Innovation in the food sector

A seminar on innovation in the food sector will be held in Brussels, Belgium, on 11 June 1998. The seminar is organized by the Brussels Innovation Relay Centre (BIRC) and will present information on developing new products (innovation management) and the elements which determine the success of a new product in the marketplace.

Presentations, from experts with wide experience of innovation in the food industry, will cover the following main topics:

- Innovation in the European food products industry;
- Determinants of food industry innovation (including the results of the AIR project "Structural changes in the European food industries", completed in December 1996);
- Case study on the project undertaken by the Dutch foundation ACC, Agri Chain Competence, on successful innovation in the fish industry;
- A world survey of food innovation in 1998.
For further information, please contact:

Technopol Brussel-Bruxelles
Brussels Innovation Relay Centre (BIRC)
Mr. Guy Gallet
Agro-food Business Unit Manager
Rue Gabrielle Petit 4, Boîte 4
B-1080 Bruxelles
Tel. +32-2-4220023; Fax +32-2-4220043