de promouvoir l innovation au sein du secteur agroalimentaire par le biais des étudiants. Ces derniers sont incités à développer des produits innovants qui tiennent compte de paramètres techniques, économiques et réglementaires. Cet exercice pratique permet une expérience de terrain qui prépare les futurs professionnels aux contraintes industrielles liées à la recherche et au développement. C est également un formidable outil de promotion du potentiel créatif et innovant des métiers du secteur agro-alimentaire permettant aux entreprises de bénéfi cier des idées les plus originales des étudiants». 4 5

4 INTERVIEWS Daniele ROSSI - François MARIANI Daniele ROSSI Chairman R&D Group FoodDrinkEurope ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE is a key competition that attracts not only students to the food sector, but also that represents a hotbed of eco-innovative ideas for the food industry. This competition aims to encourage SMEs from the food sector to invest in innovation and to offer them access to excellent food products, pending for their development. The food industry has to constantly recreate itself: very effective in boosting competitiveness, innovation is thus a priority for companies. Genuine hotbed of innovative ideas for the food sector, collective adventure at the crossroads of education, research and business, ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE has included, since 2011, the eco-innovation dimension and thus, is answering to a real concern. Sustainability is a strategic issue for the food industry which has the ambition to become an example of economic development, environmentally friendly, all over the world. «ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE est un concours phare qui non seulement attire des étudiants vers le secteur alimentaire, mais constitue un véritable incubateur d idées éco-innovantes pour l industrie alimentaire. Ce concours vise à encourager les PME du secteur agroalimentaire à investir dans l innovation et à leur offrir un accès à des produits d excellence en attente de développement. L industrie agroalimentaire doit constamment se réinventer : formidable levier de compétitivité, l innovation est ainsi une priorité pour les entreprises. Véritable incubateur d idées innovantes pour le secteur, aventure collective au carrefour de la formation, de la recherche et de l entreprise, ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE inclut depuis 2011 la dimension éco innovation et répond ainsi à une préoccupation de terrain. En effet, la durabilité est un enjeu stratégique pour le secteur agroalimentaire qui a l ambition de devenir un exemple de développement économique respectueux de l environnement pour le monde entier». François MARIANI President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vaucluse ECOTROPHELIA is a great adventure, an adventure born in Avignon, Provence, in the South of France. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vaucluse, with its partners and stakeholders in the food industry, launched in 2000 the student food innovation awards for promoting excellence and innovation in this characteristic sector of our region. Given the success of this enterprise, ECOTROPHELIA exceeded its national framework and took on a European dimension in This success is the result of extensive partnerships at local, national and European levels. The different players in this project have found a powerful complement to creating a dynamic structure to benefi t the entire industry. ECOTROPHELIA is a major European melting pot of innovation and competitiveness in the food industry. The European Commission confi rmed its support by mandating the CCI of Vaucluse in 2011 to implement a European project to promote eco-innovation in the food chain: ECOTROFOOD. This year ECOTROPHELIA Europe sees Universities competing from 18 different countries. This clearly demonstrates how the local experience of a territory can feed the actions at European level and even become a reference. It is a point of pride for entrepreneurs in the Vaucluse who have invested their energy in promoting this sector. They are now recognized at the highest level of legitimacy and relevance for their work. Yes, entrepreneurs and food industry players in Europe, we have a common goal to build the services of this sector and its businesses. Because it is our duty to work towards an area where the global competitiveness of European companies is widely proven and recognized. We must make the most of Europe s best economical assets. In this sense of commitment of our Chamber of Commerce and Industry and our partners, I want to thank them sincerely for their support and loyalty. «ECOTROPHELIA est une belle aventure! Une aventure née à Avignon en Provence, dans le sud de la France. La Chambre de Commerce et d Industrie de Vaucluse, avec ses partenaires et avec les acteurs de la fi lière professionnelle, a lancé en 2000 les trophées étudiants de l innovation alimentaire pour promouvoir l excellence et l innovation dans ce secteur d activité si caractéristique de notre région. Face au succès de cette entreprise, ECOTROPHELIA a dépassé son cadre national et a pris une dimension européenne dès Cette réussite est le fruit de larges partenariats au niveau local, national et européen. Les différents acteurs ont trouvé une belle complémentarité pour créer une dynamique structurante et bénéfi que à toute la fi lière. ECOTROPHELIA est un rendez-vous européen majeur de l innovation et de la compétitivité des entreprises agroalimentaires. La Commission Européenne l a reconnue en mandatant la CCI de Vaucluse en 2011 pour mettre en œuvre un projet européen de promotion de l écoinnovation dans la fi lière agroalimentaire : ECOTROFOOD. Cette année, ECOTROPHELIA Europe voit concourir des Universités de 18 pays différents. C est dire combien l expérience locale d un territoire peut nourrir les actions au niveau européen et même devenir une référence. C est une fi erté pour les entrepreneurs de Vaucluse qui ont déployé leur énergie pour promouvoir cette fi lière. Ils voient aujourd hui reconnus au plus haut niveau la légitimité et l intérêt de leur action. Oui, entrepreneurs et acteurs de la fi lière agroalimentaire d Europe, nous avons une ambition commune à construire au service de ce secteur et de ses entreprises. Car il est de notre devoir d œuvrer en faveur d un domaine où la compétitivité mondiale des entreprises européennes est très largement avérée et reconnue. Il faut savoir valoriser au maximum ses meilleurs atouts. C est tout le sens de l engagement de notre Chambre de Commerce et d Industrie et de nos partenaires, que je tiens à remercier pour leur soutien et leur fi délité.» 6 7

5 PRESS EXTRACTS EUROPEAN ECOTROPHELIA MEDIA COVERAGE 8 9

6 PRESS EXTRACTS EUROPEAN ECOTROPHELIA MEDIA COVERAGE ECOTROPHELIA UK 2013 Food InnovatI o n Student awards eco innovation Persberic cht 16 juni 2013 Wagenin ngs studententeam wint voorronde Ecotrophelia Een studententeam van Wageningen Universiteitt heeft de voorronde van de Ecotrophel lia gewonnen en mag Nederland vertegenwoordigen tijdens de internationalee competitie e. Deze vindt tijdens de Anuga-beurs in Keulen plaats. Het team won met een zelfontwik kkelde, op quinoa gebaseerde, chocoladedrank. De Ecotrophelia is een jaarlijkse Europese competitie tussen studententeams van hogescholen en universiteite en. Opdracht is om een nieuw, duurzaam voedingspro oduct te ontwikkelen. Vorig jaar sleepte het Nederlandse team de Europese hoofdprijs in de wacht met Chef Lupin, een vleesvervan nger van gefermenteerde lupine. Zes teams Zes teams van Van Hall Larenstein, Has Hogeschool, Hogeschool Arnhem-Nijmegen en Wageningen n Universiteit presenteerden tijdens deze voorronde hun concepten. De inzendingen varieerden van bier op basis van wei tot koekjes waarin oud brood verwerkt is. Een jury beoordeelde e het concept op duurzaamheid, maakbaarheid en verkoopbaarheid en proefde de producten. Regionale productie Het winnende team presenteerdee een chocoladedrank op basis van quinoa. Team captain Randi Phinney: Quinoa kan op veel plaatsen in de wereld worden verbouwd. Door te verbouwen en te verwerken voor regionale markten, kun je flink op transportbewegingen en dus op CO2-uitstoot besparen. Omdat quinoa rijk aan eiwit is, vormt het een waardevol component in de dagelijkse voeding. Veel creativiteit Kees de Gooijer was namens de Topsector Agri & Food juryvoorzitter. Hij was tevreden met het niveau van de inzendingen: De teams hadden hun concepten goed uitgewerkt. Ze lieten in hun presentaties s zien dat ze nagedacht hadden over de duurzaamheidsaspecten, maar ook over de technologische haalbaarheid en over de marketing. Het is prachtig om te zien hoeveel creativiteitt er op de Nederlandse opleidingenn rondloopt. +++ Noot voor de redactie Meer informatie kunt u verkrijgen bij Kees de Gooijer, directeur TKI-bureau Agri& Food, tel: Bijgaande foto van de prijswinnaars (v.l.n.r. Mijung Joanne, Kim Nicolas Tsisios, Randi Phinney) mag rechtenvrij worden gebruikt

7 SUCCESS STORIES CRIKIZZ France Name of the product: CRIKIZZ Product marketed by:ynsect Country: France Website: Contact name: Julie CORTAL Want to impress your friends with a surprising challenge? Want to stand out by offering an amazing appetizer? Look no further - with Crikizz, insects will be part of your party! Crikizz have surprised the appetizer world with a range of mealworm based snacks and now challenge consumers to enjoy a unique ingredient: insects. Insects have real known and recognized potential: in short, they are nutritious and ecological! But it goes without saying that the image of this food substance does not play in its favor. So there is work to be done to enhance their palatability and it is this challenge that Crikizz have taken on. In addition, with their unique manufacturing process, Crikizz contain far less fat than usual aperitif nibbles. Combining pleasure and practicality Crikizz offer a surprising product for consumers looking for new sensations. Crikizz is marketed by Ynsect, a young company founded in late 2011 that has decided to create and sell finished products prepared with European insects destined for human and animal consumption. To position itself as a pioneer in the industry, the company is studying various research themes: the nutritional qualities of each species, studies to improve the environmental impact of the production of insects and the use of by-products of the protein extraction. SOcrock Italy Name of the product: SOcrock Product marketed by: FRUTELIA & Letellier GmbH Country: Germany Website: Contact name: Michela DIONI SOcrock is a new and sustainable product made from white sorghum, an old and less demanding cereal with great potential. With an essential and natural recipe, SOcrock is a bi-taste snack (half chocolate, half cereal) crunchy, light, and rich in fi ber, which gratifi es without swelling. It is a handy and fast hunger-cruncher to keep always in your bag. With an attractive design, it can be eaten at any time and everywhere. Simple but not obvious, SOcrock marks a return to origins with a twist. With only 88 Kcal per bar, it satisfi es your greediness without guilt. But SOcrock is not only taste and pleasure. Naturalness and innovation make it an eco-friendly snack: with nutritional properties similar to corn, sorghum has lower water requirements and greater adaptability. In SOcrock, white sorghum is used in various forms: as blown grains, as syrup and as fi ber. SOcrock s nutritional added value is provided by ingredients obtained from what the food industry considers as byproducts (fi ber and grape seeds). The supply of raw materials and the fi nished product are manufactured and made achievable within a few kilometers. The primary packaging is fully recyclable, while the secondary has been replaced by a multipack where more bars are joined by adhesive side. The impact on the ecosystem has resulted in an environmental label, applied to develop customer s awareness, encouraging behavioral change in favor of environment: SOcrock always falls in the best categories of sustainability. Volga Meat Chips Russia Name of the product: Meat chips Volga Product marketed by: JSC Family sausages Country: Russia Contact name: Tatiana Giro An environmentally friendly product, prepared from pork, lamb, beef. Raw meat and specially introduced bacterial agents, the so-called «starter cultures» Bacto Flavor BFL-FO2 are used to speed up the process and give the product an attractive color and natural protection from pathogenic fl ora. In addition, the use of starter cultures Bacto Flavor BFL-FO2 produces a product similar in taste and texture to traditional crisps. Beef from animals raised on clean feed is used in the production of Meat Chips. The remoteness of the natural pastures from industrial sites and a ban on the use of forage crops that ensures ecological safety is another important factor in favor of using beef as raw material. The use of raw organic beef, bacterial starter cultures Bacto Flavor BFL-FO2, as well as fermentation and drying, has allowed us to create an ecologically safe technology for meat chips «Volga». The food product is marketed by the company «Фамильные sausages» the owner of one of the largest meat-processing plants in the Volga region, and of the production of semi-fi nished products, with a total production capacity of over 25 tons per year. «Фамильные sausages» also has its own logistics center and 7 sales offi ces around the Volga region

