NIFTEM-K Hosts India’s First AI × Food Tech Hackathon, ‘Hack the Fork’

The National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, Kundli (NIFTEM-K) hosted 'Hack the Fork,' described as India's first AI × Food Tech Hackathon. Organised in collaboration with the France-based non-profit initiative Hack the Fork, the 24-hour event focused on leveraging Artificial Intelligence to address challenges in the alternative protein industry. Out of more than 85 applicants, 22 teams from 10 states participated in the final round at NIFTEM-K. The event explored applications such as plant-based food innovation, fermentation technologies, nutritional optimisation, food safety, sustainable food production, and food waste reduction. Winning teams competed for prizes worth ₹1.5 lakh and opportunities to enter NIFTEM-K’s Startup Incubation Programme.