10th edition of the National Organic Food Design Competition: the 10 finalists are...

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Beyond organic products, consumers are increasingly turning to ecological, healthy, local, ethical and anti-waste products. In addition, on the organic market, we see a development and a structuring of the French organic sectors. The projects of the candidates of this 10th edition of the contest perfectly reflect these new trends. Gers Développement, in partnership with the CTCPA and Relais Vert, have selected the 10 applications for the jury that will meet on November 25 at the headquarters of Ecocert. The 10 shortlisted candidates will be entitled to a VIP coaching for the implementation of a participative financing campaign by the crowdfunding platform Kiss Kiss Bank. The two winners will be presented at the awards ceremony at the Salon International de l'Agriculture in Paris in February 2023.

Organized since 2012 by Gers Développement and sponsored by the certification body Ecocert, this unique competition supports and encourages the creation and development of innovative companies in a rapidly growing sector. For this tenth edition, the competition has a new mission...to raise awareness among young people, who will be our consumers of tomorrow, about organic food and its benefits for mankind and the planet. For this, a third prize "coup de coeur" will be awarded by young people from an agricultural high school in Gers.

The 10 nominees for the jury on November 25, 2022:

• BENH - Walid Bennhamouf (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) - Manufacture of healthy and organic oriental cookies


• COMME DES GRANDS - Marion and Aurélie Zamboni (Auvergne Rhône-Alpes) - Healthy, gourmet and eco-friendly snacks - www.mangercommedesgrands.fr


• DESHYDERATA - Hélène Butat (Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) - Range of products based on legumes, cooking is replaced by the association of germination and dehydration


• GRANOLETS - Nicolas Estrade (Occitanie) - Organic and farmhouse vegetable drinks 100% natural and 100% Gers - www.granolets.fr


• HYCA - Chloé et Arnaud Henry (Alsace) - Botanical water with a plant freshness and floral notes, 100% natural, without sugar and without alcohol - www.hyca.fr


• LA TRUITELLE - François Isambert, Ilias Zinsstag and Laurent Despeyroux (Occitanie) - Tins of small premium fish with AB label - www.latruitelle.com


• L'ÉTUVERIE - Nicolas Ricaud and Fabien Candelon (Occitanie) - Transformation of fresh organic garlic into certified organic black garlic - www.letuverie.com


• MAMILAFÉ - Maïa Lainé (Reunion Island) - Baby food made with organic and local products - www.mamilafe.com


• YACON & CO - Raphaella Nolleau and Clément Poyade (Ile-de-France) - Yacon syrup production, an alternative to sugar, rich in fiber and vitamins - www.yacon.co


• OLD GRAIN - Aurélien Amir and Kevin Crevant (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) - Structuring the sorghum and millet sector and developing products to ensure their outlets

At the end of the Jury, two winners, €30,000 in prize money and an exceptional prize-giving ceremony: To provide concrete support to the two best projects, the competition partners and Gers Développement will present a €5,000 check to the first winner and a €2,500 check to the second winner. Each of the winners will also benefit from personalized commercial and technological support via the competition's network of partners: test referencing, advertising campaign, technological consulting services, support in business strategy, etc. And that's not all! For the very first time since the competition was created, an exceptional prize-giving ceremony will be organized on the Gers stand at the International Agricultural Show in February 2023. The Gers, a pilot territory in terms of production and processing of organic products!

Winning companies from previous editions: BC BIO, Céréavie, Plurielles, Ballot-Flurin, Le Petit Bio, Dardenne, Kokoji, Quintesens, Mlle Pham, La Ferme du Hitton, La Petite Frawmagerie, Tomm'Pousse, Greendoz, La Marmite de Lanig, Ramen Tes Drêches, Brin de Foli, Les BIO Frères and Handi-Gaspi...

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