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FOODLABRegion of excellence in food

Excellent Food Valley

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Objectives

FoodLab 2

• To valorise the assets of the region to position La Selva as a region of excellence in food and tourism

Developing andpositioning the area

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Objectives

FoodLab 3

• Create a core of expertise, training and innovation in the new range of excellent food as a basis for developing new products and services for this sector

Platform for innovation in the

food industry

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Objectives

FoodLab 4

• Put in place the necessary tools for business development in the range of excellence in industrial food

Economic and marketdevelopment

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Objectives

Centre for Innovation in the Gastronomic Food Industry of Riudellots de la Selva

Centre’s Objectives:

• Become the meeting point of the food industry and gastronomic leaders of the region, to generate new projects that respond to the shortcomings of the sector in the area of product development.

• To become a centre of innovation in the new range of excellent food, with a view to developing new products and services for businesses in the region.

• Offer training and transfer new knowledge to the food industry of the region, becoming a centre of expertise in this new range of excellent food and become a national reference

FoodLab 5

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6 month working plan

FoodLab 6

Objectives: Put Riudellots de la Selva on the world map.

Policies with local impact based on global positioning.

EXPORT

IMPORT

ACTIVATE• Identity / Image• Local skill• Educate and

train technicians in the region

Projects:•Build collaborative

projects and manage them in a logical collaborative win-win

Investments:•Build confidence to

trigger private equity investment intechnologically oriented companies and foster entrepreneurship

•Attract talent from outside•Collaborate with references

in the field; establish stable relations

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Serveis del FoodLab

FoodLab 7

PROJECT ELABORATION AND MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING AND CONNECTIONS

FINANCING

COOPERATION ON AND MANAGEMENT OF PROJECTS

EVENTS & NETWORKING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Serveis

FoodLab 8

Product demonstrationThe incubator has a product development kitchen available to industrial companies in the incubator and outside companies that wish to make use of it. Access to food product development not only means access to the facilities, but also access to the services of FoodLab.

Corporate entrepreneurship projects• Development of new lines of business for existing companies in the region in new business units• Joint ventures between 2 or more companies that emerged from the incubation space• Creation of new business projects based food• Attract projects and talent in this area to the region

Creating a space to spread innovative activities of the region and for the exchange of ideas

Generation of 4 working groups for the generation of projects (in collaboration with companies, which will be consulted for: gastronomy and tourism; gastronomic food industry; development of new food and tourism products; and promotion of the region)

PROJECT ELABORATION AND MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING AND

CONNECTIONS

FINANCING

COOPERATION ON AND MANAGEMENT OF

PROJECTS

EVENTS & NETWORKING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

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Serveis

FoodLab 9

PROJECT ELABORATION AND MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING AND

CONNECTIONS

FINANCING

COOPERATION ON AND MANAGEMENT OF

PROJECTS

EVENTS & NETWORKING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Public Financing

• Subventions/subsidies• Loans

Private Financing

• Private financing networks• International investors• Connections with financial events:

Keiretsu Forum, Business Angels, Biz Barcelona

Showcase innovative projects

• Creation of a system for submitting projects for funding• Preparation of projects for funding

Access to International Networks

• Creating a submissions system for European projects

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Serveis

FoodLab 10

PROJECT ELABORATION AND MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING AND

CONNECTIONS

FINANCING

COOPERATION ON AND MANAGEMENT OF

PROJECTS

EVENTS & NETWORKING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Conferences for the presentation of projects

Companies can present technology-based projects related to excellence in food products

Training for entrepreneurs and technicians

Specific training may be scheduled by the FoodLab team as well as companies themselves

Creation of a committee of national and international experts

Proposed creation of a committee of national and international experts to advise on the orientations of FoodLab and its connections with other agents.

Promotion of incubation projects

• Putting in place a system for evaluating projects• Work spaces at the disposition of projects• Multi project management skills with complementary technological capabilities

Creation of an award for innovative entrepreneurs and generated in the FoodLab environment• Benefit from the services of FoodLab• Funding research

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Serveis

FoodLab 11

PROJECT ELABORATION AND MANAGEMENT

INTERNATIONAL NETWORKING AND

CONNECTIONS

FINANCING

COOPERATION ON AND MANAGEMENT OF

PROJECTS

EVENTS & NETWORKING

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Creation of a committee of national and international experts

• Entities from national and international spheres• Culinary industry: chefs of national renown• Tourism industry• Industry in the region driving innovation forward

Definition of potential areas to develop: the committee of experts will develop plans for areas of high potential

• Groups working with leading players and flagship projects to determine areas of interest (Expert Committee)• Survey of the needs of companies in the region to agree on the themes proposed by the agents with reference to the

needs of companies• Proposal of working groups in areas of common interest

Organizing networking events between companies, universities and agents related to the food industry:• Connecting businesses and universities• Presentation of projects• Inviting stakeholders

and hosting international conference• Infodays & Brokerage Events

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Connections

FoodLab 12

CREATIVACIÓ

TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE

CENTRE FOR THE SHOWCASING OF REGIONAL SPECIALITIES

• To valorize the assets of the region to position La Selva as a region of excellence in food

• Put in place the necessary tools for business development of the range of excellence in industrial food

• Create a core of expertise, training and innovation in the range of excellent food as a basis for developing new products and services from this business

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Participating businesses

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Thank you

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