Programme Breakout Session The Healthier Food & The Upcycling Community

The Autonomy Recipe: Upcycled & Healthy – Made to Matter

Get ready for an engaging Acceleration Session exploring how how healthier and upcycled food can accelerate the transition toward more autonomous food systems in Europe. This session is part of our partner event Innovation Insights.

This joint breakout session of The Healthier Food and The Upcycling Communities brings together the expertise from both partner networks. By gathering with a focus on common interests, the session aims to ignite new and impactful collaborations at the intersection of healthy and upcycled food innovation.

Programme

• Exclusive insights from leading industry players on their goals and strategies for transitioning to healthier, more circular food products:   
• Esmée van Veen – Manager Sustainability, LIDL  
• Leonie Horne – Advisor Sustainable Growth, Bidfood NL 
• Menrike Melkveld-Beukers – Director Nutrition & Healthcare Alliance 
• Véronique Dries – Sustainability Specialist, Vermaat Group 
• A deep dive into real-world challenges of bringing more nutritious food to market. 
• Collaborative breakout sessions focused on actionable solutions. 

Join us for a hands-on, forward-looking discussion featuring real examples, open dialogue, and co-created ideas to drive shared progress.

This is a Partners-only event. Partners received a personal invitation. Not a partner yet and want to join? Send us an email at sabine.poelmann@foodvalley.nl or caroline.duivenvoorden@foodvalley.nl