Flanders’ FOOD, the spearhead cluster and innovation platform for the Flemish agri-food industry

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Flanders’ FOOD is the innovation platform for the Flemish agri-food industry. Together with our members – businesses, research institutes, organisations and federations – we make up the agri-food spearhead cluster, the network for innovation in the agri-food industry. 

We support food companies in initiating, developing and implementing innovations in food products, production systems and new business concepts. A very full plate! Collaborating is in our DNA and with help from the right partners and research institutes we provide you with valuable information and/or financing to make your innovations a success.

Who are we?

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Do you have your hands in the hair and you don't know how to proceed? We help you untangle the knots.

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Projects in the spotlights

Resilient and sustainable agrifood systems

News

17 December 2024

Articles

05 June 2024

Possibilities for using brewer’s grains as a raw material in the food industry

23 February 2022

Irrigating with treated household waste water

All articles

"Na afloop van de scan bleek onze aanvankelijke scepsis ten aanzien van een zelf assessment ongegrond. De FoF scan stelt ons in staat om zowel onze sterke punten als verbeterpunten tov de 7 thema's helder in kaart te brengen. Dit overzicht zal worden gebruikt als basis om een concreet stappenplan te ontwikkelen, met als doel een 'factory of the future' te worden."

Christophe Van Impe, Maselis

"Trends and novelties are approaching from all sides. At exhibitions, trough newsletters, on the internet, in magazines,... But it takes a lot of effort and time to follow up on all these channels. Luckily this work is done by Flanders' FOOD, they summarize all the highlights at their events."

Koen De Wilde, Volys

"It's crazy how the pieces of the puzzle fall together, and how a wild idea can sometimes quickly become tangible."

Leo Borms, La Confiance

“Flanders’ FOOD is the ideal partner to sharpen your knowledge before enhancing your innovations”

Geert Feys, Ingrizo

Become a member

Why become a member?

You can participate in various types of Flanders’ FOOD projects (collective and collaborative, from strategic to practice-oriented) 
Support for your own project application, with an increased chance of approval by Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) 
Flanders’ FOOD connects you to a vast network of business, research and networking partners 
Monitoring and support from A to Z at every step of the research project 
Customised guidance in the execution and valorisation of acquired research results 
Personal advice regarding scientific and technological queries (vraag@team) 
A varied selection of activities (training sessions, courses, workshops, etc.) at an affordable price 
Direct access to our expertise and our vast network of experts and organisations, both national and international 
Annual networking events 
Discounted rates on pilot tests  
Our biennial Radar XL booklet with the latest news

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Flanders’ FOOD, the spearhead cluster and innovation platform for the Flemish agri-food industry

Projects in the spotlights

FutureFoodS

BioChroma

TRADICER

News

VITAL: Vegan chITosan TAiloring for diverse appLications

Puratos takes important steps towards circular packaging thanks to the TRUCE project

Denmark’s cluster for Food & Bio Resources is starting a global movement this September

Articles

Possibilities for using brewer’s grains as a raw material in the food industry

Irrigating with treated household waste water

Programs and their corresponding roadmaps

Resilient and sustainable agrifood systems

Personalised foods and healthy diets

World class food production

New and shifting resources

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