8 PRESENTATION OF THE 2013 COMPETITION ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE 2013 REGULATION EXTRACTS PRINCIPLES OF THE COMPETITION ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE is a European competition for creating innovative food products that puts each participating country s shortlisted prize-winners head to head. The ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE competition originates from the European project called «European Trophelia Service Platform for Eco-innovation in Food», or «EcoTroFood» from the European Commission s Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (C.I.P). «EcoTroFood» is a Europewide project ( ) that aims to promote eco-innovation in the food industry. PARTICIPANTS The ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE competition is directed at any national organisation incorporated as a food association or national industry platform (regardless of the legal structure - association, company...) recognized by the ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE Organizing Committee. The national organiser is hereafter called «the Participant». Are allowed to participate in the contest: National organisations from European Union Member states; National organisations from European countries not in the European Union; Non-European national organisations as associated countries, under the authorization of the Organizing Committee HOW THE TEAMS SHOULD BE MADE UP A student team is made up of at least 2 (two) and no more than 10 (ten) students. Each student must be registered at a European state controlled or private higher education establishment or science or business school. Students who are over 35 (thirty fi ve) years old are not accepted. Each student team must designate a «Team Manager» who will be the intermediary between the Organizing Committee and their team. He/she must be present at the ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE competition. Organisation, running and supervision of the student team taking part in the competition is the responsibility of the Participant. SPECIFICATIONS The food product entered in the competition must meet all the criteria set out in the following offi cial specifi cations, without the list of these criteria being drawn up in increasing or decreasing order of importance, hereafter the «offi cial specifi cations». The food product must: be fi t for human consumption and aimed at consumers; be marketable in retail distribution or the restaurant and hotel sectors; be innovative in one or several aspects compared to food products already on the market. This innovation can come especially from the concept, and/or technology, and/or recipe, and/or packaging ; take on board eco-innovation, which could mean the basic ingredients (origin, organic or with low carbon footprint) and/ or packaging (recyclable) and/or manufacturing process (energy saving, water recycling) and/or distribution-logistics (new channels or direct consumer sales), making it easier for all businesses in the food production chain to integrate the environmental dimension; stand out for its taste, nutritional or other qualities; be reproducible for manufacturing in a production unit based on technical specifi cations (ingredients, manufacturing process, cost price, business investment ); conform to relevant regulations (processing, additives and ingredients, packaging, labelling, advertising standards, food safety ); be commercially relevant (suitable for a local and/or national and/ or European market and meeting a demand, marketing plan, packaging, logistics ); show global coherence for all the criteria set out above JUDGING PANEL SELECTION PROCEDURES To choose the competition winners and award prizes accordingly, a European judging panel will be formed, composed of representative fi gures from the food and distribution industry sector, members of the European Commission, an industrial representative from the national food industry and appointed by the Participant, as well as specialists in food innovation. The European judging panel will assess the students presentation in English and the products taste qualities. During the selection process, each team will present their product in English, organize a tasting of the product and answer questions from the judging panel. Each member of the judging panel will give a score for each project. The mark for each project is determined by the average of the marks given to each dossier by the members of the judging panel. The highest mark will go to the project, which the judging panel thinks best corresponds to the criteria set out in the specifi cations. The three winning projects will be the three that received the top three highest scores from the judging panel. Prizes will be awarded in reverse order of scores. If two or more projects receive the same mark, a second mark will be given after further discussion of said projects by members of the judging panel. If the projects concerned receive the same mark again, the best project will be decided by drawing lots. Each judging panel member shall be subject to the principle of impartiality inherent to the ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE competition. The industrial representative, judging panel member, appointed by each Participant to represent the national food industry, cannot judge the product presented by their own country s national team. The judging panel s decisions are fi nal and not subject to appeal. The judging panel members are bound by secrecy. The minutes of the judging panel s decisions are held at the headquarters of the ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE Organizing Committee. The deliberation of the results and ranking of the teams will remain confi dential. Any confi dential information submitted by the teams and identifi ed as such by said teams as Confi dential, may not be disclosed or published without their express permission. AWARDS The competition has three (four) prizes: ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE Gold Prize: 8000 (eight thousand Euros) ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE Silver Prize: 4000 (four thousand Euros) ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE Bronze Prize: 2000 (two thousand Euros) The judging panel reserves the right to award, without appeal, a special distinction to a participating team whose fi le will present a particular original innovation. The prizes will be paid by bank transfer to each student in the prize winning teams, who signed the collective agreement. They will each receive a sum equivalent to the pro rata amount of the overall prize awarded. The winners accept the prizes in advance, which cannot be exchanged

9 JUDGING PANEL 18 NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVES 7 OFFICIAL REPRESENTATIVES BELGIUM Mr. Guy PATERNOSTER Director Raw Materiels Tiense Suikerraffi naderij - Raffi nerie Tirlemontoise THE CZECH REPUBLIC Mr. František SMRŽ Chief Manager of bakery company, ZEELANDIA, spol. S r.o DENMARK Mr. Jørgen RISUM Associate Professor (emeritus) DTU - Technical University of Denmark, National Food Institute FRANCE Mr. Yves BAYON de NOYER Vice-President ANIA, National Association of Food Industries GERMANY Mr. Georg BOECKER General Manager / Head of Business, Ernst Boecker GmbH & Co. KG GREECE Dr. Dimitrios LADIKOS Head of Research and Development YIOTIS SAYIOTIS SA Member of the Scientifi c Committee of SEVT, Member of the ETP Board, GREECE HUNGARY Mr. Tamás ÉDER PR and Corporational Concern Manager, Bonafarm Co. President, Federation of Hungarian Food Industries ICELAND Ms. Ragnheidur HEDINSDOTTIR M.Sc. Food Scientist Federation of Iceland Industries ITALY Mr. Annibale PANCRAZIO Board Member of Pancrazio SA Pancrazio SpA - Industrie conserviere alimentary THE NETHERLANDS Dr.Ir. C.D (Kees) DE GOOIJER Chief Inspiration Offi cer Food & Nutrition Delta ROMANIA Mrs. Daniela CIUCLARU R&D and QC Manager Puratos Prod SRL RUSSIA Mrs. Tatiana GIRO Head of «Technologies of Meat and Dairy Products» department Saratov State Agrarian University SERBIA Mr. Viktor NEDOVIĆ President of the Serbian Association of Food Technologists Coordinator of National Technology Platform Food for Life Serbia SLOVENIA Mrs. Darja JAMNIK Head of Commercial Department MERCATOR-EMBA D.D SPAIN Mrs. Virginia GONZÁLEZ Director Personnel GRUPO SIRO SWITZERLAND TBC UKRAINE Mr.Iaroslav VERBOVSKYI Deputy Head of Sales PE IMPEXAGRO UNITED KINGDOM Professor Margaret PATTERSON President IFST Institute of Food Science & Technology Mr. Michael KNOWLES Chairman of the Judging Panel ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE 2013 Chairman European Technology Platform «Food For Life» Vice-President Global Scientifi c & Regulatory Affairs (Retd.), The Coca-Cola Company FoodDrinkEurope EUROPEAN COMMISSION Mr. Thomas HEYNISCH Deputy Head of Unit Food and Healthcare Industries, Biotechnology DG Enterprise and Industry Mr. Michel COOMANS Head of Unit (e.r.) Food Industry NESTLE Dr. Dominique TAEYMANS Corporate Regulatory & Scientifi c Affairs International Relations NESTEC Ltd. AUCHAN Mr. Serge GAY Director SME Relations AUCHAN Group ANUGA KOELNMESSE GmbH Mr. Gerald BÖSE Chief Executive Offi cer KOELNMESSE FOODDRINKEUROPE Mr. Daniele ROSSI Chairman R&D Group FoodDrinkEurope 16 17

10 S 18 COMPETING COUNTRIES THE EUROPEAN FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRY KEY FIGURES BELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK FRANCE GERMANY GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND ITALY NETHERLANDS ROMANIA RUSSIA SERBIA SLOVENIA SPAIN SWITZERLAND UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Key fi gures of the national food industry Main fi gures of the sector Belguim Czech Republic Denmark France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Italy The Netherlands Romania Russia Serbia Slovenia Spain Switzerland Ukraine United Kingdom Turnover: billions ,36 20,13 106,90 151,80 13, , G Euros 9, , , ,60 90 Company export volume: billions ,32 42,90 47;74 3, , % of Dutch exports including Agri sector (hence 125 G Euros) 1, , , mio CHF (18%) 12, Added value: billions ,898 29,5 32,75 3,30 0,91 24, , Number of companies , , Number of employees related to the food industry FTE million mln

