🏆 Kern Tec wins prestigious EIT Food Marketed Innovation Prize! 🏆 We are thrilled to announce that Kern Tec has won the prestigious EIT Food Marketed Innovation Prize! “We are incredibly honored to receive the ‘Best Food Waste Reduction Solution’ award. This recognition reinforces our mission to transform food waste into valuable, sustainable products. By upcycling apricot seeds into nutritious snacking options, we aim to reduce waste while promoting a more circular and sustainable food system. This prize not only validates our efforts but also inspires us to continue innovating and scaling solutions that contribute to a better food system for everyone.”, says our Co-Founder Luca Fichtinger. A huge thank you to EIT Food and congratulations also to the other winners: Ullmanna, SAM-DIMENSION, farmAIr and BettaFish 🚀 LINK: https://lnkd.in/dgnwyM5n We share this success with our incredible team, partners, and customers who support our vision of making sustainable food solutions a reality. Let’s continue to innovate and shape a more sustainable future together! 🌍✨ #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #Innovation #EITFood #PlantBased #FoodTech #KernTec #Upcycling
Innovative startups are uniquely positioned to push boundaries in how we produce, manufacture, trade, and consume food. But with startups often working on solutions at a micro level, how can we ensure they make a significant impact toward transforming the whole food system? 🤔🌍 Brilliant startups in our #EITFoodCommunity are bringing countless products and services to market, supporting the transition to healthier, more sustainable, and resilient food systems. We’re proud to celebrate their success and impact through The Marketed Innovation Prize. 🎉👏 "We’re thrilled to recognise startups that have participated in EIT Food programmes and are now making a tangible impact by introducing their innovations to the market. These winners are driving meaningful change across our food system, and we look forward to supporting their continued success in the years to come," says our CEO, Richard Zaltzman. Huge congratulations to this year’s winners: 🌾Ullmanna: Next-gen AI solutions for weeding machines in agriculture. 🌿 SAM-DIMENSION: Drone-based weed mapping to identify and target upcoming weed problems. 📷 farmAIr: Using thermal and optical cameras to prevent and minimise plant stress. 🐟 BettaFish: 100% plant-based fish alternatives made primarily with European seaweed. 🍑 Kern Tec: Upcycling industrial by-products into high-value ingredients for food & beverage. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/deP5VwSt How can we continue to empower innovative startups to drive the food systems transformation we urgently need? ✨ #ImprovingFoodTogether #FutureOfFood