Valorial

Based in the heart of Europe’s leading agri-food area, Valorial is an agri-food competitiveness cluster catering to north-west France. Valorial’s scope extends across the 3 regions - Brittany, Pays de la Loire, and Normandy - and brings together 360 industrial firms, research centers and higher education establishments, to focus on developing smarter food.

core purpose:
To identify, set up, and support innovative, collaborative R&D projects, in 5 cross-cutting areas of excellence:
• Food, nutrition & health
• Food quality & safety
• Manufacturing, processing & preservation technologies
• Functional ingredients
• Agricultural and agri-food marketing Missions:
• Making smarter food a unifying value: healthy, responsible, convenient, connected, personalized
• Connecting businesses and research partners
• Stimulating and facilitating the emergence of collaborative projects
• Building and managing a community committed to smart foods