Nicosia:European University Cyprus students Constantinos Kofteros and Andreas Andreou have been awarded the silver medal in the Entrepreneurship and Business Development category at SkillsCyprus 2026. Their innovative business proposal, Food Impact, aims to assist hotels and restaurant chains in reducing food waste through the use of artificial intelligence.

According to Cyprus News Agency, the competition took place from October 29 to 31, 2026, at the State Fair in Nicosia. The theme for the competition, revealed just five minutes before the challenge began, required each team to develop a viable business proposal addressing food waste.

Constantinos, a third-year student, and Andreas, a first-year student in the School of Business Administration and Digital Technologies, focused on the cost implications of food waste for hotels and restaurant chains. Their proposal, Food Impact, is an AI-powered advisory service designed to estimate the cost of food waste for businesses and provide specific recommendations to minimize it.

The Cyprus Productivity Centre, under the Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, organizes SkillsCyprus as a selection process for participants who will represent Cyprus at EuroSkills 2027, the European skills competition. European University Cyprus has expressed pride in the students' achievement and their practical application of business administration knowledge to a real-world challenge in the hospitality and food service sectors.