Fi Europe 2021 will be hosting the 6th edition of the Fi Global Startup Innovation Challenge, bringing you the latest and newest ideas from startups focused on the F&B sector.
The Startup Innovation Challenge is a specialised support program, aimed at rewarding startups’ innovative ideas and projects targeted at the F&B industry. See our categories below:
CATEGORY 1: MOST INNOVATIVE PLANT-BASED OR ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT
CATEGORY 2: MOST INNOVATIVE F&B INGREDIENT OR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
CATEGORY 3: MOST INNOVATIVE SERVICE OR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING F&B
Meet this year’s finalists:
CATEGORY 1: MOST INNOVATIVE PLANT-BASED OR ALTERNATIVE INGREDIENT
Moolec Science
Moolec Science is an Ag-FoodTech company, producing real animal proteins in plants to develop affordable animal-free ingredients.
https://moolecscience.com/
SACCHA
SACCHA extracts proteins from microorganisms such as brewer's yeast that are like egg protein, but without the egg. These are distributed to food companies to help them create authentic alternatives to animal products and bring them into every European kitchen and every European household.
Sophie's BioNutrients
Sophie’s BioNutrients is developing a new sustainable plant-based protein out of microalgae.
https://sophiesbionutrients.com/
Time-travelling Milkman BV
Time-Travelling Milkman (TTM) produces and sells plant-based fat ingredient for creamier, healthier, and more sustainable plant-based products. www.timetravellingmilkman.com
Update Foods
Update Foods are producing the next generation of dairy alternatives, powered by faba protein and algae.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/updatefoods/
CATEGORY 2: MOST INNOVATIVE F&B INGREDIENT OR PROCESSING TECHNOLOGY
California Cultured
California Cultured is producing chocolate that is free from deforestation and slavery by growing non-GMO chocolate from cocoa stem cells via cell culture technology. Producing chocolate and high value cocoa ingredients that have customisable flavour, bitter, and health compounds.
www.cacultured.com
Eighth Day Foods
Eighth Day Foods are enabling food producers to create ground-breaking premium plant-based products under their own trusted brands. They are also the inventors of a global breakthrough in plant-based protein, called LUPREME®.
https://www.eighthdayfoods.com.au/
Hoow Foods Pte Ltd
Hoow Foods are focused on enabling healthy living by healthy eating, and aim to do so by using their deep insights of foods and formulations to create healthier ingredients.
http://www.hoowfoods.com/
NoPalm Ingredients
NoPalm Ingredients is on a mission to reduce carbon emissions and save tropical rainforest by replacing palm oil as an ingredient in food, cosmetics and detergents.
www.nopalm-ingredients.com
Umami Meats
Umami Meats is cultivating the future of sustainable seafood by crafting delicious, nutritious, and healthy cultivated fish that is better for our health, our oceans, and our planet.
www.umamimeats.com
CATEGORY 3: MOST INNOVATIVE SERVICE OR TECHNOLOGY SUPPORTING F&B
Allozymes Pte Ltd
Allozymes applies its proprietary platform technology to rapidly develop novel enzymes, revolutionizing the way that industries manufacture complex natural products.
https://www.allozymes.com/
Ambrosia.bio
AMBROSIA’s proprietary, disruptive enzyme technology platform is designed to convert high-calorie, obesity-promoting sugars embedded within natural juices into rare, practically no-calorie sugars, such as Allulose.
https://www.ambrosia.bio/
Mi Terro
Mi Terro is the world's first synthetic biology and advanced material company that utilizes big data to create home compostable, single-use plastic-alternative packaging materials made from plant-based agricultural waste – this is a first-of-its-kind approach.
www.miterro.com
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Join us at Fi Europe to learn more about these innovative startups and how they are looking to disrupt the F&B industry!