Startups are accepted from any location in the world and will benefit from unrivaled access to the world's leading food companies, access to 400+ experts, a tailored food specific curriculum, and the opportunity to compete for up to CHF 1M in non-dilutive cash prizes. Related read: Bloom and Barry Callebaut Lead the Biomass Revolution "Turning waste streams from our production processes into valuable ingredients is a unique story that resonates loudly with our Forever Chocolate sustainability program, and especially with our target to be carbon positive by 2025." – Massimo Selmo, Global Head of Sourcing at Barry Callebaut Sustainable Food Solutions Challenge In 2020 a group of leading global food manufacturers and producers partnered with MassChallenge for the Sustainable Food Solutions Challenge to find and collaborate with startups so that together, they could help feed the planet sustainably. Over 1,200 startups have applied to the challenge, 175 being connected to our partners.