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Economic development based on traditional competition can no longer be the basis of market success. In the age of globalization of the global economy, to be competitive companies have to offer something more, which will cause them to be noticed. These are the innovations that determine the direction of development. The pace and scope of innovation implementation determines the competitive advantage of companies as they play a key role in introducing new products to the market, ie meeting the needs, requirements and expectations of customers.The guiding objective of this article is to present to the scale of the planned implementation of innovation and their sources of funding for the food industry Podlaskie. The analysis was based on the research literature and original. Analysis of the material contained in the article leads to the conclusion that the growth prospects of agri-food enterprises in Podlaskie Voivodship are very high.