Our mission
Making better food choices easier.
Ecotarian helps professional kitchens find the right balance between environmental impact, nutrition, taste and cost. Using data to understand where meaningful improvements can be made.
How it started
Ecotarian was founded by scientist Lise Vermeersch, PhD, around a simple question: if food has such a big environmental impact, how do you know what to change?
What began as a search for better information became a way to turn complex food impact data into practical insights.
Today, we help professional kitchens make better choices — balancing sustainability, nutrition, taste and cost.
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We collaborate closely with researchers from the VUB research group HOST (House of Sustainable Transitions) to strengthen our data and the way we visualise it.
Together, we explore how environmental impact labels can support better food choices across public institutions, from hospitals and schools to large restaurant groups.
Ecotarian is also member of the Greendeal "Eiwitshift op ons bord" and Next Food Chain initiatives.
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