The April 2024 newsletter has been published!
In this seventh issue, you will find updates from our case studies as well as information about training opportunities, new publications, dissemination and...
FF4US has started!
The FoodFactory-4-Us international student competition has started! Eight teams have been selected and are currently working on projects around the topic ‘Upscale...
The Food Innovation Incubator was presented at a workshop co-organised by CO-FRESH and FOODRUS
This week, FAIRCHAIN participated in the Innovations in Agri-Food workshop organised by the CO-FRESH and FOODRUS projects in Nitra, Slovakia. Hartmut Derler (FH...
The first FAIRCHAIN whey drink is ready!
The French case study aims to offer an alternative way of valorizing cheese whey - by producing a fermented drink. This will improve the competitiveness of small...
FAIRCHAIN and its sister projects share cooperation best practices
On 26 October, FAIRCHAIN and four other projects funded on the RUR 06 2020 and RUR 07 2020 calls - PLOUTOS, LOWINFOOD, CO-FRESH, FOODRUS - held a workshop in...
FAIRCHAIN presented at Ecomondo
The FAIRCHAIN project was presented along with other EU-funded projects related to circular economy at a joint stand within Ecomondo - the reference international...
FAIRCHAIN takes part in the Nordic Wildberry Conference
FAIRCHAIN was well represented at the Nordic Wildberry Conference, held in Umeå, Sweeden from 7 to 8 September, with four poster presentations summarising results...
Data paper: Life cycle inventory and life cycle impact assessment datasets of PDO Feta production in Stymfalia region, Greece
A new paper describes the data used to obtain environmental impacts - calculated by using life cycle assessment (LCA) - of the production of Feta, from cradle to...
New session of the FAIRCHAIN e-learning programme
A new session of the FAIRCHAIN e-learning programme, which includes two courses - ‘Introduction to intermediate food value chains (IFVC)’ and ‘From short to...
FAIRCHAIN tests Blockchain solution to communicate dairy product information to consumers
The FAIRCHAIN Blockchain solution is being evaluated as part of the Greek case study at the Stymphalia dairy premises. It concerns yogurt and feta cheese...
FoodFactory-4-Us Competition 2023 – FINAL CONFERENCE
The 2023 FoodFactory-4-Us competition on "Increasing innovation in existing short food supply chains (SFSC) to make them stronger and more competitive" is ending...
New e-learning course: From Short to Intermediate Food Value Chains
A new course has been designed as part of the FAIRCHAIN project for Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) entrepreneurs interested in growing their SFSC from a local to a...
A FAIRCHAIN ‘Food Hack’ will take place from 6 to 8 September 2023 in Umeå, Sweden
The FAIRCHAIN Food Hack will bring together students and instructors for an intensive 3-day session in which ideas for innovation all along the intermediate food...
The May 2023 issue of the FAIRCHAIN newsletter has been published!
The latest issue of the FAIRCHAIN newsletter provides a general progress update more than halfway into the project and reports on exciting developments from the...
EFFoST 2023 will explore sustainable food and industry
The 2023 edition of the EFFoST International Conference will take place in Valencia (Spain) from 6 to 8 November 2023. This year, the conference will have...
FAIRCHAIN at ICEF 14
In June, FAIRCHAIN's coordinator, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou will also co-chair a session on “Multi-indicator Sustainability Assessment of Food Systems, Products and...
Save the date for the 6th ISEKI e-conference
The 6th edition of the ISEKI E-conferences “Food production based on food safety, sustainable development and circular economy”" which will take place online from...
FAIRCHAIN workshop prior to the ISEKI-Food Conference in Paris
On 4 July 2023, the FAIRCHAIN project will organise a session entitled "Intermediate Food Value Chains In Practice" as part of the pre-conference workshop series...
FAIRCHAIN at Green Food Tech 2023
FAIRCHAIN's coordinator, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, will deliver a keynote speech on how to encourage putting technological innovations for food producers and food...
Online course: Introduction to Intermediate Value Chains
You can now enroll in a 2.5-hour online course on Introduction to Intermediate Food Value Chains (IFVCs) based on initial research findings of the FAIRCHAIN...
Are you a student in a food study programme eager to find solutions to improving short food supply chains? We want to hear your ideas!
The FOOD FACTORY-4-US 2023, supported by the FAIRCHAIN project, gives students in food science the opportunity to submit a project aimed at innovating in existing...
FAIRCHAIN participates in FRUIT LOGISTICA
FAIRCHAIN participated in the FRUIT LOGISTICA fair, which took place in Berlin from 8 to 10 February. It is one of the biggest fairs in Europe that covers every...
Results of the FoodFactory-4-Us student competition
The most recent edition of the FoodFactory-4-Us student competition, organised by ISEKI-Food Association within the FAIRCHAIN project, challenged teams of students...
Recording of the webinar “Food Packaging – is it just for protection or is there more to it?”
The recording of the webinar "Food Packaging – is it just for protection or is there more to it?" delivered during the 2020 ILSI Europe Congress is now available...
