Project description DEENESFRITPL From the frying pan to the freezer Frozen foods currently represent 6 % of European consumers’ shopping basket. Europe’s growing frozen food market may soon have a new addition: frozen fried eggs are to join the frozen ready meals, frozen fish and seafood and frozen meat, fruits and vegetables. The EU-funded FFEs project will design a plan to put frozen fried eggs on the menu. Manufactured by Spain’s IFOODS360, which has secured a worldwide registered patent, the overall goal is to provide access to eggs – an environmentally sustainable product packed with nutrients. Freezing fried eggs will save consumers time in the kitchen and eliminate the risk of bacteria generation along the supply chain. Show the project objective Hide the project objective Objective IFOODS360 (Innovation Foods) is a food producing company created by seasoned entrepreneurs from different fields like AgriFood, HORECA channel, Marketing and Management. We brought our expertise to this company in order to implement our patented process for producing and distributing frozen fried eggs.Our company manufactures and markets frozen fried egg through its worldwide registered patent. It is a natural product without any additives or salt, and our industrial processing has obtained the certifications ISO 22000 and IFS. The process of elaboration and freezing guarantees better nutritional levels than domestic or catering processing. Innovation Foods responds to food industry market by means a frozen product, offering to the end customers a solution necessary and non-existent at present, with all sanitary guarantees.Egg is a natural food considered as one of the most complete in nutrients that exist and it provides the most affordable protein on the market. It is an environmentally sustainable product and its consumption does not generate religious, cultural, temporary or other conflicts.Challenge: There is an upward trend in the consumption of frozen food, prepared and / or precooked, based on healthy food, flexibility in shelf life, versatility of the product offered and saving time in the kitchen. Frozen foods have a longer expiration date, without altering their nutritional properties, eliminate the risk of bacteria generation along the supply chain and lower the final price in the market. Changes in the way of life and consumption habits have driven a 38% growth in the frozen food market in the last decade. At present, almost all European households have frozen foods in their usual diet and they represent 6% of their shopping basket. In catering and restaurants business sector, it ranks 5th in highest expenditure products, after meat, fish, charcuterie / cheese and bread (many of these also supplied as frozen product) Fields of science natural sciencesbiological sciencesmicrobiologybacteriologysocial scienceseconomics and businessbusiness and managemententrepreneurshipnatural sciencesbiological sciencesbiochemistrybiomoleculesproteinsmedical and health scienceshealth sciencesnutritionsocial scienceseconomics and businesseconomicssustainable economy Programme(s) H2020-EU.2.3. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Innovation In SMEs Main Programme H2020-EU.3. - PRIORITY 'Societal challenges H2020-EU.2.1. - INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Topic(s) EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 - SME instrument Call for proposal H2020-EIC-SMEInst-2018-2020 See other projects for this call Sub call H2020-SMEInst-2018-2020-1 Funding Scheme SME-1 - SME instrument phase 1 Coordinator INNOVATION FOODS 360 SL Net EU contribution € 50 000,00 Address Calle fernandez de la hoz 62 28010 Madrid Spain See on map SME The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed. Yes Region Comunidad de Madrid Comunidad de Madrid Madrid Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Participation in EU R&I programmes Opens in new window HORIZON collaboration network Opens in new window Other funding € 21 429,00
