With Italian (Stefano Volpi) and British (Maxine Roper) co-founders, and headquarters in Paris, Connecting Food has been a truly European company from their start back in 2016. They were initially based at Sation F (the largest startup campus in the world) and their fast growth led them to soon move to private office space. In order to support their growing Italian client base, Connecting Food opened an office at the Milan campus of Le Village by Crédit Agricole Milano in March of this year. They have also been active in the Italian food ecosystem, as part of the GOOD FOOD MAKERS program in 2020, the Deloitte Food Tech Accelerator in 2021, and through other European projects managed by the European organization EIT Food. What’s more, several major agrifood players have already finalized deals with Connecting Food to begin tracing their products. While some are still under NDA, one of these clients is the brand-new fast-growing premium gourmet delivery service Palatò Milano, which will trace fish using the Connecting Food blockchain-enabled solution. “Opening up an Italian office is particularly important for our company. Being closer to our local clients and ecosystem partners, especially after this lockdown, will help us to establish tighter business relationships and speed up our development. We are on our way to quickly becoming a landmark blockchain traceability provider in this market” Alessandro CONTI, Market Lead – Italy