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The Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge is a unique competition for innovative startups offering ingredients, products, services, or digital solutions for the nutraceutical industry.  

It takes place during Vitafoods Europe, one of the world’s largest nutraceutical trade shows where 1,300+ exhibiting companies and over 21,500 industry stakeholders gather each year. In this way, it helps connect startups with potential commercial partners from the nutraceuticals industry.

To find out more about the Startup Challenge and whether it’s right for your company, keep reading!

Taking place 20 - 22 May 2025 in Barcelona, Vitafoods Europe sees a truly global audience across four sectors covering the entire nutraceutical supply chain, from beginning to end.
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Entries open for Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge

Calling all ambitious, innovative health and nutrition startups: entries for the Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge are now open. Apply now!

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The Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge is a unique competition for innovative startups offering ingredients, products, services, or digital solutions for the nutraceutical industry.  

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The Vitafoods Europe Startup Challenge offers nutraceutical startups targeting the health and wellbeing sector an opportunity to develop their innovative projects through a specialised support programme.
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