Deep Dive VI – Blue Food

What can Ocean-Friendly Food be like? How Do We Scale New Blue Food Solutions Together?

The transition towards food systems that enable the good state of seas is accelerating. Consumers, retailers, food brands, producers, and policymakers are increasingly looking for solutions that reduce water and ocean impacts while creating new business opportunities.

But what does ocean-friendly food actually mean in practice? How can we identify, validate, and scale food solutions that improve the state of our seas while creating value across the food value chain? What role can retailers, food manufacturers, producers, investors, researchers, and innovators play in bringing these solutions into mainstream markets?

As part of the A'Pelago Initiative 2026 Blue Food Track, this interactive Deep Dive brings together the key actors needed to accelerate the next generation of blue food solutions.

Together, we will explore how new products, ingredients, technologies, services, and regenerative food systems can contribute to healthier marine ecosystems while creating commercially viable growth opportunities.

Most importantly, the session offers a unique opportunity to connect stakeholders across the value chain and initiate new collaborations that can move from discussion to implementation.

Why Join?

• Explore what ocean-friendly food means from environmental, commercial, and consumer perspectives.
• Discover emerging blue food innovations and business opportunities.
• Learn how retailers, food manufacturers, investors, and startups can accelerate adoption of new solutions.
• Understand the barriers preventing sustainable food innovations from reaching mainstream markets and how to overcome them.
• Connect with decision-makers from across the food, blue economy, and innovation ecosystems.
• Identify concrete collaboration opportunities that can support the future of the Baltic Sea and create new business value.

Who Should Attend?

• Food manufacturers and food industry companies
• Retailers and grocery chains
• Blue food, seafood, aquaculture, and food tech startups
• Investors and impact funds
• Researchers and innovation organisations
• Policymakers and public sector actors
• Sustainability leaders across the food value chain

A Special Opportunity for Baltic Sea Action Leaders

The session provides an ideal platform for organisations committed to improving the state of the Baltic Sea to showcase leadership, connect with innovators, and help shape the next generation of practical solutions.

By bringing together industry leaders, startups, researchers, investors, and ecosystem builders, the workshop creates a unique environment for launching new collaborations and initiatives that accelerate both environmental impact and business growth.

Join us in Turku and help define what the future of ocean-friendly food looks like and how we can bring it to scale together.

A'Pelago Initiative 2026 Blue Food Track brings together the people shaping the future of more sustainable and commercially successful ocean-friendly food systems. Join the discussion and learn how the next generation of blue food solutions can move from innovation to mainstream markets.