At Open Food Facts, we work with all kinds of audiences: consumers, researchers, mobile applications but also food manufacturers. We developed the Pro platform 3 years ago to empower food manufacturers in updating their food data, and to offer them free tools for analysing their product portfolio, and in particular to enable them to identify …
Are technology, data and AI shaping our future? Or will they help us to build a common space and guarantee our rights? It was to immerse themselves in these fascinating subjects that the Open Food Facts Partnerships team (Manon and Charlotte) travelled to Malaga on 21 and 22 May 2024 for the 16th edition of …
A few weeks ago, we met Walid François Nouh, product developer at Murfy and host of the brilliant podcast “Projets Libres”, which brilliantly highlights open source projects, deciphering their business models, how they work and how they run their communities, among other things. We’re really grateful to Walid, who offered to record 2 episodes on …
Last week, Open Food Facts was in Brussels for the FOOD2030 Networks Conference on Transformative Food System Innovation. Pierre and our two favorite Belgian ambassadors April and Ben dove headfirst into a 3 days conference to represent Open Food Facts. April & Ben, our Belgian ambassadors, exceptionally studious during the conference. 😉 Hosted by the …
As you know, this first quarter will be marked by the announcement of the new Nutri-Score formula by the Santé publique France teams. To help you anticipate any changes in your product range… …We’ve integrated the new Nutri-Score formula on your Pro platform! The algorithm is evolving to be more in line with dietary recommendations “This …
This week, Alex and Manon went to Brussels to join the NGI Forum. In a nutshell, NGI is a European funding program developed to foster innovation using open-source technologies towards the Internet of tomorrow. NGI aims to build an Internet that responds to people’s fundamental needs, including trust, security, and inclusion, while reflecting the values …
A few days ago, teams from the Auchan France retail chain joined the list of more than 240 committed manufacturers by sharing detailed information on almost 6,000 food and non-food products on the Open Food Facts platform. We welcome this commitment from Auchan France, which will enable our 3 million or so monthly visitors to …
Tortoise Media’s Better Food Index has used data from Open Food Facts to reveal that 7 out of 10 products collected to represent the UK’s top 30 food producers are “ultra-processed”. This matters because ultra-processed foods – which contain additives to make them taste better and last longer – have been linked to over-consumption and …
As you may already know, Open Food Facts and ADEME have been working hand in hand since December 2022 on the “Tackling food Packaging” campaign. The aim? To collect as much data as possible on food packaging in order to reduce its impact on the environment and encourage more sustainable practices. ♻️ After several months …
The CIBUS After Germany, the next stop is Italy 🍕 for the Open Food Facts team!From March 29th to 30th, we were in Parma, Italy to take part in the CIBUS: an international food fair in which Italian gastronomy and terroir are in the spotlight. This was an opportunity to meet with producers, distributors and …
