Growing Further Awards 2025: Accelerating Sustainable Innovation in Food Retail

The Growing Further Awards 2025, organized by Greenman Group, took place in Dublin, highlighting innovative startups that are revolutionizing the food retail sector. These awards recognize pioneering solutions in production, distribution, retail, consumer engagement, and smart building.

The grand winner, BillionCarbon, was awarded for its circular technology that converts food waste into liquid bio-fertilizer and animal feed, winning €62,500 to support its development.

Other startups were also recognized:

• Production: BillionCarbon (waste-to-resource conversion technology).
• Consumer Engagement: Greenpage (platform for tracking environmental footprint).
• Smart Building: Terratonics (low-carbon foundation technology).
• Distribution & Retail: CU Mehrweg (reusable packaging system).
• Audience Award: SkoneLabs (IoT & AI solution for monitoring food quality and reducing waste).

This event reflects Greenman Group’s commitment to fostering innovation and sustainability in the food retail sector. In addition to the €100,000 in financial rewards, these awards provide increased visibility and collaboration opportunities with industry leaders.

The event underscores the growing importance of sustainable innovation in tackling key industry challenges, such as waste reduction, energy efficiency, and the circular economy.

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