SEBT: Announcement of the 14th ECOTROPHELIA 2024 competition

The Association of Greek Food and Beverage Industries (SEBT) announces the 14th National Competition for Ecological-Innovative Food Products, ECOTROPHELIA 2024.

For 13 years, SEBT has been organizing the ECOTROPHELIA Competition in Greece, highlighting the dynamics of young students, who deal with the science of food, to innovate and develop new products with special ecological characteristics. These ideas can be distinguished within and outside the borders and furthermore be used by the Greek Food & Beverage Industry.

All undergraduate and postgraduate students of the country’s tertiary educational institutions and research institutes can participate in the National Competition, who will develop an innovative food product, with elements of ecological innovation, the which will be put to a taste test by the National Evaluation Committee.

SEVT, with the aim of upgrading the Competition, this year, for the first time, offers all participants the opportunity to attend a training seminar on entrepreneurship.

ECOTROPHELIA Awards

The competition includes 5 prizes:

  • Gold, with a cash prize worth 1,500 euros
  • Silver, with a monetary prize worth 1,200 euros
  • Bronze, with a cash prize worth 1,000 euros
  • Best Presentation, with a cash prize worth 800 euros
  • Best Marketing & Trading Plan, with a cash prize worth 800 euros

The winning team of the National Competition will participate then in the European Competition ECOTROPHELIA 2024, which will take place within the framework of the International Exhibition “SIAL” in Paris. All the winning teams of European countries that have emerged at the national level will take part in the European Competition.

For participation in the National Competition, the deadlines are:

  • Friday 29 March 2024: Submission of Entry Form
  • Friday 17 May 2024: Submission of Detailed Technical File

The competition process and the Award Ceremony of the winners will take place in Athens, on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.

Applications are made ehere.

For more information as well as the tender documents on the SEVT website .