11 BELGIUM CZECH REPUBLIC Federation of the Belgian Food Industry - FEVIA Address: Kunstlaan Brussels General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mrs. Ariane LOUWAEGE, Scientifi c Mediator European Projects Potravinȧřskȧ Komora České Republiky - PK ČR Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic - FFDI Address: Počernickȧ 96/ Praha 10 - Malešice General Phone Number: Website: ; Contact Person: Ms. Šárka ŠTEJARVOVA, Manager FEVIA is the federation of the food companies in Belgium. FEVIA plays a role of interface between the industrial companies in the sector and the socio-economic environment in which they carry out their activities. FEVIA concentrates its actions on three main priority areas: 1) Food Policy 2) Labour Relations 3) The environment and energy The members of FEVIA include 480 companies of different sizes and 26 associations representing the different subsectors of the food industry. OF THE FOOD AND DRINK INDUSTRIES CR (FFDI) is the a private non-governmental and non-profi t body representing the interests of the Czech Food and Drink Industries at National, European and International level. Members of the Federation are Branch Associations and individual food companies. FFDI priorities are: To help its members to compete effectively and to meet the challenge of the globalisation. To contribute to the development of a legislative and economic framework, addressing issues of competitiveness, food quality and safety, consumer information and respect for the environment. To facilitate the food and drink industries to invest more on R&D and innovation. To increase consumer confi dence by promoting food safety, nutrition information and encouraging the dialogue on diet, lifestyle and health issues. To establish close and fruitful cooperation among all stakeholders. FFDI is a member of CIAA and one of the founding members of the SPES GEIE (European Economic Interest Grouping known as Spread European Safety EEIG). In the framework of the European Technological Platform Food for Life (ETP), on 20th March 2006 FFDI established Czech Technological Platform Food for Life (CTPP) and is a member of the network of the National Technology Platforms Food for Life (NFTPs)

12 DENMARK FRANCE Danish National Food Institute Technical University of Denmark - DTU Food Address: Søltofts Plads, building Kgs. Lyngby General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Ms. Hanne LØJE, Assistant Professor Association Nationale des Industries Alimentaires ANIA Address: 21 rue Leblanc Paris General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person : Ms. Françoise GORGA, Innovation Manager The National Food Institute, Technical university of Denmark operates within fi ve technical focus areas: Biotechnology, nutrition, food quality, food safety, food technology and environment & health. The work comprises aspects from the entire production and distribution chain from primary production over industrial processing to the preparation in the consumer s home or industrial kitchens as well as assessment of how foods impact human health including pollutants and additives in foods. The National Food Institute generates new knowledge through research and monitoring, develops research-based services for public and private enterprises and trains students and researchers within the department s research focus areas. The National Food Institute has about 400 employees. ANIA is the association representing the French Food Industry. First industrial sector in France with a turnover of 160, 9 billion euros in 2012, the food industry is considered as a fl agship of our country in the world. The 13,500 food companies (of which more than 97% are SMEs) employ almost 500,000 workers (fi rst industrial employer in France). ANIA represents 22 sub-sectors of the Food industry: processed meat products, dairies, soft drinks, ready to eat meals, snacks, canned foods Its mission is to promote the competitiveness of the food sector. This is why ANIA s staff is dealing with all key issues for the food companies: i.e. Food quality and safety, economic issues, sustainability and innovation The last two items are the reason why ECOTROPHELIA is seen as a real opportunity by French food companies

13 GERMANY GREECE Forschungskreis der Ernährungsindustrie e.v FEI Address: Godesberger Allee , Bonn General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mrs. Daniela KINKEL, PR manager The Research Association of the German Food Industry (FEI) is a non-profi t, registered association supporting research projects in all fi elds of food science, food technology and nutritional science. Up today the FEI is the sole research association spanning almost all branches and disciplines of the food and drink industry in Germany. The FEI organises the competion TROPHELIA Deutschland since fourth time in The FEI connects economy and science: It coordinates yearly about 100 cooperative research projects, organises scientifi c conferences and publishes different media for experts. 60 enterprises, 55 industrial branch associations and 120 research institutes are organised within the Research Association of the German Food Industry (FEI). The fi nancing is provided by private funding (enterprises and industrial associations) and public funding (Federal Ministry of Economy and Technology). Federation of Hellenic Food Industries - SEVT Address: 21 Agias Sofi as Str Neo Psychiko, Athens General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Dr. Fotini SALTA, Techno-Scientifi c Mediator SEVT is the offi cial body representing the interests of the Hellenic Food and Drink Industries at National, European and International level. Members of the Federation are Branch Associations and individual food companies. The main areas of SEVT activities are related to Food Safety and Quality, Nutrition and Diet, Food Law and Administrative Law, Crisis Management, Communication, European and International Agreements, Industrial Relations and Trade Unions, Agricultural Policy, Environment and Packaging Directives and Research and Innovation. SEVT priorities are: Improve competitiveness Strengthen extroversion Investments in research and promotion of innovation Food Safety & Quality Promotion of balanced diets & healthy lifestyle Consumer information European co operation with all stakeholders SEVT strongly believe that the initiatives promoting research and innovation in the food industry must be a priority not only for Greece but for all the European countries and that s why we consider ECOTROPHELIA as an excellent opportunity for the food industry and Academia as well. That s why SEVT considers that Ecotrophelia is an excellent opportunity to: Promote new innovative ideas that will contribute to the progress of industry, Encourage and support the new generation in all European countries, Bridge the gap between research/development and market and Enable SMEs specially to exploit the opportunities inherent in environmental concerns

14 HUNGARY ICELAND Campden BRI Magyaroszág Nonprofi t Kft. - CBHU Address: Haller utca 2, H 1096 Budapest General Phone Number: Website : Contact Person : Ms. Katalin VIOLA, Development Engineer Innovation Center Iceland - ICI Address: Keldnaholti, 112, Reykjavik General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mrs. Fanney FRISBAEK, Project Manager Campden BRI Magyarország Nonprofi t Kft., situated in Budapest, is one of the most important service providers food companies in Eastern and Central Europe in the areas of consultancy on European market competitiveness development, training and product development. It is the successor of the Frozen Industry Development and Analytical Institute, so we have decades of R+D experience in the Hungarian food industry. We have direct access to the most recent research results and methods through our parent company ( and we traditionally implement our developments in cooperation with the food industry. Acting in close cooperation with the industry, academia and national and international research institutes, the Innovation Center Iceland (ICI) focuses on R&D, technology transfer, education, support for entrepreneurs and SMEs and consulting in order to increase innovation, productivity and competitiveness. ICI is a key organization for delivering business and innovation support services and implementing business development initiatives specifi cally designed for the benefi t of SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs and innovators, with the overall aim of increasing national competitiveness. ICI operates under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and receives revenue from both the public and private sectors. The Center currently employs 80 people, including11 outside of the capital area

15 ITALY NETHERLANDS Federazione italiana dell Industria alimentare e delle bevande Federalimentare Servizi S.r.l Address: Viale Luigi Pasteur Rome - Italy General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr.Giovanni DELLE DONNE, International Promotion Department TKI Agri&Food Address: Nieuwe Kanaal 9a, 6709 PA Wageningen, An Wageningen General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr. Kees DE GOOIJER, Managing Director FEDERALIMENTARE is the Italian Food & Drink Industry Federation set up in It is member of Confi ndustria the General Confederation of Italian Industries and member of Food Drink Europe the Confederation of the EU member s food and drink industries. Through its 17 branch Associations it represents each sector of F&D industry: FEDERALIMENTARE s mission is to pursue the development and competitiveness of the Italian F&D industry, to consolidate the activities of Italian companies on international markets, to promote the image of the sector to support quality and safety of the Italian processed food, to increase the promotion of exports, to develop joint strategies with the agricultural sector in order to improve the competitiveness of the system at European level, to implement EU and WTO agreements, to support correct lifestyles and nutritional policies in and to support research and technological innovation. TKI Agrid&Food plays an important role in drafting and implementing the innovation agenda of the agrifood sector. TKI outlines the knowledge demand of business, and recommends research themes to the top team. In addition TKI makes proposals on the distribution of funds. Furthermore TKI coordinates European activities and keeps in close touch with the eight other top sectors

16 ROMANIA RUSSIA Romanian Association of Food Industry Professionals - ASIAR Address: Domneasca 111, Corp F - sala F Galati General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mrs. Anca Ioana NICOLAU, Professor The Volga Region Research Institute of Manufacture and Processing of Meat-and-Milk Production of Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences - VRIMMP RAAS Address: Russian Federation, Rokossovskogo st, 6, Volgograd General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr. Ivan GORLOV, Director ASIAR was established on October 2009 as private juridical person that aims to promote the Romanian food industry and its specialists at national and international level. ASIAR includes academics, food researchers and specialists from the food industry. ASIAR represents the specialists from food industry and related industries as well as the ones from research institutes and universities in their relationship with national and international authorities; has legislatives initiatives; unifi es the professional ideals of its members; defends the interests of its member either individual or group ones; supports food industry as national economical priority; supports technological transfer from research centers to industry; promotes the principles of food safety; educates the Romanian consumer on safety and nutritional issues; defends the intellectual and industrial rights of its members; develops relationships with similar associations. The Volga region research institute of manufacture and processing of meat-and-milk production (VRIMMP) is working within the extensive program of development and introduction of the scientifi cally based system of animal husbandry and forage production management, improvement of breeding methods and technologies, complex processing of animal husbandry products for the purpose of obtaining environmentally safe food. The institute is one of the few in Russian Academy of Agricultural Sciences frame where complex researches at the from fi eld to consumer chain are conducted. VRIMMP was awarded gold and silver medals of Russian Agricultural Exhibition Golden Autumn numerous times, as well as gold medal of International Specialized Exhibition Biotech World 2012, and obtained three grants of Russian Foundation for Basic Research

