#AnnualFoodAgenda 2019

#AnnualFoodAgenda is a series of events organized in Poland, Spain, and England, aimed at disseminating knowledge about food and nutrition to both children and adults. The project, funded by EIT Food, involves seven partners. Poland, alongside Maspex, is represented by the Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn; Spain by CSIC (the Supreme Council for Scientific Research) and the Autonomous University of Madrid; and Grupo AN; and the UK by the University of Cambridge and PepsiCo.

Activities within the framework #AnnualFoodAgenda combine the promotion of a responsible approach to diet and a healthy lifestyle, care for the environment with increasing interest in the food industry and inspiring consumers to learn about food-related areas.

The planned events aim to engage citizens in the public debate on food and nutrition, as well as facilitate dialogue between academia, industry, and businesses with consumers. Throughout the year, the partners will organize a total of 32 thematic events engaging various audiences, especially the youngest consumers.

The planned activities focus on four areas – planned according to seasons, i.e., successive quarters of the year. Each will develop specific themes related to the future of food.

Topics for the coming quarters and agenda of events:

Q1 Trust in food

The workshops organised in the first quarter aim to support conscious consumer attitudes and strengthen trust in food. you

"I eat because I trust - interactive workshops in food research laboratories"
Date: March 2, 8 and 16, 2019
Place: Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Olsztyn, Tuwima Street 10, 10-748 Olsztyn

Workshops for 4th and 5th grade primary school students "Building trust in food"
Date and time: March 21, 2019, 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Primary School No. 1 named after Polish Nobel Prize Winners in Olsztynek, Górna Street 5, 11-015 Olsztynek

Q2 Food trends and future consumers

Events in the second quarter will focus on consumer behavior and food trends.

Workshop for students "Consumer Trends in Food"
Date and time: April 16, 2019, 1:15 PM - 3:00 PM
Location: Grota 2 Club, ul. Rakowicka 27, 31-510 Kraków (The club is located on the campus of the Krakow University of Economics, "Księżówka" Building)

Workshop "It's Tomorrow - Food Trends and New Generation Consumers"
Date and time: June 8, 2019, 12:00-16:00
Location: Olsztyn Old Town (the workshop took place during the Family Picnic of the Polish Academy of Sciences)

Q3 Healthier nutrition

Events organized in the third quarter are aimed at expanding knowledge about healthy eating and a healthy lifestyle.

“Inspiring Facts about Food and Nutrition” a two-day event as part of Maspex Open Days
Date and time: September 16, 2019, Wadowice, 8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.; September 17, 2019, Tychy, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Location: Maspex Group Sp. z o. o. Sp. k., ul. Chopina 10, 34-100 Wadowice and Ekoland Sp. z o. o., ul. Strefowa 2, 43-100 Tychy

"You are what you eat - Researchers' Night with EIT Food"
Date and time: September 27, 2019, 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Location: Galeria Warmińska, Tuwima 26, 10-748 Olsztyn

Q4 Food Sustainability

initiatives organised in the fourth quarter are intended to strengthen consumer understanding of the impact of production and consumption on the ecological footprint and promote bio-economic solutions

"Food open to the world with EIT Food" during the Przemiany Festival
Date and time: October 4, 2019, 11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Location: Copernicus Science Centre, Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie 20, 00-390 Warsaw

St. Nicholas Day ZERO WASTE with EIT Food
Date and time: December 6, 2019, 9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Location: Czarny Groń, Praciaki Estate 91, 34-125 Rzyki

Project website #AnnualFoodAgenda :
http://annualfoodagenda.com/