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Growing Further Awards 2025: Meet the Winners!
On January 30, 2025, Growing Further hosted its second annual awards ceremony, recognizing innovation and sustainability in the grocery retail supply chain. Held in Dublin, the event brought together leading startups, industry experts, and investors to highlight cutting-edge solutions in food production, distribution, retail, and waste management.
With finalists from across Europe and India, the competition provided a platform for startups to present their ideas to a panel of judges. At stake was a €100,000 prize fund, designed to help scale the most promising innovations. After a day of pitches and discussions, BillionCarbon was named the overall winner, alongside four category champions and an audience-voted favourite.
Overall Winner: BillionCarbon
BillionCarbon took home the top prize for its fully circular food waste conversion technology, which transforms waste into liquid bio-fertilizer concentrate and animal feed. Their system offers a scalable, low-emission alternative to conventional waste disposal, helping industries reduce waste, lower carbon footprints, and improve soil health. BillionCarbon received €62,500 in funding.
Category Winners
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Production – BillionCarbon
Recognized for its waste-to-nutrient technology, which creates value from food waste while reducing environmental impact.
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Customer Engagement – Greenpage
Developing a platform that helps brands and consumers track and reduce their environmental impact, integrating sustainability into purchasing decisions.
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Built Environment – Terratonics
Focused on making food retail infrastructure more sustainable through low-carbon foundation technology, which reduces emissions in construction while improving energy efficiency.
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Distribution & Retail – CU Mehrweg
Addressing packaging waste in the food sector with a reusable and fully circular packaging system, designed to reduce single-use plastics in retail and distribution.
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Best Bud Audience Choice Award – SkoneLabs
Selected by audience vote for its innovative food technology solution, aimed at improving efficiency and sustainability in food retail operations.
Looking Ahead
This is just the beginning. As the food retail industry continues to evolve, Growing Further remains committed to supporting innovation, fostering industry collaboration, and driving sustainable change.
For those working on groundbreaking solutions in food retail, stay tuned for details on the next edition of the Growing Further Awards.