17 SERBIA SLOVENIA Serbian Association of Food Technologists - SAFT Address: Nemanjina 6, Belgrade - Zemun General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr. Viktor NEDOVIĆ, President of the Serbian Association of Food Technologists - Coordinator of National Technology Platform Food for Life Serbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia Chamber of Agricultural and Food Enterprises - CCIS CAFE Address: Dimičeva 13 - SI 1504 Ljubljana General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mrs. Petra MEDVED DJURAŠONOVIČ, Senior Consultant The Serbian Association of Food Technologists (SAFT) is nonprofi t association of food professionals established in 2009 in Belgrade. The SAFT mission is to establish and maintain a strong network and interconnection between research institutions and companies, researchers and professionals in the food sector and to support research and technological innovations. It aims to promote the professional development and educational excellence within the food science and technology. SAFT is an umbrella organization for the Serbian National Technology Platform Food for Life and the Serbian Regional Section of the European Hygienic Engineering and Design Group. It provides a framework for co-operation among national, regional and global professional food societies and their members. SAFT has been the organizer or coorganizer of several important international and national food events in Serbia, such as the 4th European Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology (competition for the best European PhD thesis in food engineering and technology) in May 2010 in Belgrade, the 6th Central European Congress on Food (CEFood) in May 2012 in Novi Sad, the 1st National Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology (competition for the best Serbian PhD thesis in food engineering and technology) in February 2013 in Belgrade, and nowadays the fi rst national EcoTrophelia competition (18 July 2013, Belgrade). The Serbian Association of Food Technologists is a collective member of European Federation of Food Science and Technology (EFFoST). CCIS-CAFE is an independent, voluntary, non-profi t, interest group of legal entities, which carry out lucrative business activities in the agricultural or food sector or related activities on the market. The Chamber functions in a regional independent manner and, in view of the number of its members, it is a recognizable and prominent representative of the agricultural and food sector in Slovenia and abroad. The Chamber has around 300 members. It incorporates, represents and links the agricultural and food industry in respect to public authorities and European branch associations; it forms viewpoints and policies towards the social partners and other domestic and foreign associations, it promotes the development of the sector and knowledge fl ow, ideas and good Slovenian and European practices in the branch. It also provides professional help in form of consulting, information, education and training. CCIS-CAFE is actually a multisectorial chamber

18 SPAIN SWITZERLAND Federación Española de Industrias de la Alimentación Y Bebidas - FIAB Address: Velásquez, Madrid General Phone Number Website : ab.es Contact Person: Mr. Federico MORAIS, Technology and Innovation Department Manager Swiss Food Research Address: Schwarzenburgstrasse 161 CH-3097 Liebefeld General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr. Jean-Claude VILLETTAZ, Co-Chairman The Spanish Food and Drink Industry Federation (FIAB) was created in 1977 to represent through one organization with a single voice the Spanish food and drinks industry, the foremost industrial sector of the country. At present, it encompasses 47 associations. Its main activity is informing the sector of developments that might affect their performance and representing their interests before different administrations and decision-making bodies at national, European and international level. FIAB was one of the leading industry associations to join the Spanish Confederation of Employers Organizations (CEOE). Also, in order to be able to represent the industry s interests in the EU sphere, FIAB has maintained a permanent delegation in Brussels since 1983 and has been a full member of EU Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries (FoodDrinkEurope) since Swiss Food Research is the Swiss Association for the promotion of Research and Innovation in the food and food related sectors. The network of Swiss academic institutions was established in order to enhance the competitiveness of the Swiss food industry and its suppliers. The food industry is represented by the Federation of the Swiss Food Industries (FIAL) and the Kompetenznetzwerk Ernährungswissenschaft, which are both members of the network. We support companies in the formulation of project proposals and impart the highest competencies of research institutes within our network for the most successful execution of the project. We also assist companies in the realization of fi nancial support from national and European funding sources. Swiss Food Research is running the National Technology Platform Food for Life Switzerland and ensures that the needs of the Swiss food industry and its related sectors can also be considered in the 7th Research Framework Program of the EU. For this purpose, Swiss Food Research has formulated a Strategic Research Agenda

19 UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM Ukrainian National Technology Platform «Agro-Food» - UNTP Address: Polyarna St., 20 / Kyiv General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr.Pavlo BILAK, Academic Secretary of the UNTP The Ukrainian National Technological Platform «Agro-Food» is a voluntary union of more than 200 research organizations, SMEs, NGOs and other stakeholders. It was established in 2012 in order to coordinate, direct and assist efforts of various stakeholders aimed at bringing more innovations to the Ukrainian food sector. The main tasks of the UNTP «Agro-Food» are to facilitate knowledge transfer from research institutions to SMEs and to promote participation of Ukrainian partners in relevant European projects of scientifi c and technological cooperation. Institute of Food Science & Technology - IFST Address: 5 Cambridge Court, 210 Shepherds Bush Road, London W6 7NJ General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mrs. Jane EMERY, Deputy Chief Executive Campden BRI Address: Station Road, Chipping Campden, Gloucestershire, GL55 6LD General Phone Number: Website: Contact Person: Mr. Bertrand Emond, Head of Membership and Training IFST The Institute of Food Science & Technology (IFST) is the leading qualifying body for food professionals in Europe and the only professional body in the UK concerned with all aspects of food science and technology. Our members cover all aspects of food from manufacturing, retailing and R&D to academia and enforcement. We are passionate about engaging food professionals, recognising standards, growing skills and infl uencing debate. Campden BRI Campden BRI provides technical, legislative and scientifi c support and research to the food and drinks industry worldwide. We offer a comprehensive «farm to fork» range of services covering agri-food production, analysis and testing, processing and manufacturing, safety, training and technical information services. Our members and clients benefi t from industryleading facilities for analysis, product and process development, and sensory and consumer studies, which include a specialist brewing and wine division

20 OFFICIAL PARTNER ANUGA OFFICIAL PARTNER CCI VAUCLUSE ANUGA Host of ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE th to 9th October 2013 With approximately 6,700 suppliers from about 100 countries and ca. 160,000 buyers from 180 countries, the 32nd Anuga (Cologne, 5th to to 9th October 2013) will again be the global hub for the trade in food and beverages. The world s leading trade fair will fi ll the entire Cologne exhibition centre a total of 284,000 m² of gross exhibition space in eleven halls, including some with more than one level. 10 specialized trade shows under one roof Anuga sets the standard with this trade fair concept. Based on themes and focal points, the ten specialized trade shows give a clear structure to the fair and for the attendees. Thus Anuga presents suppliers from all over the world, ranging from small and midsized companies to market leaders within their respective segment. Anuga is open exclusively to trade visitors from the food trade and the food service sector. Anuga s supporting programme is interesting and informative at the same time. It will kick off with the Anuga Executive Summit, a gettogether for members of the industry and the trade at the highest level. Other events at the fair will include the Frozen Food event, the Meat Essential get-together for the meat segment, the WellFood Congress and the second European Halal Conference. Again Anuga will stage the ECOTROPHELIA European Food Innovation Student Awards, which honour the winners in a Europe-wide contest for students for the creation of new eco-innovative food products. ECOTROPHELIA, the Student Food Innovation Awards, was held for the 14th year in Avignon. Created at the initiative of the CCI Vaucluse, the awards are organized by 13 higher education institutions, 2 professional branches and 8 Competitiveness Clusters and Technical Centers. This year, over 130 students participated to introduce more than 20 new products. Besides the ability to show their expertise and know-how, the trophies are a real opportunity for our young «inventors» because, every year, some of their creations will be mass produced and marketed in retail. Since 2008 ECOTROPHELIA also organises a European edition of the competition in which more countries participate each year: 5 years ago there were 8 countries, in 2011 there were 10 countries, 15 last year and there will be 18 competing countries this year. ECOTROPHELIA has become a reference in Europe, a major event for innovation and competitiveness. This international recognition means that Avignon has become the European Capital of food eco-innovation: an eco-friendly food innovation that respects the consumer, the environment and society in general, pillars of sustainable development. Because we can no longer conceive progress without respecting citizens and the environment, the entrepreneurs of the CCI Vaucluse continue to support the strategy of synergy between education, research and enterprise embodied by ECOTROPHELIA Europe. The success of ECOTROPHELIA Europe is based on a broad partnership and to all those who take part, our warmest thanks! François MARIANI, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Vaucluse Avec environ fournisseurs venant d une centaine de pays et (circ.) acheteurs de 180 pays, le 32 ème Salon Anuga (Cologne, du 5 au 9 Octobre 2013) sera de nouveau la plaque tournante mondiale pour le commerce agroalimentaire. Le salon, qui est le leader mondial, va remplir l ensemble du centre des expositions de Cologne - un total de m² de surface d exposition brute dans onze halles, dont certaines avec plus d un niveau. «10 salons spécialisés sous un même toit» - l'anuga met la barre haute avec ce concept d exposition. Basé sur des thématiques et des points focaux, les dix salons spécialisés donnent une structure claire à l exposition ainsi qu aux participants. Ainsi l'anuga présente les fournisseurs venus du monde entier, allant des petites et moyennes entreprises, aux leaders du marché dans leurs secteurs respectifs. L'Anuga est ouvert exclusivement aux visiteurs professionnels des secteurs des services et du commerce agroalimentaires. Le programme de l Anuga est à la fois intéressant et instructif. Il débutera par le sommet «Anuga Executive Summit», un rendez-vous pour les membres de l industrie et du commerce au plus haut niveau. D autres événements à l exposition comprendront l événement Aliments Surgelés, la Viande Essentielle rendez-vous pour le secteur de la viande, le congrès Wellfood et la deuxième conférence Halal européenne. Encore une fois l'anuga mettra en scène la compétition ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE, qui honore les étudiants lauréats pour leur création de nouveaux produits alimentaires éco-innovants. ECOTROPHELIA, les «Trophées étudiants de l innovation alimentaire», a été organisé pour la 14 ème année à Avignon. Créés à l initiative de la CCI de Vaucluse, ces trophées sont organisés par 13 établissements d enseignement supérieur, 2 branches professionnelles, ainsi que 8 organismes et Centres Techniques. Cette année encore, plus de 130 étudiants se sont mobilisés pour y présenter plus de 20 nouveaux produits. Outre la capacité à montrer leur expertise et leur savoir-faire, les trophées sont une véritable mise de pied à l étrier pour nos jeunes «inventeurs» puisque, comme chaque année, certaines de leurs créations seront produites en série et mises sur le marché dans les circuits de la distribution. Depuis 2008, ECOTROPHELIA organise aussi une compétition européenne qui rassemble chaque année plus de pays : 8 il y a 5 ans, 10 en 2011, 15 l an passé, ils seront 18 cette année à présenter des concurrents. ECOTROPHELIA est devenu une référence en Europe, un rendez-vous majeur de l innovation et de la compétitivité des entreprises. Cette reconnaissance internationale fait d Avignon la Capitale Européenne de l éco-innovation alimentaire : une innovation alimentaire respectueuse du consommateur, de l environnement et de la société en général, piliers du développement durable. Parce qu on ne peut plus concevoir de progrès que dans le respect du citoyen et de l environnement, les chefs d Entreprise de la CCI de Vaucluse continuent à soutenir la stratégie de synergie entre formation, recherche et entreprise incarnée par ECOTROPHELIA Europe. Le succès d ECOTROPHELIA Europe repose sur un large partenariat dont nous nous félicitons! Que toutes celles et tous ceux qui y prennent part en soient remerciés! 38 39

