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New Frontiers in Food – Fast Forward (NF4), An internationalization fast track accelerator for new frontiers innovative food SMEs The NF4 project is an internationalization fast track accelerator for new frontiers innovation-intensive food SMEs, powered by a 5-Food Clusters alliance (Clusaga
(ES); Food Valley (NL); Valorial (FR); Vitagora (FR) and Wagralim (BE), embedded on the successfully-defined road-map of the New Frontiers in
Food initial partnership, specialized on 3 food industry value chains, providing a full package of acceleration services, aiming at boosting
international collaboration and business development of a cohort of European Food SMEs within 4 overseas target markets in which the
consortium is already strongly connected. The overall objective of this project is the operational development of the joint internationalisation
strategy defined by the clusters partnership, a smart strategy based on an original combination of various interconnected specializations, and
lessons learned from the initial « Clusters Go International » project New Frontiers in Food. The focus of the NF4 is to shift from intermediaries to
end-users, our flagship food-SMEs
Nutrition
| Target Group | Type | Estimated Date | Country | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | Tbd | Brazil | Sao Paulo |
Open to SMEs | Training | Tbd | China | Shanghai |
Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | September 2018 | Canada | Quebec City |
Open to SMEs | Matchmaking Event | March 2019 | United States | San Francisco |
Food Valley Expo (the netherlands - October 2018)
Vitafoods Geneva (Switzerland - May 2019)
Development of an international acceleration program : package of international support services (anchored on the Clusters organizations) to high-potential SMEs, which are candidates and determined to accelerate their development internationally.. It will be a tailor-made professional support for growth to a selection of promising SMEs.... a way to insist on our priority to boost operational and international collaboration activities.
| Country | Name | Link |
|---|---|---|
France | Vitagora | https://www.vitagora.com/en |
France | Valorial | http://www.pole-valorial.fr/spip.php?lang=en |
Spain | Clusaga | http://www.clusteralimentariodegalicia.org/english |
Netherlands | Food Valley NL | www.foodvalley.nl |
Belgium | Wagralim | https://www.wagralim.be/ |
Canada | Natural Products Canada | https://www.naturalproductscanada.com |
Brazil | Agropolo |
Partnership composition
| Name | Sector/Technology fields | Country | Regions | Total no. of members | Total no. of SME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FoodValleyNL |
Food Processing and Manufacturing Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food, Food Processing Agricultural services›Crop & animal production, hunting &related service activities, Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products Creative Industries, Digital Industries |
Netherlands | Gelderland | 160 | 80 |
| VALORIAL |
Food Processing and Manufacturing Food Microbiology / Toxicology / Quality Control, Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food Agricultural services›Crop & animal production, hunting &related service activities, Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products Advanced Packaging, Creative Industries |
France | Bretagne | 327 | 154 |
| Wagralim |
Agricultural Inputs and Services, Food Processing and Manufacturing Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food, Food Processing Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products, Public health and security›Food security & safety Advanced Packaging, Bio-pharmaceuticals |
Belgium | Prov. Hainaut | 180 | 110 |
| Asociación Clúster Alimentario de Galicia |
Food Processing and Manufacturing Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food, Food Processing Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products, Sustainable innovation›Sustainable production & consumption Advanced Packaging, Blue Growth Industries |
Spain | Galicia | 80 | 66 |
| Vitagora |
Agricultural Inputs and Services, Biopharmaceuticals Precision agriculture, Food Additives/Ingredients/Functional Food Digital Agenda›e-Health (e.g. healthy ageing), Manufacturing & Industry›Food, beverage & tobacco products Advanced Packaging, Bio-pharmaceuticals |
France | Bourgogne | 373 | 184 |
Coordinator Contact
Function: NF4 Coordinator
Email: isabelle.grommet@wagralim.be
Phone: + 32 474 900 291
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