2026 Ecotrophelia Europe finalists

This year, in 2026, Ecotrophelia students are bringing their boldest ideas yet to the table!  From upcycled coffee grounds and mushroom by-products to fermentation-powered breakthroughs and snacks designed for real everyday needs - this edition proves there's no limit to what the next generation of food innovators can imagine. 17 teams, winners of their national competitions, will meet on 18th and 19th October at SIAL Paris to go head-to-head in front of a jury of experts.

Discover the products in competition below!

 1 - AUSTRIA
SNEAKY DREAM - peanut inspired

Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt GmbH - Campus Wieselburg

 2 - BELGIUM
Greenella

Hogeschool VIVES  
 

3 - DENMARK
AYUpre

DTU - NATIONAL FOOD INSTITUTE – TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK 

 4 - FRANCE
L'Atelier Cicer
Ecole Supérieure d'Agricultures Angers - ESA  
 

 5 - GERMANY
Cycle Bites
OWL University of Applied Sciences and Arts  
 

6 - GREECE
Mushers
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Chemistry  

7 - HUNGARY
PeelPresso
University of Szeged  
 

 8 - ITALY
EdlyQ
Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma  
 

 9 - NETHERLANDS
O.A.T.S.
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY, CAMPUS VENLO  
 

 10 - PORTUGAL
Gubico
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE AGRONOMIA DA UNIVERSIDADE DE LISBOA

 11 - ROMANIA
Annona Bites
University of Agronomic Sciences and Veterinary Medicine of Bucharest
 
 

 12 - SERBIA
RE:MAKE Potage
Academy of Applied Studies Belgrade, The College of Hotel Management
 

 

 13 - SLOVENIA
Gibago

Biotechnical Faculty - University of Ljubljana
 

 

14 - SOUTH KOREA 
Pine brosauce
Dongguk university

 15 - SPAIN
Cal·litos & Platal·litos
UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE VALENCIA  
 

16 - SWITZERLAND
Sorgood

HES - SO VALAIS LIFE TECHNOLOGIES  
 

17 - UNITED KINGDOM 
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UNIVERSITY OF READING