Untuk keterangan dalam bahasa Indonesia, silakan mengunjungi tautan ini. Background Despite the economic growth, 87 million Indonesians remain vulnerable to food insecurity. Indonesia has the fifth-highest number of stunted children in the world. 8.4 million children are stunted (excessively small for their age) and suffer from chronic malnutrition. Stunting can reduce a person's productivity and increase risks of non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and heart disease. Malnutrition costs Indonesia more than US$5 billion annually due to lost productivity as the result of poor education standard and diminishing physical capability. Indofood, BLOCK71 Jakarta and Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) are delighted to invite you to the Indonesia’s first ever nutrition-focused startup pitch competition.   Indofood Local Pitch Competition We welcome startups that are working in nutrition sector, especially those addressing these issues: Childhood obesity Under-5 (balita) stunting Anaemia in Adolescence Your solutions We are looking for startups that are solving those three key areas Increasing availability of nutritious foods (high in 5 essential micro-nutrients Iodine, Vitamin A, Iron, Folate, Zinc ) Production and preservation Making nutritious food choices appealing Influencing techniques Increasing access of nutritious food in hard to reach areas/delivery Encouraging active lifestyles Any other solutions that solve the above-mentioned issues Joining this competition will give you exposure to the corporates and investors who work on the same problem that you care about - to solve the nutrition issues in Indonesia. You will also get extensive media exposure, mentoring session and feedback from the experts on your business. The awards Getting a week worth of mentoring and technical advice from Indofood and SBN: Mentoring from Mr. Axton Salim, Executive Director of Salim Group Advice from R+D, marketing, regulatory affairs, and social media teams of Indofood Global SBN team will offer the winner a platform to engage the global platform of multinationals for advice to the startups Attending investment event focusing on nutrition in Nairobi on October 16-17, we will cover the flight and accommodation associated to this event   Ready to showcase your product and work with people with the same mission? Register your startup here: http://bit.ly/nutritionpitchcompetition This event is organized by Indofood and BLOCK71 Jakarta, supported by Sun Business Network.   About Indofood PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (“ICBP” or the “Company”) is an established and one of the market leading players in the consumer branded products sector. We are engaged in diverse business categories, including noodles, dairy, snack foods, food seasonings, nutrition and special foods, and beverages. In addition, ICBP also operates a packaging business, producing both flexible and corrugated packaging to support our main businesses. We provide everyday solutions for consumers of all ages across market segments, with around 40 leading product brands. Many of these brands enjoy significant market positions in Indonesia, backed by decades of trust and loyalty from millions of consumers. Majority of our products are available across the archipelago. Supported by our parent company’s extensive distribution network, we are able to meet the market demands in a timely and efficiently manner. Our business operations are supported by more than 50 plants are located in key areas across Indonesia. This enables us to be closer to market demand and ensure product freshness. Besides Indonesia, ICBP products are also present in more than 60 countries around the world.   About Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SBN) SBN is the only dedicated global platform for business and nutrition, with the aim to reduce malnutrition in all forms - through engaging and supporting business to act, invest, and innovate in responsible and sustainable actions and operations to improve nutrition. To do this, the SBN provides a neutral platform to broker partnership and collaboration between business and all actors on nutrition at the national, regional and global level in support SUN Countries. The SBN is co convened by Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) and World Food Program (SBN). The SBN is supported by a global secretariat based in London, UK   About BLOCK71 Jakarta BLOCK71 Jakarta, a partnership between NUS Enterprise and Salim Group, is an ecosystem builder and global connector that catalyses and aggregates startup communities, providing opportunities for growth and access to new markets. BLOCK71 Jakarta owns and runs incubation and coworking facilities with a goal to create a vibrant ecosystem for startups and like-minded entrepreneurs to meet and exchange ideas.