From Start-to-Table - Foodtech Acceleration in Lisbon
From Start-to-Table acceleration program, organized by Unicorn Factory Lisboa, offers startups from the foodtech and agritech sectors the opportunity to pilot their solutions with major Portuguese partners such as:
- Delta Cafés – the largest Portuguese coffee producer, seeking new technologies,
- Sogrape – a wine producer exploring innovative products and business models.
The program is hybrid and applications are open until October 26, 2025.
The second edition of the #NestleDlaNauki has launched
We are once again supporting the #NestleDlaNauki program – an ideathon that engages students in creating solutions addressing social and environmental challenges. This year’s theme: Responsible consumer behavior towards water resources 💧
📅 Date and place: November 22-23, 2025, University of Łódź
👥 Teams: 2-4 people (including inter-university teams)
🏆 Prizes: foodtech.ac development program + 10 000 PLN and two honorable mentions of 5 000 PLN each
Applications are open until October 31, 2025. If you know ambitious students, please help spread the word. Thanks!
International B2B meetings for the food industry (online)
The Enterprise Europe Network centers invite startups and companies from the food industry to participate in online B2B matchmaking meetings held from November 5-20, 2025, between 8:00 – 16:00, as part of the HORECA® / ENOEXPO® 2025 fairs in Kraków.
Why join?
- Connect with producers, distributors, importers and hospitality operators from around the world
- Fully personalized meetings (in English)
- Efficient online format – schedule meetings at your convenience
- Free participation
For whom?
- Wine and alcohol industry
- Traditional, organic, “free from” and functional food
- Beverages: non-alcoholic, coffee, tea
- Confectionery, dairy, nuts, dried fruit
- Equipment for restaurants, hotels and guesthouses
News
💰 Zero One Hundred – announced the launch of its second fund. This new 25 million EUR investment vehicle aims to support early-stage startups – including foodtech – and to build bridges between CEE, MENA and North Africa.
🥕 FoodFakty Summit Food of Tomorrow – the second edition of this conference organized by our friends from FoodFakty will take place in Łódź on November 5-6, 2025. Worth attending!
🏆 Europe FoodTech 50 – a ranking of the 50 most promising European agrifood startups of 2025, prepared by DigitalFoodLab. Check out what’s trending.
🍏 Foodsi – is entering a new phase of collaboration with Carrefour Polska – as of September, surprise boxes with food and other discounted products are available in all Carrefour stores.
🥝 Next Bite: Accelerating Innovation Through Women Leadership – a regional event bringing together leaders and innovators from the agrifood sector, taking place on December 4, 2025, in Warsaw.
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