NERISA – An Artic Food Cluster is, as the name suggest, a food cluster based in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. Although based in Nuuk, NERISA has members from all over Greenland and from Denmark. The word NERISA is Greenlandic and means, “let’s eat”, which speaks to the purpose of the cluster. The purpose of connecting in an arctic food cluster is to facilitate innovation with the food industry. By meeting regularly, ideas flow freely and new partnerships, projects, sales channels and many more opportunities emerge. This is the heart of NERISA.

The cluster has more than 60 members, with more members are joining on a regular basis. The members of NERISA can be anyone from the local business to the global business, from the producer to the retailer to the relevant authorities, from the supermarket to the restaurant. Some members produce foods, some approve foods, some sell foods, some serve foods, and some have a health interest in foods. However, what they all have in common is a link to the food industry, a passion for food, and a common goal of evolving a food network that creates sustainable added value in Greenland.