Public Insights and Engagement
Here at EIT Food, we define Public Engagement as “a set of diverse activities that foster a two-way dialogue between specialists and the public”.
As an organisation, we have always prioritised the active and important role consumers play in the change we seek.
Our Public Insights and Engagement Team supports EIT Food’s mission-led approach by:
- Enabling and empowering consumers to make better choices
- Influencing food systems transformation policy and business practises through access to consumer insight
- Changing public discourse around food and sustainability, and championing a mindset of transparent and science-based information
Together, we can transform the future of our food.
What We Know
Our Public Engagement Goals
Our Flagship Programmes
Consumer Observatory
2023
project
Europe’s leading hub for consumer insights on agrifood topics. We bring together research and consumer insights from across the food system. We curate and produce bespoke research, up-to-date analysis and unique insights from the agrifood…
FoodUnfolded®
2018 > 2024
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A global multimedia platform helping to tackle the sustainability challenges in our food systems by bringing people closer to their food. We reach diverse audiences through documentaries, podcasts, online articles, social media and events…
FoodEducators
2022 > 2023
project
The one-stop shop for food education and agrifood careers resources. We provide tried and tested food education learning materials to teachers and schools across Europe. Working with students aged 9-18 years, we create awareness of…
Supporting Programmes
We also provide funding for innovative public engagement project ideas with the potential for societal impact. If the Proof of Concept is deemed to have societal potential, they can submit a full project proposal for continuation.
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Proofs of concepts help to determine whether an idea, a specific concept or approach when turned into reality would bring societal impact as envisioned.
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Proofs of concepts help to determine whether an idea, a specific concept or approach when turned into reality would bring societal impact as envisioned.
InformPack
2021 > 2023
project
InformPack explores the cross-cultural variations amongst consumers in terms of awareness, information gaps, issues and attitudes towards food packaging upon purchase and disposal patterns at home and on the go.
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Supermarkets and consumers collaborate to make sustainable consumption easy.
Get In Touch
View our Open calls
REQUEST FOR HOST ORGANISATION EIT FOOD RIS FELLOWSHIPS 2024
Deadline: April 22, 2024
open call
We invite all companies, start-ups, research institutes and universities whose activity is related to the agri-food sector o who would like to host Master of Science students and graduates and/or Ph.D. students and post-docs researchers.
open call
EIT Food South is looking for proposals for a potential coordinator to lead “Los Salvacomidas” School Programme, which is focused on promoting healthy nutrition and zero waste in Spain. The coordinator's main responsibilities will include…
Request for Regenerative Agriculture training programmes for agronomists
Deadline: May 15, 2024
open call
The purpose of this Call is to select an academic organisation, or a consortium led by an HEI, to provide a high-quality hands-on training programme to train agronomists in regenerative agriculture state-of-the-art issues and knowledge.