Food Innovation Hub
Empowered 100+ students
Started 10+ new partnerships
Raised over $100K in funding
The Food Innovation Hub (FIH) was inspired by students attending the APE International Design Thinking Bootcamp. It is a collaboration between REI, the Science Discovery Zone (SDZ), Future Food Institute (FFI), University of Bologna and University of Modena and Reggio Emilia. The goal is to be a lightning rod for food-related innovations in Toronto and leverage the strengths of Ryerson’s Food Discovery Laboratory, School of Nutrition, Nutrition and Food Degree Program, Food Communication and Nutrition Program, Centre for Studies in Food Security, Ryerson Eats and Ryerson Urban Farm.
Global Food Mission
The FIH hosted the Global Food Mission in 2018 – a 60 day, 12 city, educational experience where 20 Master’s students in the Food Innovation Program study premier food regions and publish a book on their findings. The Toronto stop included company visits and an SDZ-NSERC research conference on the Future of Protein as well as challenges related to Agro-Innovation in Smart Cities, Food Care & Future Food Services and Scalable Sustainability & Circular Economy.
Food Innovation Program
The Food Innovation Program is a 12 months II level University Master Course that explores and identifies critical technologies for shaping agriculture, food distribution, retail and consumption, as well as the dissemination and development of radical innovations in the food industry, keeping in line with the IFTF Seeds of Disruption Forecast Map. The master degree is open to international students with different backgrounds. Founded by the Future Food Institute of Bologna (FFI), the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (UNIMORE), and the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, California (IFTF), it is offered to 20 international participants who aim to better the world through food.