21 OFFICIAL PARTNER MINISTERE DE L AGRICULTURE, DE L AGROALIMENTAIRE ET DE LA FORET OFFICIAL PARTNER REGION PACA The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry supports ECOTROPHELIA Europe and ECOTROPHELIA France, two major student competitions, highlighting, at both French and European levels: Our excellent training for careers in the food sector, Our young adults ability for eco-innovation, which participates in developing quality food, accessible to all and environmentally friendly, The exceptional variety / diversity of food in France. These values echo the objectives of public food policy exposed in the National Food Program (PNA). A real social issue, this interdepartmental programme run by the Ministry of Agriculture aims to facilitate access for all to a good diet by developing in particular a high quality ecofriendly food supply (whilst respecting the environment). So naturally an initiative like ECOTROPHELIA, which also contributes to the competitiveness of the agri-business for future years, has its place in this large collective project, which reminds us that eating well is everyone s business. Stéphane LE FOLL Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry Provence-Alpes-Côte d Azur is a land of fl avours with rich and varied territories and many products of controlled designation of origin. This quality is an important issue for our region, for its reputation but also for its economic development. The diversity of our gourmet range is undoubtedly one of the strengths of our attraction to tourists. In a word, «eating well» is often synonymous with good health. To combine this expertise with important issues such as higher education, innovation, partnerships, etc The Provence-Alpes-Cote d Azur region supports ECOTROPHELIA and its international development through ECOTROPHELIA Europe. In addition to these important issues and their positive effects in terms of employment and economic dynamism, the event has the merit of favouring the creation of food products that meet the criteria of sustainable development. Along with industry sectors, universities and schools, agriculture and business, the Region actively encourages eco-innovation. The involvement of students in science and business higher education working towards new products that meet these requirements is a sign of hope for the development of quality food. This is an issue of the highest order for our local production and the health of our citizens. On the occasion of this fi fth edition, the Region welcomes the expertise of all participants and wishes them the best of luck. Michel VAUZELLE President of Provence-Alpes-Côte d Azur Le Ministère de l Agriculture, de l Agroalimentaire et de la Forêt apporte son soutien à ECOTROPHELIA Europe et ECOTROPHELIA France, deux importants concours étudiants, mettant en avant, au niveau français et européen : l excellence de nos formations aux métiers de l alimentation, la capacité d éco-innovation de nos jeunes, qui participe ainsi à développer une alimentation de qualité, accessible à tous et respectueuse de l environnement, la richesse de l alimentation en France. Ces valeurs font écho aux objectifs de la politique publique de l alimentation déclinée dans le Programme National de l Alimentation (PNA). Véritable enjeu de société, ce programme interministériel piloté par le ministère chargé de l agriculture vise à faciliter l accès à tous à une bonne alimentation en développant notamment l offre alimentaire de qualité tout en respectant l environnement. Une initiative comme ECOTROPHELIA, qui participe également à la compétitivité des entreprises agroalimentaires pour les années à venir, trouve ainsi naturellement sa place dans ce grand projet collectif, qui nous rappelle que «bien manger, c est l affaire de tous». Provence-Alpes-Côte d Azur est une terre de saveurs dotée de terroirs riches et variés et de nombreux produits d appellations d origine contrôlée. Cette qualité est un enjeu important pour notre région, pour sa notoriété mais également pour son développement économique. La diversité de notre palette gastronomique est sans conteste l un des atouts de notre attractivité touristique. Enfi n, le «bien-manger» est souvent synonyme de bonne santé. Pour l association de ce savoir-faire avec des enjeux aussi importants que l enseignement supérieur, l innovation, les partenariats..., la Région Provence- Alpes-Côte d Azur soutient ECOTROPHELIA et son développement international à travers ECOTROPHELIA Europe. Outre ces importants enjeux et leurs effets positifs en termes d emploi et de dynamisme économique, la manifestation a le mérite de privilégier la création de produits agroalimentaires respectant les critères du développement durable. Aux côtés des fi lières du secteur, des universités et des écoles, de l agriculture et des entreprises, la Région encourage l éco-innovation. L implication des étudiants de formations supérieures scientifi ques et commerciales en faveur de produits nouveaux répondant à ces exigences est un gage d espoir pour le développement d une alimentation de qualité. Il s agit là d un enjeu de tout premier ordre pour nos productions locales et la santé de nos concitoyens. A l occasion de cette 5ème édition, la Région salue le savoir-faire de l ensemble des participants et leur souhaite bonne chance

22 OFFICIAL PARTNER DEPARTEMENT DE VAUCLUSE OFFICIAL PARTNER GRAND AVIGNON Created in the Vaucluse region, the ECOTROPHELIA competition has quickly grown to a European level with the constant support of the General Council. It is with great pride that I see today that ECOTROPHELIA meets the challenge of the synergy between academia, research and the entire food chain. The loyalty of our engagement with ECOTROPHELIA can be explained naturally: the General Council of Vaucluse has for many years now made a clear commitment to and given fi nancial support for agriculture, food and wine; the key, emblematic drivers of our department despite their diffi culties. Vaucluse is a land of culture, of fl avours, of food heritage and also a welcoming place of meetings and as such we must be at the heart of the development of the industry of tomorrow, especially by incorporating the now essential elements of sustainable development. Along with local producers and players across the whole industry, with the Fruit and Vegetable European Innovation Cluster (Pole TERRALIA) and the City of Food, we believe that the future of our region lies in research, innovation and the development of know-how. We therefore hope that this great event and its winners will continue to shine a bright light on the talent and ingenuity of young Europeans in the service of food innovation. Claude HAUT Senator, President of the General Council of Vaucluse The Urban Community of Grand Avignon pursues a policy of ambitious economic development based on the particular clusters, including the Fruit and Vegetable European Innovation Cluster (Pole TERRALIA), spearheading the agri-food sector in our country. Grand Avignon in fact brings together all the tools of development of this sector: Large Companies: Naturex, McCormick, Liebig The competitiveness cluster TERRALIA labelized PRIDES by the PACA Region The presence of major research centers: INRA, University of Science The presence of numerous professional bodies in the industry: the IFRIA (Training for careers in food), CRITT (Technical Centre PACA), FRIAA PACA (Regional Federation of Industries Agri-Food) Expressions of interest in the national fruit and vegetables sector, in particular the MIFFEL trade fair that takes place in October. All these players come together today as a booming Technological Pole: The Agroparc, located in the town of Avignon. Grand Avignon s support of ECOTROPHELIA is therefore in direct continuity with this policy and enabling our community to be on the side of innovation and training in the food industry. Marie-Josée ROIG President of the Urban Community of Greater Avignon. Né sur les terres de Vaucluse, le concours ECOTROPHELIA a su rapidement, et avec le soutien constant du Conseil général, se développer pour atteindre une échelle européenne. C est donc avec une certaine fi erté que je vois aujourd hui ECOTROPHELIA réussir le pari de la synergie entre le monde de l enseignement, les chercheurs et l ensemble de la fi lière agro-alimentaire. La fi délité de notre engagement aux côtés d ECOTROPHELIA s explique naturellement : le Conseil général de Vaucluse a fait le choix depuis de nombreuses années de s engager clairement et fi nancièrement pour accompagner les secteurs agricoles, viticoles et agro-alimentaires, des moteurs essentiels et emblématiques de notre département malgré les diffi cultés. Le Vaucluse, terre de cultures, de saveurs, de patrimoine agro-alimentaire mais aussi lieu d accueil et de rencontres, se doit d être au cœur du développement de la fi lière de demain, en intégrant en particulier les éléments de développement durable désormais indispensables. Aux côtés des producteurs locaux, bien sûr, mais aussi de l ensemble des acteurs de la fi lière, du Pôle TERRALIA ou de la Cité de l Alimentation, nous sommes convaincus que l avenir de notre territoire passe par la recherche, l innovation et la valorisation des savoir-faire. Souhaitons donc à cette belle manifestation et à ses lauréats de continuer à porter haut et fort le talent et l ingéniosité de la jeunesse européenne au service de l innovation alimentaire. TEXTE FRANÇAIS La Communauté d Agglomération du Grand Avignon poursuit une politique de développement économique ambitieuse s appuyant notamment sur les pôles de compétitivité et notamment le Pôle Européen d Innovation Fruits et Légumes (Pôle TERRALIA), fer de lance du secteur agro-alimentaire sur notre territoire. Le Grand Avignon regroupe en effet l ensemble des outils de développement de cette fi lière : Grande Entreprises : Naturex, McCormick, Liebig Le Pôle de compétitivité TERRALIA labélisé PRIDES par la Région PACA La présence d importants centres de recherche : INRA, Université des Sciences La présence de nombreux organismes professionnels de la fi lière : l IFRIA (Formation aux métiers de l agro-alimentaire), CRITT (Centre technique PACA), la FRIAA PACA (Fédération régionale des Industries agroalimentaire) Des manifestations d intérêt national dans le secteur des fruits et légumes et en particulier le MIFFEL, salon destiné aux professionnels qui se déroule en octobre. L ensemble de ces acteurs se regroupe aujourd hui sur un Pôle Technologique en pleine expansion : Agroparc, situé sur la commune d Avignon. Le soutien du Grand Avignon à ECOTROPHELIA s inscrit donc dans la continuité directe de cette politique et permet à notre collectivité d être au côté de l innovation et de la formation dans le domaine agroalimentaire

