From the Foodservice Cluster, we continue to support sustainability and innovation in the sector. We are currently working on Agrival, the strategic project aimed at developing optimal circuits for waste management and streamlining processes across the food chain, while providing tools to calculate the environmental footprint for each process.

Agrival was created with the goal of addressing two major challenges: improving the management of by-products from the agri-food industry and contributing to the production of sustainable substrates as alternatives to peat and coconut fiber.

The project involves direct collaboration with three leading companies in the sector: Ametller Origen, Agroviver, and Eurecat, which are focusing their efforts on:

● Analyzing the local availability of by-products that can be valorized as substrates.

● Studying the specific pre-treatment and composting needs for each type of by-product.

● Identifying the best mixtures to achieve high-performance, sustainable substrates.

● Validating that the use of these substrates maintains agricultural efficiency and productivity under real conditions.

Through Agrival, we work to promote more efficient resource management, drive a truly circular economy, and support a more responsible and sustainable agri-food sector.

The project benefits from the active involvement of the Digitalization and Sustainability working groups within the Cluster, as well as the direct collaboration of three key companies in the sector: Ametller Origen, Agroviver, and Eurecat.