It is at the SIAL in Paris that ECOTROPHELIA Europe has just announced the prize winners, distinguishing the best food innovation by university teams from 16 countries. Future engineers of the European food industry have demonstrated their ability to respond to new consumer trends. Work and winning teams commended by Annick Baille, deputy director of Minister of Agriculture, Food and Forestry, who presented the awards to the winners of ECOTROPHELIA Europe 2014 in the presence of students, board members, representatives of Higher Education Institutions, National Food Federations, corporate and organizational structures.
The ECOTROPHELIA Europe 2014 jury chaired by Michael E. Knowles, President of the European Technology Platform “Food for Life” and vice president of Coca-Cola Company has awarded four distinctions and € 15,000 Prizes:
- ECOTROPHELIA Europe GOLD is awarded to FRANCE for DuoMarin-Les Lardons de la Mer: duos of fresh fish in the shape of a “lardon”. MONTPELLIER SUPAGRO receives a prize of 8 000 €.
- ECOTROPHELIA Europe SILVER is awarded to ROMANIA for TopIce: ice cream with topinambur and sea buckthorn: a dairy dessert frozen through a special method, containing natural ingredients. STEFAN CEL MARE UNIVERSITY OF SUCEAVA receives a prize of 4 000 €.
- ECOTROPHELIA Europe BRONZE is awarded to GREECE for CAROBITES: a functional, indulgent, sweet snack based on carob, with low glycemic loadfor. AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS receives a prize of 2 000 €.
Special Prize «Coup de Coeur» Innovation for the most innovative project is awarded by the Département de Vaucluse to GERMANY for Droptail : a frozen cocktail concentrate with liqueur balls for the fast preparation of a cool drink. HOCHSCHULE OSTWESTFALEN-LIPPE – LEMGO receives a prize of 1 000 €.
