TY  - JOUR
U1  - Zeitschriftenartikel, wissenschaftlich - begutachtet (reviewed)
A1  - Ludwig, Kathrin
A1  - Profeta, Adriano
A1  - Märdian, Alexander
A1  - Hollah, Clemens
A1  - Schmiedeknecht, Maud Helene
A1  - Heinz, Volker
T1  - Transforming the German food system: How to make start-ups great!
JF  - Sustainability
N2  - The food system represents a key industry for Europe and Germany in particular. However, it is also the single most significant contributor to climate and environmental change. A food system transformation is necessary to overcome the system’s major and constantly increasing challenges in the upcoming decades. One possible facilitator for this transformation are radical and disruptive innovations that start-ups develop. There are many challenges for start-ups in general and food start-ups in particular. Various support opportunities and resources are crucial to ensure the success of food start-ups. One aim of this study is to identify how the success of start-ups in the food system can be supported and further strengthened by actors in the innovation ecosystem in Germany. There is still room for improvement and collaboration toward a thriving innovation ecosystem. A successful innovation ecosystem is characterised by a well-organised, collaborative, and supportive environment with a vivid exchange between the members in the ecosystem. The interviewees confirmed this, and although the different actors are already cooperating, there is still room for improvement. The most common recommendation for improving cooperation is learning from other countries and bringing the best to Germany.
KW  - start-up
KW  - innovation ecosystem
KW  - food system
KW  - transformation
KW  - Germany
KW  - food science
KW  - entrepreneurship
KW  - food technology
KW  - sustainable development goals
KW  - learning from other countries
Y1  - 2022
UN  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:bsz:rt2-opus4-36051
SN  - 2071-1050
SS  - 2071-1050
U6  - https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042363
DO  - https://doi.org/10.3390/su14042363
VL  - 14
IS  - 4
SP  - 35
S1  - 35
PB  - MDPI
CY  - Basel
ER  -