Building a sustainable future through plant-based innovation.ย On 28 January 2025, our team members Grigoris Chatzikostas and George Tsiolas joined the kick-off meeting of the EU-funded ๐๐
๐ฐ๐ฒ๐น๐ฐ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ project hosted by the coordinating partner TรBฤฐTAK in Gebze Kocaeli, Tรผrkiye, sharing reframe.food‘s plans for contributing to this ambitious initiative.


Excel4Pro aims to strengthen plant-protein innovation ecosystems in Tรผrkiye, Greece, and Ukraine by developing sustainable food systems and driving plant-based protein economies.
During his presentation, Grigoris highlighted ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ.๐ณ๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑโs role in supporting the food innovation ecosystems of the three countries by developing scalable ๐๐๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ ๐ผ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐น๐, and offering ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐น ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ to start-ups and SMEs to apply their own services and solutions. He also emphasised the importance of enhancing R&I strategies by establishing a collaborative framework, which entails setting up a Joint Steering Committee.
By fostering collaboration and innovation, these efforts aim to create the foundation for a thriving plant-based food economy in the region.