The EIT Food preferred Business Model Canvas includes 11 blocks
                              Below is our preferred Business Model Canvas modified from Osterwalder et al. , 2010.
                               Technology Solutions                                                                                   Customer needs
                                            These describe the most important technologies for the functioning of                     The understanding of the customer needs is an essential component for 
                                            the business model.                                                                       the success of the business model.   What is the problem you are trying 
                                                                                                                                      to solve? For which Customer Segment?
                                                                           Key Activities                                                     Customer Relationships
                                                                                                                                             The Customer Relationships 
                                                                         The Key Activities                  Value Proposition                     Building Block
                                                                    Building Block describes the       The Value Propositions Building          describes the types of 
                                     Key Partnerships                                                   Block describes the bundle of         relationships a company
                                                                      most important things a         products and services that create 
                                                                   company must do to make its                                                 establishes with specific            Customer Segments
                               The Key Partnerships Building                                            value for a specific Customer           Customer Segments 
                                                                       business model work.                      Segment. 
                                      Block describes                                                                                                                             The Customer Segments 
                                the network of suppliers and                                           What value do we deliver to the                                           Building Block defines the 
                                    partners that make                                                 customer and to the wider pan-                Channels                   different groups of people or 
                                                                           Key Resources               European economy? Which one        The Channels Building Block 
                                 the business model work.           The Key Resources Building         of our customer’s problems are                                            organizations an enterprise 
                                 Who are our Key Partners?                Block describes                we helping to solve? Which       describes how a                         aims to reach and serve. 
                                Who are our key suppliers?           the most important assets             customer needs are we          company communicates with              For whom are we creating 
                                Which Key Resources are we               required to make a              satisfying? What bundle of       and reaches its                                  value? 
                                 acquiring from partners?              business model work.             products and services are we      Customer Segments to deliver a        Who are our most important 
                                  Which Key Activities do                                                 offering to each Customer       Value Proposition                             customers? 
                                     partners perform?                                                           Segment? 
                                            Cost Structure
                                            The Cost Structure describes all costs incurred to                                        Revenue Streams 
                                            operate a business model.                                                                 The Revenue Streams Building Block represents
                                            What are the most important costs inherent in our business                                the cash a company generates from each Customer
                                                                                                                                      Segment (costs must be subtracted from revenues to
                                            model? Which Key Resources are most expensive? Which Key Activities                                                                 
                                            are most expensive?                                                                       create earnings). 
                Proposal title: [insert the name of your proposal. This should be identical to the name in the 
                Application Form]
                       
                       Technology Solutions                           Customer needs
                                        Key Activities                    Customer Relationships
                    Key Partnerships                      Value Proposition                   Customer Segments
                                       Key Resources                          Channels
                                                                                             
                       Cost Structure                                  Sources of Income
    EIT Food Business Model Canvas modified from Osterwalder et al. , 2010.