About this program

The world of tomorrow needs food innovators today. Does your idea or company make the food chain more sustainable, smarter, more efficient or healthier and are you looking for access to the market with a revenue model? During this program you will learn how to identify your ideas and how to translate them into a new business model.

The next edition will start on Wednesday, September 24, 2025!

For whom?

The Business Innovation Program Food supports startups and existing SMEs who want to make a strong contribution to the food transition with their idea. Within 5 modules you get answers to important questions that will eventually form your basis for a sound business case. More than 80 companies have already successfully participated in the program. Participants are diverse, think of agriculture and horticulture, the food processing industry, data and technology companies and (logistics) service providers and many others.

What will you receive during the program?

A step-by-step method, in which we train you to work on your vision, customer, product and impact at the right time and in the right way.
Five times a plenary theory session at a central location in the Netherlands, in which you receive feedback from the trainers, facilitators and other participants.
Practical assignments to prepare and complete each module.
Valuable one-on-one mentoring with a business development specialist from your local regional development corporation (ROM).
A wrap-up with a 100-day plan, so you can continue working toward concrete goals after the program.

What do we expect from you?

We require effort of at least 0.5 FTE per participating company during the 10 weeks of the program. This means an average of 20 hours per week is required of your company.
Attendance at the sessions (for 5x on a Wednesday morning), including completion of related assignments.

What will it get you?

A significantly higher success rate from an idea to a sustainable business model.
A sharp focus on prioritizing attention, time and money in the start-up phase.
Thorough knowledge and insight into who and where your customer is and with which business model, clear communication of your idea or business, insight into the right cooperation partners and a concrete step-by-step plan for the next growth phase.
A useful and instructive cross-pollination between other participating companies that are also active within the agri-food sector.
A valuable contribution to a more sustainable and healthier economy.

Experiences of previous participants

COMPUTD

"During the program you are in an innovative environment, in addition to looking more critically at your own business, you also learn a lot from others.”​

Looop

Read LOOOP's story here. (Dutch)

Grassa

Marieke Vanthoor, Grassa: "The Business Innovation Program Food helps very much to specify the customer demand. What purpose does your technology serve and what is the right target group are questions you work with extensively. A technology driven company can sometimes lose sight of the customer, BIPF helps to gain focus."