The Food Actor Network (FAN), is a group of 52 frontrunner entities representing the middle food system value chain. The entities range from food retail & provisioning, food storage, transport & trade, food processing & transformation and horizontal entities, spanning over 18 countries.
The objective of the FAN is to provide insight and perspectives on challenges related to alternative proteins while gaining inspiration from the multi-actor approach. This was achieved through the organization of co-creation sessions, following the Transition Arena method. The FAN members were engaged in workshops with other value chain actors to work together on solutions on the main identified challenges of the sector.
A total of six online workshops have taken place to share perspectives on alternative protein challenges and develop future transition pathways based on the negotiated vision and aims of accelerating the shift towards healthier and more sustainable dietary patterns.
As an outcome, the FAN provided co-created visions, goals, pathways, as well as highlighted immediate actions and policy recommendations. The transition arena workshops were conducted in English, and took place between September 2024 and May 2025 in Zoom.
Read the report "Changing the Default in Proteins", which contains the collective insights of the LIKE-A-PRO Transition Arena.
The Food Actor Network is composed of both internal and external members. The internal members are the organisations driving the LIKE-A-PRO project, while the external members represent a wide spectrum of voices and expertise from outside the consortium. Below you can see a small selection of the members from outside the consortium.
