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Are you the most innovative entrepreneur in the Food Valley region?
On 29 October 2025, the Food Valley Innovation Award will be presented for the fifth time to the most innovative entrepreneurs in the region. Entrepreneurs with innovative, smart products, services or processes can apply until 31 August via www.innovatieprijsregiofoodvalley.nl. A professional jury will then select three nominees per category. The award will be presented in three categories: Manufacturing/production companies, Agrifood and ICT.
Smart and practical
In the Foodvalley Region, governments, entrepreneurs and educational institutions work together on sustainable solutions. Collaboration is often the basis for innovations with a major impact. The Foodvalley Region Innovation Awards 2025 are presented to the most impactful innovations. In addition to the expert jury prize, a public prize is also awarded in all categories.
Criteria
The Food Valley Region Innovation Award is intended for innovative products, processes and services with a major impact within and outside the Food Valley Region. To be eligible for the innovation award, the following criteria apply:
- The innovation belongs to one of the following sectors:
- Manufacturing companies
- Agri-food
- ICT
- It concerns a product or process innovation.
- he innovation works and this can be demonstrated with results or a prototype.
- The innovation is the entrant's own development.
Latest winners
The winners of the Foodvalley Region Innovation Award 2024 were Info Support and BIT (ICT), Cheffix (Manufacturing companies) and HatchTech (Agri-food). The audience awards went to Draad (ICT), Bruil (Manufacturing companies) and G. van Beek & Zn (Agri-food).
Registration
Entrepreneurs can register until 31 August 2025 via the Foodvalley website. The Foodvalley Region Innovation Awards 2025 will be presented on 29 October 2025 during a festive gathering in Nijkerk. Be sure to mark this date in your calendar.