Sponsored: This article is made in collaboration with Food & Bio Cluster Denmark and Agro Food Park.
The food of tomorrow is being invented at Agro Food Park.
On a field north of Aarhus, they invent the food and agriculture of the future If the food production of the future is to be sustainable, it requires a wealth of new solutions and technologies. Agro Food Park brings together the entire industry in Skejby north of Aarhus, so they can invent the future together.
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he pallet stacked with liquorice drinks comes fresh from the bottling plant, and this is the first time the new soft drink has to stand the test in front of potential customers. But that does not make Omar Jarkas’ hands shake: He smiles and confidently invites visitors at the Aarhus Townhall event to taste the goods. »The feedback has been super positive. They ask why no one has thought of it
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before and most say it is something they would like to buy. And that is a good sign,« he says. Jarkas has tried his hand as a tech entrepreneur twice before, but at the beginning of the year, he reinvented himself as a food entrepreneur who develops a liquorice-flavoured soft drink with the company Liqofresh. »The idea comes all the way from my childhood: I love liquorice, and the first
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