23 OFFICIAL PARTNER NESTLE Nestlé Science & Research Nestlé, founded in 1866, is the world s leading Nutrition, Health and Wellness Company. With headquarters in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé employs over 280,000 people, with factories and operations in almost every country of the world. With unrivaled research and development capabilities, Nestlé has a rich heritage in food and nutrition science. Consumer health and wellness was the driving force for Henri Nestlé when he revolutionized infant feeding with Nestlé s fi rst product, Farine Lactée. This tradition of consumer-centric innovation continues today, through Nestlé s dynamic network of Research, Development and Technology centers worldwide. Comprised of over 5,000 people, the diverse expertise of the Nestlé Research Network provides the foundation for Nestlé to respond to ever-changing consumer and business needs. At the heart of this Nestlé Research Network lies the Nestlé Research Center (NRC), based in Lausanne, Switzerland, with additional locations worldwide. The world s largest private food and nutrition research institute, the NRC is home to a staff of 700 people, with over 300 researchers from 50 nationalities, representing a diverse range of scientifi c competencies. The expertise of NRC scientists is complimented by a widereaching network of external partners such as universities, private research institutes, hospitals and start-up companies. Nestlé scientists study all aspects of food from Nutrition & Health and Food Science & Technology, to Pleasure during Consumption and Quality & Safety to translate science into products that bring meaningful benefi ts to consumers everywhere. Nestlé s global R&D Network, in addition to its extensive external collaborations, constitutes a robust research potential, second to none among food companies. Together, the scientifi c excellence and technical knowledge of Nestlé Science & Research helps fulfi ll Nestlé s vision of Good Food, Good Life for all consumers. For more information about Nestlé Science & Research, its mission and ongoing research programs, please visit our website at nestle.com. Fondé en 1866, Nestlé est le leader mondial dans le domaine de la nutrition, de la santé et du bien-être. La société, dont le siège est situé à Vevey, en Suisse, compte plus de salariés avec des usines et fi liales dans presque tous les pays du monde. Grâce à des compétences inégalées en recherche et développement, Nestlé possède un riche héritage scientifi que en matière d alimentation et de nutrition. La santé et le bien-être furent les moteurs d Henri Nestlé lorsqu il révolutionna l alimentation des nourrissons avec Farine Lactée, le premier produit Nestlé. Cette tradition de l innovation orientée vers le consommateur perdure aujourd hui encore, grâce à un réseau dynamique de centres de recherche, développement et technologie s étendant à travers le monde. Composé de plus de personnes, l éventail de compétences du réseau de recherche de Nestlé lui permet de répondre aux besoins en constante évolution des consommateurs et des entreprises. Au cœur de ce réseau se trouve le Centre de Recherche Nestlé (CRN), basé à Lausanne, en Suisse, et possédant divers unités délocalisées dans le monde. Le CRN, le plus grand institut de recherche nutritionnelle et alimentaire privé au monde, héberge une équipe de 700 personnes, dont plus de 300 chercheurs de 50 nationalités différentes représentant une grande diversité de compétences scientifi ques. L expertise des scientifi ques du CRN est complétée par un vaste réseau de partenaires externes, parmi lesquels des universités, des instituts de recherche privés, des hôpitaux et des start-up. Les scientifi ques de Nestlé étudient tous les aspects de l alimentation afin que la science se refl ète dans les produits qui apporteront des avantages indubitables aux consommateurs du monde entier. Cela va de la nutrition et la santé aux sciences et technologies de l alimentation, en passant par le plaisir éprouvé lors de la consommation, sans oublier la qualité et la sécurité. Outre son vaste réseau de collaborations externes, le réseau mondial de recherche et de développement de Nestlé constitue un potentiel de recherche solide, qu aucune autre société alimentaire n est en mesure de concurrencer. L alliance de l excellence scientifique et du savoir-faire technique de Nestlé Science & Research contribue à mettre en pratique la vision Good Food, Good Life (Manger bien pour vivre mieux) de Nestlé pour tous les consommateurs. Pour obtenir plus d informations sur Nestlé Science & Research, sa mission et ses programmes de recherche en cour, consultez le site web à l adresse www. research.nestle.com 44 45

24 ECOTROFOOD EcoTroFood aims at improving access to eco-innovation information and knowledge for the food industry, in particular SMEs and service providers. A major part of the project consists of organizing ECOTROPHELIA competitions which are national student food eco-innovation competitions followed by 3 European competitions, all integrating sustainable development standards. The European ECOTROFOOD platform will enable the development and testing of new innovative practices, support SMEs, and create start-ups. Via public-private partnerships companies will be helped to meet future requirements in terms of environmental standards at the European level. Furthermore it will enable SMEs to benefit from the possibilities and opportunities created by new environmental concepts and create more effective links between research, entrepreneurship and finance. Another aim is to make qualified young people with an interest in sustainable development, available to the food industry. ECO-INNOVATION UNIVERSITIES SME FOOD PRODUCTS COMPETITION FOOD INDUSTRY Contact: [email protected] Student Awards 47

25 PRODUCTS BELGIUM Clookies Team Presentation Jurgen CLEIRBAUT Tim VAN ROY Annemie BLOMME Diederik CROONENBORGHS THOMAS MORE KEMPEN Address Kleinhoefstraat GEEL BELGIUM Website : Contact Person Mr. Rob VAN DEUN : Belgium is the land of fine beers. Fewer people know that Belgium is also the land of potato chips. The Belgians are the world s record holders for potato chips eating. Clookies is an innovative, sustainable and healthy alternative for the colourless potato chips served in pubs and restaurants as an appetizer, often with Belgian beers. Clookies are based on beer spent grain. A by-product is given new, valuable opportunities. The marked malt fl avour is combined with the savory and spicy taste of coriander and pepper. With Clookies, being world s record holder doesn t become unhealthy. Full of fibers, low in fat, calories and sodium you can safely enjoy even more Clookies.

26 PRODUCTS THE CZECH REPUBLIC BIO jable né plátky (organic apple slices) Team Presentation František KOVAŘÍK Václav POHŮNEK INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY PRAGUE Address Technicka PRAGUE CZECH REPUBLIC Website : Contact Person Mr. Ales RAJCHL : Minimally processed fruit Fresh organic apples from Czech producer, which, thanks to its processing simplify their consumption, thereby increasing the intake of fruits across the population especially for children. The product is organoleptically equivalent to fresh fruit, but it has increased levels of nutritionally valuable substances, i.e. vitamin C and calcium. Fresh sliced organic apple is treated so that it retains its original quality throughout its shelf-life. When producing this product, no chemical preservatives are used and is therefore very suitable for children, for whom cut apple is more acceptable than whole apple.

27 PRODUCTS DENMARK coquo Team Presentation Alexandre FRISTOT Julius SCHNEIDER COPENHAGEN UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE Address Rolighedsvej 30 DK-1958 FREDERIKSBERG C DENMARK Website : Contact Person Mr. Michael BOM FRØST : co quo ( /kəʊˈkuəʊ/ I cook, jeg kokkererer) is the meeting between a young German gastronome and a young French landscape architect. They dedicate their passion to a delicatessen concept to combine Slow food and New Nordic Cuisine in Copenhagen. We believe that everyone can get access to the pleasure of good food in a convenient way and be responsible of his terroire and food traditions. Thanks to a glass jar the customer has access to a visual appealing meal reheatable in five minutes in a microwave. Our recipes are cooked by real chefs without additives and based on local and seasonal products. On top of a high quality food available anywhere, anytime we want to involve our customers in a sustainable and new approach from the farm to the fork. We apply a pant system to reduce packaging waste. Further we adapt the trendy concept of food trucks by distributing our meals on Christiana bikes which are the symbol of Copenhagen. For Ecotrophelia Europe we have developed a full menu which represents Danish Cuisine in a modern way. The three course menu starts with smørrebrød with pickled herring followed by cod in mustard sauce with dill potatoes and ends with chokolademælk.

28 PRODUCTS FRANCE Ici&Là Team Presentation Benoît PLISSON Angélique RUSCH Jordan COLLION Floriane DUBINI Marianne BORDES Kenza BENNIS Mélanie CABOUX Anaïs FLASSAYER Emmanuel BREHIER ISARA LYON Address 23 rue Jean Baldassini LYON CEDEX 07 FRANCE Website : Contact Person Mr. Pascal BOULON : How to combine traditional taste and modern convenience? Ici&Là has the answer with its range of eco-innovative frozen ready meals: 100% vegetable patties mainly made from green lentils and rice which may replace a portion of meat in a main course. They are good and healthy products: green lentils are rich in iron, proteins and fibers; the cereallegume complementation providing all benefi ts of a balanced meal. Moreover these patties are gluten free, lactose free, made up of simple ingredients without preservatives or additives. Deep freezing allows keeping whole gustative and nutritional values. Our current main product, Le Pavé du Velay, incorporates the whole nutritional and gustative qualities of the well known PDO green lentils from Le Puy en Velay. This particular lentil comes from the upland crops in the Haute-Loire department in the central eastern France. It s from this terroir that this lentil acquires its qualities. This concept is made to be applied to other traditional lentil through the world. Our products are environmental friendly. Beyond eco-friendly packaging and process, green lentil farming is benefi cial for crops as a natural fertilizer and requires no irrigation at all. Moreover it is good additional income for farmers and favorable for local economies. Heat up in six minutes in a pan, you can easily savor it. If you are sensitive to environmental issues, to sustain a local culture while eating a good and healthy product, Le Pavé du Velay is for you.

