Alimentaria Open Innovation Challenge 2026

23–26 Mar 2026 | Barcelona, Spain

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On-site

Innovation Strategy

Barcelona, Spain

Frit Ravich 

Skills

  • innovation management
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • Ecosystem Building
  • Opportunity discovery

Interests

  • circular economy
  • Food Tech Trends
  • Circular Business Models

Skills

  • innovation management
  • cross-functional collaboration
  • Ecosystem Building
  • Opportunity discovery

Interests

  • circular economy
  • Food Tech Trends
  • Circular Business Models
On-site

Continuous Improvement Leader

Tàrrega, Spain

Borges Agricultural and Edible Oils 

Continuous Improvement Leader at Borges, driving process optimization, digitalization, and sustainability in the vegetable oil sector.

Skills

  • Continuous improvement
  • Process Optimization
  • lean manufacturing
  • digital transformation
  • Data Analysis
  • operational excellence
  • Problem solving
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Industry 4.0
  • cross-functional collaboration

Interests

  • Digitalization in Food Industry
  • Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • process automation
  • Industry 4.0 Solutions
  • smart manufacturing
  • Machine Learning
  • Digital Twin
  • Data-Driven Decision Making

Continuous Improvement Leader at Borges, driving process optimization, digitalization, and sustainability in the vegetable oil sector.

Skills

  • Continuous improvement
  • Process Optimization
  • lean manufacturing
  • digital transformation
  • Data Analysis
  • operational excellence
  • Problem solving
  • KPI Monitoring
  • Industry 4.0
  • cross-functional collaboration

Interests

  • Digitalization in Food Industry
  • Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • process automation
  • Industry 4.0 Solutions
  • smart manufacturing
  • Machine Learning
  • Digital Twin
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
On-site

R&D Manager

Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain

Dallant 

R&D lead at Dallant, a flavors company focused on innovation, quality, scientific know-how and advanced technology.

Skills

  • MethodDevelopment
  • DataProcessing
  • AromaticSolutions
  • FlavorTechnology
  • SensoryInnovation
  • ApplicationDevelopment
  • FlavorAnalysis
  • Encapsulation
  • flavourist
  • chromatography
  • extractions

Interests

  • wastevalorization
  • circulareconomy
  • IndustrialInnovation
  • sustainability
  • upcycling
  • precisefermentation

R&D lead at Dallant, a flavors company focused on innovation, quality, scientific know-how and advanced technology.

Skills

  • MethodDevelopment
  • DataProcessing
  • AromaticSolutions
  • FlavorTechnology
  • SensoryInnovation
  • ApplicationDevelopment
  • FlavorAnalysis
  • Encapsulation
  • flavourist
  • chromatography
  • extractions

Interests

  • wastevalorization
  • circulareconomy
  • IndustrialInnovation
  • sustainability
  • upcycling
  • precisefermentation
On-site

CEO

Sant Quirze del Vallès, Spain

Grupo Carinsa 

CEO of Grupo CARINSA since 2005. Board member at Cre100Do, ASCEF, FATE, EURECAT, IRTA and others. Driving innovation, sustainability and collaboration.

Skills

  • Economy
  • leadership
  • innovation
  • Business Development
  • networking
  • food industry
  • Fragrance Industry
  • Partnership Building
  • Board management
  • Corporate governance
  • sustainability

Interests

  • food preservation
  • cultivated meat
  • Food Oxidation
  • Canned Fish
  • Zootecnia
  • FoodTech
  • Fermentation
  • postbiotics
  • food safety
  • circular economy

CEO of Grupo CARINSA since 2005. Board member at Cre100Do, ASCEF, FATE, EURECAT, IRTA and others. Driving innovation, sustainability and collaboration.

Skills

  • Economy
  • leadership
  • innovation
  • Business Development
  • networking
  • food industry
  • Fragrance Industry
  • Partnership Building
  • Board management
  • Corporate governance
  • sustainability

Interests

  • food preservation
  • cultivated meat
  • Food Oxidation
  • Canned Fish
  • Zootecnia
  • FoodTech
  • Fermentation
  • postbiotics
  • food safety
  • circular economy
On-site

Production Manager

Sils, Spain

PURATOS 

Skills

  • Communication

Interests

  • automation in food inudstry

Skills

  • Communication

Interests

  • automation in food inudstry
On-site

R&D Project Office

Reus, Spain

FRUSELVA GLOBAL 

Fruselva is a world-leading baby food co-manufacturer, producing the best-tasting natural, healthy and affordable baby food through efficiency and innovation.