The first version of the ICT platform for traceability of Feta cheese production is available
After two successful co-creation workshops – the goal-defining workshop in June 2021 and the implementation workshop in January 2022 - and an intense design and...
FAIRCHAIN creates a berry festival
Today, the forest berry value chain is long and international. Local berry picking and processing have almost disappeared and have instead been replaced by foreign...
The October 2022 issue of the FAIRCHAIN newsletter is out!
A new issue of the FAIRCHAIN project newsletter is now available! You will find find: An overview of the work carried out halfway into the project Information...
FAIRCHAIN will chair a special session at EFFoST 2022
The FAIRCHAIN project will chair a special session dedicated to innovation for small and medium food producers and enterprises at the 36 edition of the EFFoST...
FAIRCHAIN presented at Agrotica 2022
FAIRCHAIN results were presented by Synelixis at Agrotica - the leading exhibition event in Greece in the agro-economic sector and the largest trade fair in the...
FAIRCHAIN will collaborate with the newly launched EU4ADVICE project
The EU4ADVICE project held its kick-off meeting in Amsterdam on 6-7 October. FAIRCHAIN was presented by a representative of ISEKI-Food Association as a key...
The FAIRCHAIN partners met at Ghent University
The FAIRCHAIN project held its second annual meeting at the Ghent University campus in Kortrijk, Belgium. During these three days, partners shared progress,...
Our project was presented at the STADTLANDBIO congress
FAIRCHAIN was represented at the 2022 edition of the STADTLANDBIO congress, which took place in Nürnberg from 27 to 28 July. During the round table "EU...
The FAIRCHAIN FoodFactory-4-Us Competition 2022 call is open!
FAIRCHAIN FoodFactory-4-Us Competition 2022 call is open! Students can join the 2022 FoodFactory-4-Us International Student Competition to address the following...
Second implementation workshop for the French case study
The second implementation workshop took place yesterday for the French case study. The concept of innovative fermented-whey-based drinks selected by consumers was...
Learn about Intermediate Food Value Chains and earn a certificate!
The FAIRCHAIN e-learning programme begins with the launch of the first course, ‘Introduction to Intermediate Food Value Chains (IFVC)’, available from 16 May to 15...
FAIRCHAIN will be at the Sustainability Science Days Conference 2022
FAIRCHAIN partners will deliver three oral presentations on Wednesday, 18 May 2022. Intermediate value chains as new model for local and regional actors in the...
Case study update: High-Tech packaging machine for all actors, from small to mid-sized
By Pieter-Jan Loveniers, Imca Sampers (U.Gent), Harald Saelens (Scaldopack) and Thierry Bénézech (INRAE) The Belgium case study aims to develop an innovative...
Case study update: Jour Fixes at the Food Innovation Incubator
The Austrian case study started with the Food Innovation Incubator programme in September 2021. Two Open Food Jours Fixes took place since then. Jour fixes will...
Case study update: Life Cycle Assessment for co-product valorisation
By: Kavitha Shanmugam, RISE and Anne Verniquet, dss The Swiss case study aims to analyze co-product valorisation and generation of enriched added value for SMEs....
The March 2022 issue of the newsletter is out!
The latest issue of our project newsletter highlights: the launch Food System Innovation Platform progress within the co-product valorisation, food innovation...
Focus on food waste
Fruits and vegetables and roots and tubers are the most common food to be wasted, 45% of them become waste According to the FAO, global food waste represents a...
Focus on whey
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) is responsible for the color of whey. Whey is the serum phase of milk, or the liquid remaining after removal of fat and casein, which...
Focus on European blueberries
Also known as European blueberries, Swedish blåbär is the most abundant berry in Sweden. They’re not the same as their North American counterparts; European...
Workshop: Innovation dynamics in agri-food value chains
Our sister project LOWINFOOD is organising a workshop on 30 March 2022 dedicated to innovation dynamics in agri-food value chains. The objective is to share...
The Sustainable Food System Innovation Platform now available for you!
We are all part of the food supply chain! If you innovate in the agri-food sector then the Sustainable Food System (SFS) Innovation Platform is for you! Here you...
A new co-creation workshop took place last week in the French Case Study.
Experts in consumer science and marketing in the food sector discussed the strategy and actions needed to define the concept and the story of the new-whey based...
Swiss case study implementation workshop
Various experts of the agri-food sector gathered in the Implementation workshop of FAIRCHAIN's Swiss case study. They discussed the risks and opportunities in...
Greek case study implementation workshop
Breeders, producers, processors, representatives from retail, logistics, ICT and consumers participated in the implementation workshop of FAIRCHAIN's Greek case...
Webinar: Do you know what an Intermediate Food Value Chain (IFVC) is?
By Luminita Ciolacu, Katherine Flynn, and Luis Mayor (ISEKI-Food Association, AT) In fact, the definition of IVFC is a matter of discussion and essential and...
FAIRCHAIN presented at FARM2FORK destination 2 webinar
FAIRCHAIN coordinator, Geneviève Gésan-Guiziou, took part in the webinar ‘Destination 2 FARM2FORK du Cluster 6’ organized by the French Ministry of Higher...