The European Interest Group of Small-Scale Food Processors is an initiative of the FOX consortium. FOX is a European cooperative project with 25 partners. It is funded by the European Commission in Horizon 2020 (Grant Agreement Nr. 817683). Coordinator of the project is DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V. FOX started on June 1, 2019, and will end November 30, 2023.

The FOX European Interest Group was launched in September 2019.

Purpose

Purpose of the European Interest Group is to set up an active and vibrant platform within the EU project FOX (Innovative food processing in a box, GA 8177683, Horizon 2020):

  • to disseminate and exchange in a timely manner results and findings of the EU project FOX to an interested audience. This will be mainly done via a regular newsletter (2 times a year).
  • to inform and invite group members to FOX events. We will invite European Interest Group members to any public event of FOX. In case of limitation in participation members of the European Interest Group will be preferred in the registration process. Public FOX events are free of charge. Travel and accommodation to the event are on the participant expenses.
  • to identify experts beyond the FOX consortium who are interested to contribute to FOX workshops and studies. For a couple of FOX activities, we are looking for experts with different backgrounds especially regarding our activities in foresight studies, development of business opportunities or engagement of consumer and civil society. For these experts, FOX might cover travel and accommodation depending on the activity. Participation of group members as experts in FOX activities is only voluntarily.
  • to get in contact with groups that are interested in demonstration activities of FOX technologies on-site. The FOX consortium plans a couple of demonstration events in various European regions as well as a demonstration of FOX technologies to selected companies on a confidential basis. The European Interest Group will be used to identify those interested stakeholders
  • to initiate an open dialogue between European Interest Group members and the FOX consortium. Active input by European Interest Group members is highly appreciated. Topics of mutual interest can be put on the FOX agenda, and the FOX project can communicate putting emphasis on certain angles.

The FOX European Interest Group supports and expands local economies. Hence, they are doing something for the region by offering local jobs and services and developing regions. Members of the European Interest Group are supporting the idea of sustainable circular economy in the agri-food business, are interested in new business opportunities and/or commit themselves to research, development, innovation or education in this regard. They would like to stimulate the transition from a centralized large-scale food processing industry to a more decentralized food processing approach offering new options for regional or shorter food value chains.

Membership

Members of the European Interest Group will be any private person or person belonging to an institution, company, NGO or other along the food value chain (from farm to consumer). The European Interest Group will be an open group and free of charge. The membership starts by signing these Terms of Reference online on the FOX projects’ website (www.fox-foodprocessinginabox.eu/). The membership can be terminated at any time upon request of the member. The coordinator reserves the right to terminate the IG-SSFP at the end of the project lifetime (November 2023).

Privacy Statement

The privacy statement of the website (www.fox-foodprocessinginabox.eu/privacy-policy/) will apply to the European Interest Group.

Members of the European Interest Group agree that the name of their company/institution/association is mentioned on the FOX website. The name is actively linked with the respective website. Members of the European Interest Group may object to this at any time (EMAIL European Interest Group contact).

Contact

Peter Holl

FOX Manager of regional demonstration, stakeholder interaction and exploitation

DIL Deutsches Institut für Lebensmitteltechnik e.V.

E-Mail: info@fox-foodprocessinginabox.eu

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