Qué es BFFood

BUSINESS FACTORY FOOD

It is the accelerator of the food sector of Galicia

Initiative promoted by Xunta de Galicia through the Galician Institute for Economic Promotion (Igape) and the Management Company for Closed-End Investment Entities (XesGalicia). BFFood is coordinated by the Galician Food Cluster (Clusaga) and involves leading companies from the sector, as well as other collaborating entities.

The objective of BFFood is the incubation, acceleration, and consolidation of projects specialized in the food sector, transforming them into innovative, viable, and scalable companies capable of attracting and retaining talent. Thus, it contributes to strengthening the sector's positioning and increasing its international visibility.

BFFood focuses on solving challenges raised by sector companies, for which it launches public calls aiming to seek, identify, and select projects aligned with solving these challenges, supporting them to reach the market with greater guarantees of success.

What support phases does BFFood offer?

BFFood comprises three phases of support (incubation, acceleration, and consolidation), aimed at entrepreneurial initiatives aligned with challenges in the food sector. The support services for each phase are designed to assist the complete entrepreneurship project cycle, from the initial idea during incubation and subsequent acceleration, to strengthening sales during the consolidation phase.

Planta creciendo
The goal of the incubation phase is for projects to validate the identified need and define their business model. To achieve this, projects participate in a specialized entrepreneurship training program lasting 3 months and receive individualized strategic advice.

Incubation

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The objective of this phase is to streamline the project development process until they achieve a marketable product or service, including model validation, MVP development, and initial order acquisition. For nine months, projects will receive funding, strategic advice, and mentoring, among other services.

Acceleration

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Over a 9-month period, participating projects will accelerate their transformation into stable business models by increasing sales and recurring revenue and making progress toward internationalization. In this phase, participants receive training and coaching in marketing and internationalization.

Consolidation

Why BFFood?

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Commercial outlet

Access to the value chain of the Galician food sector facilitating the attainment of first orders.
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Mentoring

Each of the projects will have a specific mentor belonging to one of the BFFood leading companies.
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Training program

The participants are creditors of a general training program and specific training adapted to their needs.
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Virtual office and work spaces

Participating projects will be able to request virtual office services at Clusaga's facilities, as well as reserve offices for meetings.
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Infraestructures and technical means

The participating projects will have access to a catalog of infrastructures, means and technical services.
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Full cycle

BFFood has the capacity to cover the different stages of evolution of any entrepreneurial project.
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Funding

Projects in the acceleration phase may receive up to €25,000 in non-refundable funding through Igape. Projects in the acceleration and consolidation phases may receive equity participation/participating loans from XesGalicia.
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Networking

BFFood is to favor networking between the projects and institutions, companies and entities of the food sector.

Challenges

Challenge 1

Digitalization & automatization

Big Data and Artificial Intelligence
Integration of the information systems and infrastructures necessary from data capture, data processing and robustness, to processing and analysis with artificial intelligence tools for decision making.
Digital Twin
Advanced process simulation systems that ensure a rigorous control of systems to avoid problems, prevent downtime, test new business opportunities, plan future scenarios and customize production based on customer requirements through simulations.
IoT and sensors
Connected devices that allow “real time” inventory monitoring, predictive maintenance on machines and/or remote control of conditions to ensure the safety and quality of the final product, with special application in the HORECA channel.
Challenge 2

Traceability, quality and food safety

Paperless Quality Management Systems (QMS)
Systems that facilitate the generation, processing, archiving and consultation of information, both by the companies themselves and by the different agents involved in the entire food value chain, in a substantially more efficient, secure and reliable manner.
Automatic continuous measurement systems
Systems for the monitoring and quality control of food through the use of sensors that offer results of objective parameters that can be adapted to a line of processes.
Challenge 3

Logistical

Smart Labeling
Comprehensive and customisable product labelling system that enables comprehensive traceability throughout the entire value chain. In particular, the aim is to optimise logistics and inventory management in controlled locations.
Loxistics 4.0
Solutions that optimise the supply chain. Particularly interesting are innovative systems which, by means of interconnection, new interfaces and/or new programmes, guarantee more efficient shipment management in anticipation of demand, a reduction in stocks and storages, route optimisation, geolocalisation of customers, knowledge of the location and traceability of goods.
Challenge 4

Sustainability

Innovative, sustainable packaging and new materials
Solutions that minimise the environmental impact due to the use of plastics in food packaging. Special interest is given to projects for new materials to replace plastic, which are totally biodegradable and guarantee the organoleptic characteristics of the packaged products.
Valuation of waste and co-products
To develop new products or new applications, by means of which it is possible to canalize supply and demand imbalances as well as food by-products, transforming them into innovative and healthy proposals for the industry and/or the final consumer.
New eco-efficient transformation processes adapted to demand
Solutions that facilitate the implementation or improvement of transformation processes to make them more eco-efficient. The aim is to make progress in the sustainable, efficient and optimised use of energy resources and raw materials, and to reduce as far as possible the waste and emissions generated in the production process of a given product.
Challenge 5

New product development

Healthy products and personalized nutrition
Novel food products, improved products and/or biotechnological food applications aimed at functional and nutraceutical food for health and active ageing.
New ingredients and properties
New biotechnological solutions, sustainable and organic substances that allow an organoleptic, nutritional or functional improvement of a food product.
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Process innovation and commercialization

Marketing and interaction with customers and consumers
New ICT solutions that accompany the value proposals of the food sector and involve new characteristics of interest to both customers and any other agent in the food value chain and which facilitate communication in both directions.
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Open challenge

Open Challenge
Any project that may be applicable to the food sector and that involves the introduction of some type of innovation or improvement. It is considered of interest any initiative/project that involves an innovation, in a broad sense for the food sector in Galicia, from the origin and treatment of raw materials through to fifth range products to close the food circle, seeking the circularity of the flow of products and services used in the various phases of the main value chain as well as the side links.

Training program

Projects participating in the BFFood incubation phase will have access to a specialized training program in entrepreneurship offered by the three Galician universities. In addition, throughout the three support phases, the projects will receive training and workshops on topics relevant to the success of their entrepreneurial projects.

Training modules

Strategic advisory program

Projects that advance to the incubation and acceleration phases will receive personalized strategic advisory services, with individualized sessions tailored to their level of maturity. This process will include co-creative sessions between the advisory team and the project team, establishing an initial work plan that is flexible and expandable according to the project's needs.

In the incubation phase, the focus will be on technological monitoring, training the team in benchmarking, identifying trends, analyzing competitors and potential markets, and providing assistance in defining the business model and scalability plan.

In the acceleration phase, projects will receive intensive support focused on defining strategic needs, opportunities, and barriers to developing the business model and its market positioning. Specialized advice will be provided on access to financing and investment, intellectual property, marketing and scalability strategies, and more.

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