29 PRODUCTS GERMANY BBQuchen Team Presentation Georg LENZ Felix WALZ UNIVERSITÄT HOHENHEIM, INSTITUT FÜR LEBENSMITTELWISSENSCHAFT UND BIO- TECHNOLOGIE Address Garbenstr STUTTGART GERMANY Website : Contact Person Mr. Joerg HINRICHS : BBQuchen is a precooked, cake-like product with a fruity sauce, which is heated by the warm blaze of a barbecue before serving. It is offered in innovative and functional packaging, which can double as an underlay for the grill. After being grilled BBQuchen has a crispy, golden-brown crust and a moist middle. The interplay of the sweet, warm BBQuchen and the slightly sour, cold sauces cause a pleasant, harmonic taste experience. Due to its shape it is associated with barbecue and easy to handle with barbecue-tools. The dough consists of nuts, eggs, sugar and grated fruits or vegetables. Therefore it is suitable for vegetarians, and is also free of lactose and gluten. Through variation of the ingredients many fl avours can be created for suiting the different seasons. Already developed types of BBQuchen are courgette-coconut (with pineapple-mint sauce) and poppy seed-mango (with raspberry-lime sauce) for a summer barbecue, and a wintery hazelnut-apple-cinnamon (with ginger-orange sauce) for Christmas markets.

30 PRODUCTS GREECE eviva Team Presentation Stavros MANIOS Evanthia MANTHOU Ifigeneia MAKARITI Evangelia ZILELIDOU Sofia POIMENIDOU AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS Address Iera odos ATHENS GREECE Website : Contact Person Mr. Panagiotis SKANDAMIS : eviva is an innovative Ready-To-Cook product that combines a highly nutritious white fish, gilthead sea bream, with the special aroma of the famous Greek spirits, Ouzo and Tsipouro. The product name eviva is a pun that may guide the consumer to decrypt its three major properties: e stresses the ecological aspect: The direct application of Ouzo and Tsipouro on the surface of the fish fillets may downgrade their sensory characteristics. Therefore, edible films made from whey protein (by-product of dairy plants) were used as carriers of the spirits in order to transfer indirectly and gradually their aroma to the product, highlighting, in parallel, its ecological character. viva reveals its nutritional properties: The high amounts of animal origin proteins and omega 3 unsaturated fats of gilthead sea bream ranks the product at the top layers of the Mediterranean diet pyramid. eviva marks its traditional character: eviva in Greek means cheers, stressing by this way on the label the presence of traditional Greek alcoholic spirits to the product. Moreover, Ouzo and Tsipouro may also act as natural preservatives, thus prolonging the shelf-life of the fish fillets. Overall, eviva constitutes a product that can be aligned with the modern consumer s culture by fulfilling their demands for easily prepared meals without chemical preservatives, highly nutritious and of elevated ecological impact.

31 PRODUCTS HUNGARY GabonART Team Presentation Tünde Éva GAIZER Judit NAGY Renáta NÉMETH Dóra MOLNÁR BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS Address Müegyetem rkp BUDAPEST Website : Contact Person Mr. Sándor TÖMÖSKÖZI : +36 (1) Our work is focusing on the commercialization of a novel kind of health-promoting milling fraction in the form of a ready to use baking mixture. Antecedent of our project was a funded research program where a new technology was developed for production of a novel kind of wheat milling product from industrial wheat bran fraction. This special product contains higher amount of dietary fiber and other natural health promoting components than the traditional flour types have and a lower concentration of digestible carbohydrate than whole meals. Further advantage of this product is an economic one. Our goal was to develop marketable products from this novel type of wheat milling fraction that closely matches to the new trends in healthy lifestyle. Ready to use fl our mixtures are already available on the market though the variety and the quantity of health promoting mixtures are limited and due to their price they are not available for the broader audience. Four types of baking mixtures were developed to meet diverse customer expectations. In order to commercialize these products we have planned the production technology considering food safety and quality requirements and environmental aspects. A business plan including the sales, marketing and financial plans was conducted to lay out commercialization opportunities in Hungary as a fi rst step. If market acceptance is appropriate and if the new technology is available then we could achieve an international expansion.

32 PRODUCTS ICELAND Hai Shen Team Presentation Berglind Ósk ALFREÐSDÓTTIR Helga FRANKLINSDÓTTIR Sigríður Hulda SIGURÐARDÓTTIR UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND Address Eiriksgata REYKJAVIK ICELAND Website : health_sciences/faculty_of_food_science_ and_nutrition Contact Person Mr. Gudjon THORKELSSON : Hai Shen instant soup offers a delicious and innovative soup mix giving the health benefi ts of sea cucumbers in an easy to serve meal. The soup s delicious taste and aroma flavourful with a hint of the sea, ginger and chili is inspired by a traditional Chinese recipe. Sea cucumbers, long highly valued in Asia and the Middle East for their health-giving properties and thought to be benefi cial for a number of ailments, including the pain of arthritis, wound healing and immune function, give the soup great nutritional value. As they say in China: A sea cucumber a day keeps the doctor away. With Hai Shen instant soup, you can treat yourself to a healthy and easy meal any time of day. Preparing sea cucumber in the traditional way can take days, but with Hai Shen instant soup it only takes a few minutes - just place in a cup, add hot water and serve. The soup s packaging suggests gift-giving, the purity of Icelandic sea food and the traditional health-giving properties of sea cucumbers. The gift packaging is also a reference to the fact that sea cucumbers are a common gift in China, representing health and good relations. Inside the stylish package are three bags of the instant mix. Hai Shen instant soup is created in an eco-friendly way, using sea cucumbers, a currently under-exploited resource in Iceland, packaged in recyclable bags.

33 PRODUCTS ITALY SOcrock Team Presentation Sara DE CESARE Michela DIONI Tommaso MASTROFILIPPO Davide QUADRELLI Rebecca RIZZI UNIVERSITA CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE - FACOLTÀ DI AGRARIA Address Via Emilia Parmense, PIACENZA ITALY Website : Contact Person Ms. Roberta DORDONI : SOcrock is a new and sustainable product made from white sorghum, an old and less demanding cereal with great potential. With an essential and natural recipe, SOcrock is a bi-taste snack (half chocolate, half cereal) crunchy, light, and rich in fi ber, which gratifies without swelling. It is a handy and fast hunger-cruncher to keep always in your bag. With an attractive design, it can be eaten at any time and everywhere. Simple, but not obvious, SOcrock marks a return to origins with a twist. With only 88 Kcal per bar, it satisfies your craving without guilt. But SOcrock is not only taste and pleasure. Naturalness and innovation make it an eco-friendly snack: with nutritional properties similar to corn, sorghum has lower water requirements and greater adaptability. In SOcrock, white sorghum is used in various forms: as blown grains, as syrup and as fiber. SOcrock s nutritional added value is provided by ingredients obtained from what the food industry considers as byproducts (fiber and grape seeds). The supply of raw materials and the finished product are manufactured and made achievable within a few kilometers. The primary packaging is fully recyclable, while the secondary has been replaced by a multipack where more bars are joined by adhesive side. The impact on the ecosystem has resulted in an environmental label, applied to develop customers awareness, encouraging behavioral change in favor of environment: SOcrock always falls in the best categories of sustainability.

34 PRODUCTS THE NETHERLANDS Choco-Quino Team Presentation Randi PHINNEY Joanne Mijung KIM Nicolas TSISIOS WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY Address Droevendaalsesteeg PB WAGENINGEN THE NETHERLANDS Website : Contact Person Mr. Ralf HARTEMINK : Choco-Quino is a chocolate quinoa beverage high in protein that is produced from only natural and fairtrade ingredients. The primary ingredients in the drink are water and quinoa. Quinoa is 100% organic and is being utilised from the protein waste of a company in Sweden, which uses the starch of the quinoa grain to produce all natural skin moisturising creams. The rest of the ingredients are sugar, UTZ-certifi ed cocoa powder, salt and vanilla extract. The beverage is low in fat as well as lactose and gluten free and contains all of the essential amino acids required. The product is UHT (ultrahigh temperature) sterilised and packaged in shelf-stable Tetra Pak packages. This way of processing reduces the amount of spoiled product since it substantially increases the shelf-life, eliminates the need for refrigerated transport and storage, and makes it safe and convenient. Choco- Quino can be enjoyed by all ages, especially by children and lactose-intolerant individuals, as well as vegans who are looking for a healthy and delicious dairy alternative. Our product can provide consumers with an enhanced nutritional benefi t since it offers a high proportion of the daily protein requirement with a low amount of fat and calories.

35 PRODUCTS ROMANIA Hard Cheese Rolls with dandelion and chia seeds Team Presentation Sergiu PADURET Raluca Olimpia ZIMBRU UNIVERSITATEA STEFAN CEL MARE Address Str. Universitatii nr SUCEAVA ROMANIA Website : a.usv.ro Contact Person Mrs. Sonia AMARIEI : Over the last years people have turned to the origins, to the product s taste and fl avor which combines tradition with innovation, less industrialized and healthy products for the human body and the environment. Our vision is building the future in which all people will eat healthfully and make them aware of the impact of their actions on the environment. This small company adopted the pivot strategy with very high profi le specialists concentrating on premium range customers with the main focus on distribution in a limited territory (Moldova and South of the country). The differentiating strategy is based on the innovative product itself, which is functional both from the taste and health point of view. The differentiator rests in the added plants: dandelion and chia seeds which give the product a spectacular and unforgettable taste. Our values: take care of people, environment protection, accountability, responsibility, tradition. To obtain hard cheese rolls with dandelion and chia seeds only organic materials have been used: cow milk, dandelion, saffron, salt, clot and chia seeds. The use of dandelion and chia seeds for this product results in its increased nutritional value, improved aesthetics, and benefi cial surplus of the biological active substances. Hard cheese rolls with dandelion and chia seeds stand out from other products by its sensorial and nutritional properties, shape and appearance.

