Announcing the Finalists for the Growing Further Awards 2025

The Greenman Group announces eight finalists for the 2025 Growing Further Awards. Chosen from over 80 applicants from With nearly 80 entrants from 20 countries, these finalists represent pioneering technologies and solutions designed to elevate innovation, sustainability and efficiency in the grocery retail supply chain.

Finalists span four categories: Built Environment, Production, Distribution & Retail, and Customer Engagement.

Each finalist was chosen for their pioneering approach to solving industry challenges and their potential to drive meaningful impact.

Finalists by Category

Built Environment

• Preflet GmbH: Preflet’s AI-powered energy management platform transforms building energy data into actionable insights, reducing carbon emissions and improving energy efficiency through self-learning capabilities.
  
  
• Terratonics Limited: Terratonics designs and manufactures sustainable construction materials, including a fully recyclable, concrete-free foundation and floor system adapted for the 21st century to create fast, affordable, and sustainable building solutions.

Production

• BillionCarbon: A low-energy, three-day food waste treatment solution that converts waste into valuable resources, advancing the circular economy.
  
  
• Biota: Biota collects biodiversity data for farms, utilizing a combination of satellite imagery, farmer inputs, and advanced machine learning algorithms.

Distribution & Retail

• SkoneLabs: SkoneLabs provides quality monitoring and shelf-life prediction services using smart sensors and AI, addressing food waste in bulk handling, distribution centers, and storage facilities by mitigating spoilage through optimal storage conditions.
  
  
• CU Mehrweg GmbH: CU Mehrweg offers data-driven reusable packaging for pre-filled food products in retail, coordinating return logistics, cleaning, quality control, and data analysis for a comprehensive “Reuse-as-a-Service” model for food manufacturers.

Customer Engagement

• QILEO: A fintech mobile app offering ethical business accounts that incentivize sustainable consumer choices.
• Greenworlder Engage SA: A social media platform redefining social networking to drive positive environmental and social change, Greenworlder makes sustainability engaging and accessible, rewarding users for climate-positive actions.

What’s Next?

Winners in each category will be announced in front of an audience of industry experts, investors, and grocery retail leaders at the Growing Further Awards event in Dublin on January 30th, 2025

For more information on the Growing Further please visit growingfurther.io