Skills

  • innovation
  • Healthy Food
  • baby food
  • co-manufacturer
  • B Corp

Interests

  • innovation
  • Healthy Food
  • baby food
  • sustainability
  • food processing

Fruselva is a world-leading baby food co-manufacturer, producing the best-tasting natural, healthy and affordable baby food through efficiency and innovation.

Skills

  • innovation
  • Healthy Food
  • baby food
  • co-manufacturer
  • B Corp

Interests

  • innovation
  • Healthy Food
  • baby food
  • sustainability
  • food processing
On-site

Researcher

Barcelona, Spain

Laboratorios Ordesa 

Professional with almost 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector, focused on R+D in Food and Biotechnology industry.

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Managing interdisciplinary teams
  • project management
  • Research Projects
  • Team leadership
  • Scientific Support to Marketing
  • communication skills

Interests

  • Microbiota.
  • Microbiome
  • Probiotics
  • Malnutrition
  • mucosal immunity
  • Malnutrition in Oncology Patients

Professional with almost 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical sector, focused on R+D in Food and Biotechnology industry.

Skills

  • Strategic planning
  • Managing interdisciplinary teams
  • project management
  • Research Projects
  • Team leadership
  • Scientific Support to Marketing
  • communication skills

Interests

  • Microbiota.
  • Microbiome
  • Probiotics
  • Malnutrition
  • mucosal immunity
  • Malnutrition in Oncology Patients
On-site

R&D Director

Riudellots de la Selva, Spain

weRfoods 

As R+D Director at weRfoods I lead, define the strategy and manage the innovation in our companies. weRfoods is a pork meat group of companies.

Skills

  • innovation
  • R+D
  • Strategy
  • Change Management

Interests

  • Food Innovation
  • Microbiology
  • sustainability

As R+D Director at weRfoods I lead, define the strategy and manage the innovation in our companies. weRfoods is a pork meat group of companies.

Skills

  • innovation
  • R+D
  • Strategy
  • Change Management

Interests

  • Food Innovation
  • Microbiology
  • sustainability
On-site

COMUNICATION MANAGER

LLEIDA, Spain

NOVACOOP MEDITERRANEA 

Skills

  • Strategy
  • leadership
  • Communication
  • Marketing
  • Collaboration
  • Creativity

Interests

  • innovation
  • sustainability
  • Agrifood
  • Creativity

Skills

  • Strategy
  • leadership
  • Communication
  • Marketing
  • Collaboration
  • Creativity

Interests

  • innovation
  • sustainability
  • Agrifood
  • Creativity
On-site

CEO

Aiguafreda, Spain

Embotits Salgot SA 

I’m the CEO of Embotits Salgot, a family-owned food company with almost 100 years of history, specialized in high-quality cured meats.

Skills

  • creative
  • meat
  • sustainability
  • tradition
  • Catalunya

Interests

  • meat
  • Packaging
  • Food
  • Culture
  • gastronomy
  • Nature

I’m the CEO of Embotits Salgot, a family-owned food company with almost 100 years of history, specialized in high-quality cured meats.

Skills

  • creative
  • meat
  • sustainability
  • tradition
  • Catalunya

Interests

  • meat
  • Packaging
  • Food
  • Culture
  • gastronomy
  • Nature
On-site

Ceo

CERET, France

Verréo 

I’m Verréo founder. Our mission is to make wine corks economy circular through innovation and Collective actions

Skills

  • circular innovation
  • finance

Interests

  • Cork industry

I’m Verréo founder. Our mission is to make wine corks economy circular through innovation and Collective actions

Skills

  • circular innovation
  • finance

Interests

  • Cork industry
On-site

Technical Director CADÍ SCCL

La Seu d'Urgell, Spain

CADÍ Societat Cooperativa Catalana Limitada 

Agronomist engineer specialized in the food industry, with more than 20 years of experience in dairy research and development, operations and optimization.

