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Lineage Announces a Grand Prize of $50,000 for the Food Chain Innovation Challenge
The global winner will receive substantial prize from Lineage and invite to a six-month, executive-led incubator program to help kick start their business
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nThe global winner will receive substantial prize from Lineage and invite to a six-month, executive-led incubator program to help kick start their business\n\n\n NOVI, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nLineage, Inc. (NASDAQ: LINE) (the “Company”), the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT, today announced additional details of its flagship competition, the Food Chain Innovation Challenge, including members of the judging panels as well as the grand prize.\n\n\nThe challenge of creating impactful solutions for food waste comes at a critical time, as the severely food-insecure population is expected to hit nearly a billion people by 2028. Lineage’s global competition invites students and startups to pitch their innovative technologies or data solutions that address postharvest food waste.\n\n\nThe Food Chain Innovation Challenge will take place in three major locations: London on November 14, and Amsterdam and San Francisco both on November 19. Students, startups and other relevant candidates interested in participating can submit their applications online until September 30.\n\n\nDuring each event, participants will present solutions aimed at mitigating food waste to an esteemed regional judging panel. Judges will select a regional winner, who will be awarded a $5,000 cash prize and a spot in the grand final event on December 2. One winner will then be chosen to receive the $50,000 grand prize and an invite into a six-month, executive-led incubator program tailored to their unique business goals.\n\n\nLondon\n\n\nThe London event will take place on November 14, 2024, at The Science Museum. Lineage’s Regional Vice President, Clare Walters, will join a panel of distinguished judges including Simon Millard, Director of Food at FareShare; Harriet Lamb, CEO of WRAP; and Paul Randle, from the Cambridge Institute for Sustainable Leaders at Cambridge University. To support the aspiring innovators, ReLondon and FoodCycle are also partnering with the Food Chain Innovation Challenge to provide valuable insights and coaching as applicants refine their pitches.\n\n\nAmsterdam\n\n\nThe Amsterdam event will take place on November 19, 2024, at The NEMO Science Museum. Lineage’s European President, Harld Peters, will join a panel of distinguished judges including Toine Timmermans, Director of Samen Tegen Voedselverspilling; Enno M...