500 guests from Israel and around the world participated yesterday in the launch event of "Margalit Start-up City" in Kiryat Shmona.
This is the FoodTech Center, which joins the international innovation centers established by Margalit in Jerusalem, New York, Beer Sheva, Haifa and Tel Aviv.
The event opened with street stalls showcasing tastings of food innovations like “Boza Ice Cream”, made from a protein extracted from chickpeas that caused tasters to “unbelievable” reactions, with an amazing resemblance to cream, cheese substitutes and meat substitutes.
The event was attended by Mayor Avichai Stern, senior municipal officials, Minister of Economy Orna Barbibai, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Orit Farkash HaCohen, about 30 ambassadors and diplomats from around the world, business companies, senior members of Israel's high-tech and research community, dozens of startups and leaders The Galilee.
Among the participants in the event - Ilan Ron, CEO of the largest kosher food corporation in the world Kayco, who came especially from New York to Pargan to build the Israeli food tech. "Part of my vision is to support Israeli science that deserves a place of honor on the American shelf. With Israeli leadership, as seen in the JVP, who with knowledge in commercialization and global marketing will be a key player in the global market. "
In line for local entrepreneurs
The chairman and founder of the JVP Foundation and Margalit Start-up City, Erel Margalit, mentioned at the event his parents, who moved to the Galilee as a child and are now closing a circle, with the launch of the venture. Him to the house of the Entrepreneurship Center.
Israel's International Food Tech Center in the Galilee will engage in research and development of solutions to the world's burning problems: smart agriculture, global warming, global hunger and the need for healthy food.
The center is a home for collaboration between giant companies, startups, research institutes and academia, and will be a significant engine of socio-economic growth.
The children of Kiryat Shmona and the Galilee communities will become international entrepreneurs and will study in unique tracks of entrepreneurship, technology and innovation.
According to Margalit, "There are many areas in which we could invest and go on this journey. We chose to do so here in the Galilee. If you look from space on Earth and look for the place where the two revolutions took place - agricultural and technological - you see Israel and the Galilee. The data, climate and agriculture, research institutes and academic centers, but beyond that in the Galilee there are amazing people.
"It is a place of social connection between groups that have made a revolution themselves. The new center opens a door to the world. We pave the way for local entrepreneurs to become international. From today, every local entrepreneur has a bridge to the world. We have created infrastructure through all Margalit Startup City centers Research and academic centers and international companies. "