Skills

  • Relationships
  • observation
  • Continuous improvement

Interests

  • processes
  • technology
  • susteinability

Agronomist engineer specialized in the food industry, with more than 20 years of experience in dairy research and development, operations and optimization.

Skills

  • Relationships
  • observation
  • Continuous improvement

Interests

  • processes
  • technology
  • susteinability
On-site

Sustainability Lead

Barcelona, Spain

COFFEE IS INCAPTO SL 

Sustainability Lead at INCAPTO. Driving ESG and circular economy strategies, turning measurable data into real impact from cradle to market.

Skills

  • Sustainability strategy
  • circular economy
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • carbon footprint
  • Environmental Engineering

Interests

  • Sustainable packaging
  • Sustainability communication
  • impact measurement
  • supplier engagement

Sustainability Lead at INCAPTO. Driving ESG and circular economy strategies, turning measurable data into real impact from cradle to market.

Skills

  • Sustainability strategy
  • circular economy
  • Life cycle assessment (LCA)
  • carbon footprint
  • Environmental Engineering

Interests

  • Sustainable packaging
  • Sustainability communication
  • impact measurement
  • supplier engagement
On-site

Sant Fruitós del Bages, Spain

Fundació Alícia 

Skills

  • Translate evidence into practial food solutions

Interests

  • User-centered digital tools for food and nutricion

Skills

  • Translate evidence into practial food solutions

Interests

  • User-centered digital tools for food and nutricion
Remote

Technology Intelligence and Partnership

Modena, Italy

Tetra Pak 

Skills

  • technology
  • Scouting
  • innovation
  • AI

Interests

  • photography
  • technology

Skills

  • technology
  • Scouting
  • innovation
  • AI

Interests

  • photography
  • technology
On-site

Sustainability & Innovation Manager

Olèrdola, Spain

AMETLLER ORIGEN 

Skills

  • sustainability
  • Agro Food innovation
  • ESG

Interests

  • sustainability
  • Agro Food innovation
  • ESG
  • CSRD
  • IA

Skills

  • sustainability
  • Agro Food innovation
  • ESG

Interests

  • sustainability
  • Agro Food innovation
  • ESG
  • CSRD
  • IA
On-site

PhotonCat project manager at ICFO

Castelldefels, Spain

ICFO 

Catalyzing industrial projects between companies and the photonics innovation at ICFO.

Skills

  • spectroscopy
  • microscopy
  • Imaging
  • Photonics
  • Fotónica
  • Raman

Interests

  • food safety
  • food quality
  • Food Production
  • Service Provider

Catalyzing industrial projects between companies and the photonics innovation at ICFO.

Skills

  • spectroscopy
  • microscopy
  • Imaging
  • Photonics
  • Fotónica
  • Raman

Interests

  • food safety
  • food quality
  • Food Production
  • Service Provider
On-site

Business Developer & Ecosystem's responsible at CIDAI

Barcelona, Spain

EURECAT 

Skills

  • Passion to succeed
  • customer oriented
  • Communication
  • Organizational developer

Interests

  • padel
  • travel
  • Sailing

Skills

  • Passion to succeed
  • customer oriented
  • Communication
  • Organizational developer

Interests

  • padel
  • travel
  • Sailing
Remote

Project Manager

Seoul, South Korea

Deltatech-Korea Ltd. 

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Open innovation

Interests

  • sustainability
  • Environment
  • healthcare
  • healthtech
  • Smart Farming
  • smart industry
  • Digital Health

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Open innovation

Interests

  • sustainability
  • Environment
  • healthcare
  • healthtech
  • Smart Farming
  • smart industry
  • Digital Health
On-site

Chief Marketing and Innovation Director

Barcelona, Spain

Grup Cacaolat 

Skills

  • Business and Marketing Strategy, Innovation

Interests

  • innovation
  • innovation, digitalisation, disruption

Skills

  • Business and Marketing Strategy, Innovation

Interests

  • innovation
  • innovation, digitalisation, disruption

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