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Food4Good
Published on 28 May 2019
Poland
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About this good practice
Food4Good is a cluster initiative derived from a project cooperation supported by the EU under the ERDF to ecoinnovation. The main task of the cluster is the transfer of knowledge from scientific centers to enterprises and the use of R & D on an industrial scale. Cluster conducts research and development activities that focus on designing and implementing functional food production. The cluster's tasks also include coordinating marketing activities aimed at jointly promoting functional products (both traditional and modified) as well as newly developed products. The cluster focuses on management of surplus food products, analysing their health properties, to reintroduce them in the production of new functional food. It performs the necessary analytical studies of functional food through laboratory services. The Food4good cluster is engaged into across-border cooperation platform for innovation in the food sector gathers following regions: North Rhine Westphalia in Germany, Netherlands and Flanders.
Resources needed
R&D, ERDF
Evidence of success
Food4Good main goal is to transfer knowledge from scientific centres to businesses, support scientific units, carry out private investigations and use R&D at an industrial scale. This cluster has been operating since 2016 and has a growing range of services and more and more manufacturing companies.
Potential for learning or transfer
Some ECOWASTE4FOOD project partners refer to Food4Good cluster example in their action plan, as successful scientific transfer in the agri-food industries.
Such initiative, with a transnational cooperation dimension, could inspire regional authorities, in the framework of the implementation of their RIS3 strategies, to stimulate the R&D and the transfert of knowlegde to industries regarding the eco-innovations to reduce food waste.
Such initiative, with a transnational cooperation dimension, could inspire regional authorities, in the framework of the implementation of their RIS3 strategies, to stimulate the R&D and the transfert of knowlegde to industries regarding the eco-innovations to reduce food waste.
Further information
Website
Good practice owner
Organisation
Food companies cluster
Poland
Wielkopolskie
Contact
Deputy manager