EIT Food announces winners of Venture Summit 2022 for agrifood innovation

Winners include start-ups tackling food allergies, preventing food waste and creating chemical-free fertilisers EIT Food is proud to announce the winners of its prestigious 2022 Venture Summit, held on 27 th October in Lisbon, Portugal. EIT Food is supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT), a body of the European Union. The EIT Food Venture Summit 2022 is an inspiring and interactive invitation only event for the European agrifood industry, bringing together industry-leading corporates, innovative start-ups and key investors, with the aim of creating a more sustainable and trusted food system. More than 300+ attendees have been brought together to enjoy keynote speeches on the future of food, as well as collaborate with over 40 agrifood start-ups that EIT Food has been working with closely over the past year. Nine start-ups pitched for the prestigious award, each shortlisted for their positive impact on people and planet, and working towards one of these three missions: Healthier Lives Through Food, A Net-Zero Food System, and A Fully Transparent, Resilient and Fair Food System. From this shortlist, three winners were chosen following an audience vote of the 300 agrifood professionals and investors at the event. The three winners for each category are:Healthier Lives through Food: Vini Mini Vini Mini is a start-up that aims to stop the rising trend of the number of food allergies. Its innovative products offer a healthy, easy and safe way of...