Eric Neven

Part of Süddeutsche Zuckerrübenverwertungs-Genossenschaft eG, BENEO GmbH is a German company that offers functional ingredients for food, feed, and pharma worldwide. Founded in 2007 and based in Mannheim, Germany, the company provides nutrition based on science and enhances the technical properties of food. BENEO offers ingredients from natural sources such as chicory, beets, faba beans, rice, and wheat, supporting sugar-fat reduction, blood sugar, and weight management. The company's products include Palatinose™, which provides constant and sustained carbohydrate energy. The company also offers an easy-to-use online tool called the Beneo Solution Finder to help find the best natural ingredients for all food and feed applications.

Flanders Food is a spearhead cluster that groups all research and innovation activities related to the program 'resilient and sustainable agrifood systems'. The private company is based in Brussels, Belgium. The Belgian company supports food companies in initiating, devising, and implementing innovations in food products, production systems, and new business concepts. The company was founded in 2005, and the CEO is Inge Arents.