Today, the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley is thrilled to welcome a new team member, Yasemin Sharityar as Head of Impact Platforms.

Having German-Turkish roots, food always played an important role in Yasemin’s life.

“It takes hours to prepare, but only minutes to eat“, is what her mother says about her favorite Turkish dish called Yaprak Sarması. Seeing the effort that goes into preparing such a meal, tasting the different ingredients combined to perfection, and experiencing how her family celebrates food, taught Yasemin, already early in her life, that it is important to appreciate and value the food we eat.

While this is a nice story on a personal level, Yasemin quickly came to realize that, on a global level, there are major challenges related to our food.

Looking at her professional life, Yasemin worked in different fields and organizations from corporate, SME to startup – her latest position being in Marketing Strategy at Bühler Group.

Yasemin has been calling Zürich Switzerland her home for more than five years. She especially values the city’s diverse and tolerant culture, its proximity to mountains and lakes – and of course – the easy access to Swiss chocolate.

« I have a business background and I have developed a passion especially for sustainability and innovation related topics and projects. I am very excited to contribute to the SFNV with all my experiences and to shape the future of the Swiss food ecosystem and beyond together with you ! »

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The report identifies that 286 key players and four major trends are driving and influencing the Swiss foodtech industry: sustainability, agriculture efficiency, and transparency of supply chains.

Today we see the beginning of a new era in the global food and nutrition sector. Significant shifts in consumer demand and behavior have been driving exponential growth across food production, processing, delivery and disposal and are unlocking frankly unprecedented opportunities for blue-sky innovation. Meanwhile Switzerland, leveraging an already formidable footing within the food industry, looks set to become one of the leaders in redefining and re-imagining food value chains.

This report is the result of a partnership between Accenture and the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley. Both partners joined forces to map the FoodTech ecosystem of Switzerland – striving to provide deeper insights into the current state and future possibilities.

We have conducted a detailed mapping of the Swiss landscape through the lens of innovative FoodTechs: identifying an impressive 280+ key players spanning large corporates, trailblazing startups, academia, venture capitalists, and governmental organizations, this report shines a spotlight on the Swiss food innovation sector.

Among other findings, you will discover :

• Who the most influential Swiss FoodTech startups and ecosystem partners are and where they sit within the ecosystem of food innovation.
• The emerging trends in food technology and priority areas for Swiss enterprises.
• How Swiss actors are primed to become global shapers in technologies such as precision agriculture and sustainable protein sources.

This is the first version of the mapping, hence neither the map nor any listing in the whole report claims to be exhaustive. We will update the ecosystem map on a regular basis, which will increase its accuracy. Therefore, let’s co-create! Are you a part of the Swiss FoodTech ecosystem and missing on the map?

Please fill the form below to make sure you will be on the next version (quarterly update).

In partnership with Accenture

Matthias Hegele | LinkedIn
Managing Director
Accenture Strategy & Consulting Lead Switzerland 

Sebastian Guenther | LinkedIn
Innovation & Design Lead CH
Accenture Ventures Lead DACH

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The Nestlé R&D Accelerator opens its “nest” to accelerate dynamic food & beverage innovations that will delight consumers and enhance their lives.

The Nestlé R&D Accelerator offers a 6-month immersive entrepreneurial experience from “idea to shop”, empowering cross-functional teams to market their pioneering and disruptive solutions that embrace new science, technology and love of food.

The Accelerator brings startups, students, graduates, and Nestlé employees together for the fast-track development of a novel food & beverage solution. Whether the innovative idea is hooked in new science, leveraging new technologies, originated by early trends or is a white space opportunity, the Accelerator is the right place to turn an idea into reality in record time.

What does the Nestlé R&D Accelerator Offer?

The Accelerator provides access to co-development funds, infrastructure, expertise, coaching and mentorship from the largest food and beverage company in the world.

• Access to Expertise
• R&D Infrastructure
• Funding

How does it work?

1. Submit your innovation proposal to one of the open challenges or apply to join a venture team.
2. The Accelerator selection committee evaluates your submission.
3. The Accelerator informs you if you have been selected and prepares your enrolment.
4. You become part of a venture team in one of our Accelerators for 6 months. 
5. The Accelerator supports and coaches you, provides access to resources, expertise, and infrastructure.
6. Accelerator members will be mentored “on the go” during the venture, enabling team decisions and success.
7. Successful developments are brought to shopper and consumer merit by creating revenue with their value proposition.
8. The test launch results may open up further opportunities after your 6-month adventure.

For more information:

Nestlé Research
Route du Jorat 57
Lausanne, Vaud 1000, CH

You can also contact them here or check out their FAQ.

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CleantechAlps has just published a special report on agricultural technologies that target certain agricultural treatments to reduce the impact on the soil or relieve farmers in their daily work.

As elsewhere, agriculture in Switzerland is under pressure. Economic pressure first of all, with increased competition from abroad. And spatial pressure too, with the amount of land available to farming declining due to the rapidly increasing population and growing urbanisation. And lastly, popular pressure, with repeated demands from the Swiss population to reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture, particularly the use of crop treatments.

In this context, every avenue for optimising or improving land use must be exploited to protect the agri-environmental conditions, ensure that farms remain competitive and safeguard the country’s food security. Agritech is one solution that meets all these challenges.

CleantechAlps Report – Agritech in Switzerland: The panacea that squares the circle of productivity and climate protection?

CleantechAlps has recently published a special report on agricultural technologies (agritech). These technologies better target certain agricultural treatments to reduce the impact on the soil or relieve farmers in their daily work. Fribourg’s actors play a key role in pushing forward these agritech in Switzerland and internationally.

In particular, the companies Low Impact food, BVT – Bee Vectoring Technologies, iCube, Dootix, Bloom Biorenewables Ltd, Alver World SA, Groupe ELSA-Mifroma or JNJ automation SA and competence centres and initiatives such as Grangeneuve Institut, AgriCo – Swiss Campus for Agri & Food Innovation, NTN Innovation Booster Swiss Food Ecosystems, Adolphe Merkle Institute, Cluster Food & Nutrition, Groupe E Greenwatt and ECPF KAAB are key to the development of agritech in the canton of Fribourg. This vibrant ecosystem helps the agrifood industry to be more productive and respectful of the environment. These new technologies and initiatives help reduce the carbon footprint of this industry.

For more information:

CleantechAlps
c/o CimArk
rte du Rawil 47
1950 Sion

Telephone : +41 58 332 21 20 
E-mail : info@cleantech-alps.com

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