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What's hot in the food and beverage industry? Which new innovations, ingredients, and ideas are on track to shake up the sector in the weeks, months, and years to come? Who are the latest and most promising startups to be aware of?
The Fi Global Start-up Innovation Challenge, hosted during Fi Europe 2022, gave innovative start-ups from across the globe the opportunity to pitch their ideas to a jury of R&D experts, investors, and major F&B industry company representatives.
Four startups were selected by the panel of judges for their stand-out solutions that are helping the food industry to develop healthier, more sustainable, and more affordable food and drink products.?
Check them out!
KERN TECH
Most Innovative Food or Beverage Ingredient category.
Has developed a technology to remove harmful toxins from the kernels of stone fruit and open up this by-product to high value applications. It?supplies a nut-paste preparation made using the upcycled kernels of apricot, cherry and other stone fruit kernels that have, until now, gone to waste. Manufacturers can then dilute this nut paste with water to create a plant-based milk or add dairy fermentation cultures to make yoghurts. Kern Tec also produces oils from the kernels.
BREVEL
Most innovative plant-based or alternative ingredient
Has developed a?technology that combines sugar-based fermentation of microalgae with a high concentration of light at?industrial scales.
Yoav Earon, chief business officer at Brevel, said he believed what had most impressed the judges was Brevel’s ability to bring down costs of microalgae-based ingredients, allowing manufacturers to produce affordable plant-based alternatives.
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VANILLA VIDA
Most innovative processing technology
Israeli startup Vanilla Vida was recognised for its innovative vanilla bean processing technology, which it hopes will revolutionise this challenging and complex market. Co-founder and head of agriculture Shlomy Kadosh – who has a background in agriculture - was growing kiwi in northern Israel when he started reading up about and visiting various vanilla growing projects from around the world. He believed he could grow vanilla in climate-controlled conditions not only better, but to industrial scale.
BIO2COAT
Most innovative sustainable solution and Most innovative service, technology or digital solution
Bio2Coat?is a Portuguese startup that produces edible natural coatings to extend the shelf-life of fruit and vegetables. It can also use this material to produce edible, sustainable packaging.
Bio2Coat so impressed the judges with its product and business plan that it scooped up two prizes at the Challenge: most innovative sustainable solution and most innovative service, technology or digital solution supporting the food and beverage industry.
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