36 PRODUCTS RUSSIA Team Presentation Ruslan OMAROV Anna PUTRINA Galina FONAREVA FEDERAL STATE BUDGETARY EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION OF HIGHER PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION STAVROPOL STATE AGRARIAN UNIVERSITY Address Zootechnical lane, house STAVROPOL RUSSIA Website : Blancmange - Sweet Cloud - Pickled phyto cheese - Stevita Contact Person Mr. Vladimir TRUKHACHEV : +7(8652) Blancmange - Sweet Cloud The structured dairy and vegetable dessert The blancmange belongs to dairy desserts a soufflé. The product has a smooth, airy consistency, without foreign additions, and a milky color. The sweetness is due to the presence of stevia extract. Milk-based products are low-fat cottage cheese - a source of complete protein and milk stevia extract. Partially hydrolyzed animal protein collagen is used as the gelling agent gelatin. Air consistency is obtained by homogenization and subsequent whipping milk and curd mixture stevia extract with previously dissolved gelatin. An edible casing of the dessert is the small basket, baked from short crust or puff pastry, in which there is also stevia extract on whey. The dessert is packed into cardboard boxes. Pickled phyto cheese - Stevita Natural abomasa cheese Fresh herbal brine cheese «Stevita» is developed from normalized cow milk with added milk extract of stevia. The technological process is the same technology as sheep s cheese. The product represents portions of cheese slices weighing 50g in jelly. Features are the mix structure and the way of storage in special whey brine which on cooling becomes a jelly. The marked features give the cheese a specific sweet taste, as well as packing in the brine in the form of jelly has an original appearance and contribute to a longer shelf life of the finished product. It is convenient for the consumer and promotes preservation of nutrients in the cheese.

37 PRODUCTS SERBIA Sparkberry Team Presentation Radovan DJORDJEVIĆ Jovana VUNDUK Steva LEVIĆ UNIVERSITY OF BELGRADE Address Studentski trg BELGRADE SERBIA Website : FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE Address Nemanjina BELGRADE - ZEMUN SERBIA Website : Contact Person Mrs. Ivanka POPOVI : I want a natural, refreshing, entertaining/ amusing drink, neither beer nor wine With a touch of luxury, unique! I know what I want! Sparkberry naturally carbonated raspberry wine with 4 % of alcohol. Completely different from anything you can imagine. We invited yeasts to the party, among alginate beads, where only raspberries are served. They gave us alcohol and carbon dioxide to shake the party. They liked it and will come back. In one word: encapsulation - enabling more economic production, full utilization of raw materials, better product quality, reducing the contamination risk, eliminating the need for filtration, improving yield, saving energy, raw materials, time and money - simply integrating all aspects of modern industry. I want Sparkberry because I am special, I like nature, I want to party, I am environmentally friendly, because I am responsible! An entirely natural drink refreshed by bubbles with only 4 % of alcohol. Drink it now, either with your friends or at home while enjoying with your family Sparkberry Your new reality!

38 PRODUCTS SLOVENIA The Module of Menus Introducing Nettle Team Presentation Kaja CIGAN Hieronim BELAK FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS Address Razlagova MARIBOR SLOVENIA Website : Contact Person Mrs. Simona ŠAROTAR ŽIŽEK : It is time for us to start appreciating the plants that we did not use to see on our plates much in the past. Moreover, besides being organic it is also grown in Slovenia! The product as a whole has been named The Module of Menus Introducing Nettle (to school institutions and residential homes for the elderly). We have also come up with the project idea to start specialized restaurants. The products include nettle syrup, nettle spinach, nettle soup, and fruit salad with nettles. The categories therefore are: beverage, soup, side dish, and dessert (the body s daily meal, the main course is optional). We are also thinking about creating some new recipes. Our module covers the cultivation of nettle recipes and dishes from nettles. We are eco-friendly; we promote organic food, and we work with nature. The positive environment effect is reduction of occurrence of pests and farmland weeds. Our project provides improved health status of young / older people, it implies reduced health care costs, shorter wait times for patients with serious conditions, shifts in agriculture practices, i.e. the cultivation of abandoned land, the possibility of rotation, employment not just the in the season for picking nettle, but also in processing nettle in plants (to avoid seasonal and / or the kitchen part-time jobs where food is prepared for the target costumer groups).

39 PRODUCTS SPAIN peelcuits Team Presentation Sandra FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA Gabriel PÉREZ SANZ UNIVERSIDAD DE BARCELONA Address Avinguda de Joan XXIII, s/n BARCELONA SPAIN Website : Contact Person Mr. Joan Pere BOSCH : peelcuits is a baked snack made from tomato peel. Tomatoes are one of the most important vegetables in terms of consumption and job creation. The processing of fruits and vegetables generates large quantities of solid and liquid waste. The partial or total recovery of this waste creates social, economic and environmental advantages. One waste generated by the processing of tomatoes is the peel, which represents approximately 1.5% by weight. In order to recover the waste generated by the processing of tomatoes and to create a sustainable product, both ecological and with a low carbon footprint, peelcuits was created. The company is situated in Badajoz, the province in Spain with the highest tomato production. Conveniently located next to Agraz, a large canned tomato producer, the company will have access to ecological tomato peel for the production of peelcuits. Thus, the supply chain is kept as short as possible. peelcuits was formulated to combine the food trends for the next years: natural products, without additives, healthy, low in calories, salt and fats, with inherent nutritious properties and suitable for vegetarians, people with allergies or intolerances. To complement these trends, the packaging has also been designed with recyclable materials to create a fully sustainable product. peelcuits is innovative, different from any other snack currently available on the market, healthy, sustainable, natural, as well as tasty.

40 PRODUCTS SWITZERLAND TheDélicatesse Team Presentation Noémie CORTHAY Laura MONNEY Marie-Ange PITTET Maxim WUERSCH Raphaël CHAPPUIS HES-SO VALAIS LIFE TECHNOLOGIES Address Route du Rawyl SION SWITZERLAND Website : Contact Person Mrs. Laurence NICOLAY : HEIG-VD, HAUTE ECOLE D INGÉNIEUR ET DE GESTION DU CANTON DE VAUD Address Route de Cheseaux 1 CH-1401 YVERDON-LES-BAINS SWITZERLAND Website : Contact Person Mrs. Nathalie NYFFELER : ECAL/ECOLE CANTONALE D ART DE LAUSANNE, RENENS VD Address 5, avenue du Temple - Case postale 555 CH-1001 LAUSANNE SWITZERLAND Website : Contact Person Mr. Luc BERGERON : +41 (0) TheDélicatesse is a new concept of premium fast food for urban nomads, namely those on the go with little time to eat, and for people whose healthy lifestyle and sustainable consumption are important aspects in their daily life. Produced using regional products, respecting local and seasonal recipes, TheDélicatesse are presented in the form of small gourmet bites. The concept is offered in five categories: vegetables, proteins, starches, vegetarians and desserts. Twenty of selected bites TheDélicatesse represent a meal of about kjoules (800 kcal), corresponding to the energy intake of a balanced meal. Hot or cold, crunchy or chewy, each bite will allow the consumer to explore a new gustative world and discover delicate flavours. TheDélicatesse are produced near the points of sales through regional production centres in order to respect the supply of local ingredients, ensure freshness and limit unnecessary transportation. Thanks to its practical packaging (recyclable or reusable), the customer has the option to choose from a choice of one to twenty bites, according to his wishes, enabling him to customize his meal. TheDélicatesse are commercialized through two sales channels: fixed Délicatesse-shops in highly frequented locations and mobile food-trucks closed to the consumers work places.

41 PRODUCTS UKRAINE Panna cotta cream dessert with fruit juice ball sauce Team Presentation Oksana MOROZ Raisa PLOTNIKOVA Olga MOSTEPANIUK KHARKIV STATE UNIVERSITY OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY AND TRADE Address Klochkovska st., KHARKIV UKRAINE Website : Contact Person Mrs.Olga GRYNCHENKO : The dessert belongs to the category of sweet foods (desserts) ready for consumption. Panna Cotta is a classical Italian dessert with an exquisite delicate cream fl avour combined with a fruit sauce. The dessert combines Italian traditions and tastes with modern technologies making it possible to transfer the product from the restaurant meal category to an industrial product within reach of a wide segment of consumers in the retail network. The dessert consists of a delicate cream base and a sauce, which are placed layer wise in a translucent plastic package. The dessert is sealed with foil and wrapped in a striking packaging material allowing the consumer to see the product being bought.

42 PRODUCTS UNITED KINGDOM Hearty Meal Team Presentation Georgia TOWNEND Michael RUDGE Natalie SAXTON Charlotte REYNOLDS Bethany WAKELING Ceri JONES Emma GARLICK Kathryn MILLS Rebecca LUND HARPER ADAMS UNIVERSITY Address Department of Food Science & Agri-food Supply Chain Management Newport TF10 8NB SHROPSHIRE ENGLAND Website : Contact Person Mrs. Anne TAYLOR : +44 (0) Hearty Meal is a new and unique product that will appeal to consumers wanting to try new and exciting food products, who are also value conscious. Hearty Meal is, low in fat and salt and contains essential vitamins and minerals as well as fibre. Offal is an excellent source of many nutrients including, protein and iron. Accompanied with wholesome vegetables this meal offers a healthy alternative to some ready meal options. The popularity of ready meals in the UK is increasing, especially amongst young single adults living alone. Hearty Meal fills a gap in the market for an offal product but as it is a ready meal option it also removes the preparation involved with raw ingredients. Celebrity chefs such as Gordon Ramsey are currently promoting and supporting offal on the menu of smart restaurants in an attempt to bring back often overlooked cheaper cuts of meat. Due to celebrity chefs promoting offal, consumers are more willing to return to more traditional style British products. British food is still a UK favourite choice and Hearty Meal certainly delivers on taste by offering a slightly quirky twist to a traditional British ingredient which is sure to fi ll you up.

43 ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE Organizing Committee European Technology Platform Food For Life ANIA National Association of Food Industries - France CCI VAUCLUSE Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Vaucluse, Avignon - France Contact: Mr. Dominique LADEVEZE Coordinator of the EcoTroFood project CCI VAUCLUSE - CITÉ DE L ALIMENTATION BP AVIGNON CEDEX 9 FRANCE Phone:+33 (0) [email protected] Exhibition stand of ECOTROPHELIA EUROPE ANUGA Trade Fair: Passage 2/4, Booth E-010 BNF : ISSN Création : La Vache Noire Sud Photographie Cédric Delestrade