Call for expression of interest to participate in “EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs" 2024

EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs

EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs is the largest food co-creation initiative in Europe. In 2019-2023, the co-creation processes involved 106 consumer panels and 49 companies from 17 European countries, who worked together to design, develop and introduce to the market over 20 innovative food products.

In 2024-2025, the methodology will be applied to societal challenges, linked to targeted nutrition and protein diversification. The activity impacts will also be linked to the reduction of adult obesity and food-related non-communicable diseases through its focus on targeted nutrition and protein diversification. New products co-created with consumers will spur the wave of innovations in the market, showcasing the market potential and encouraging companies to consider the specific needs of selected groups of consumers.

Product proposals co-created by consumers as part of Consumer Engagement Labs will be followed up by subsequent design, development, market testing and commercialization activities by companies. Each participant-food company is required to introduce to the market one new product, designed as the outcome of the Labs/consumer co-creation process in 2024-2025 and document product sales of at least 10k€ by 2025.

Who can apply?

Funding for this Request for Implementing Participants is available to organisations (scientific institutions and food companies) from Member States of the European Union (EU) and from Horizon Europe Associate Countries that are covered by the EIT Regional Innovation Scheme (RIS):

• EU Member States: Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia
• Horizon Europe Associated Countries: Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine
• Outermost Regions: Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Réunion, Martinique, Mayotte and Saint-Martin (France), the Azores and Madeira (Portugal), and the Canary Islands (Spain)

Below you can download the Call for EIT Food RIS Consumer Engagement Labs 2023 and application form.

Application Submission

The deadline for the submission of full applications is 12 February 2024, 11:00 AM CET.

Please send the electronic version of application in English, based on the attached template of application form, to the following address within the deadline mentioned above:

Subject line: Consumer Engagement Labs Application 2024

E-mail: magdalena.zatorska@uw.edu.pl