BettaF!sh and Kern Tec Among the Winners of EIT Food’s Marketed Innovation Prize 2024

EIT Food has announced the winners of its Marketed Innovation Prize, which recognizes food startups that have successfully brought products or services to market. The prize grants €10,000 to the best-marketed innovations in each of three regions and €5,000 to the best-marketed innovation in five subcategories. The winners include BettaF!sh, a producer of fish alternatives made from regeneratively cultivated seaweed, and Kern Tec GmbH, which upcycles waste fruit pits into high-value ingredients.

Kern Tec was named Best Food Waste Reduction Solution, while BettaF!sh received the award for Best Alternative Protein-based Solution along with the Woman in Innovation award. Both companies have been involved with EIT Food and have successfully developed products that align with the goal of creating a healthier, sustainable, and resilient food system. Kern Tec has raised funding to scale up production of milk alternatives and has partnered with companies to launch innovative products, while BettaF!sh is focused on building a new ocean economy through sustainable seafood alternatives.