Foodtech solutions reinforcing the food system

Sustainable Food Waste SFW

Today, the food chain doesn’t know how the shelf life of frozen and chilled food is affected by changes in temperature. To be on the safe side in the event of a temperature deviation, the food is thrown away. The innovative SFW app can, with the help of a secured database, deliver clear and up-to-date information on how a product’s shelf life has been affected by a rise in temperature. Which benefits the various players in the food chain through ensure shelf life, reduced food waste and a reduced environmental impact.

In order to meet the need for food from the global population increase, more food must be produced in the next four decades than in the last 9,000 years! At the same time as global hunger is increasing, a third of all food produced is thrown away, a large part of that fraction arises due to temperature deviations. One problem is very often the uncertainty surrounding remaining shelf life. Sustainable Food Waste SFW is a FoodTech startup that wants to contribute to a responsible and sustainable handling of tempered food with a clear vision: No food waste caused by temperature deviations!

Arwa FoodTech

Inadequate intake of dietary iron and fibres intake, mainly in young and middle-aged women. Quest for more nutritious vegan products. According to a survey published in 2019 (Statista, Ridder, 2019) most of the vegan or vegetarians in Sweden are women, with reported iron deficiencies. Based on a recent survey, 1 in 10 Swedes are vegan/vegetarian (Djurens Rätt, 2014), why there is an increased demand of plant-based foods. According to Coad and Conlon 2011 iron deficiency is the most common nutritional disorder affecting about 20-25% of the world’s population, predominantly children and women. Furthermore, according O’keefe 2019 there is the evidence that suggests that increasing dietary fibre intake is likely to increase lifespan, improve the quality of life during the added years, and substantially reduce health-care costs. There an enamours market need for dairy alternative drinks that fulfil nutritional needs among vulnerable consumer groups as well as more health products that are vegan adapted.

AFT presents an efficient path towards creation of novel nutritious foods. Our vision is to utilize Baobab fruit and sustainable technologies to promote health. The company specialised in developing novel food products with health-promoting properties that are enhanced by natural raw materials. The by-product of the food production line, the seeds, will be upscaled to recover oil that could be used as valuable ingredient in other health products.

Swebol Biotech

Swebol develops, produces and sells the Quiny-concept. Swebol is a result of a long-term research collaboration between Sweden, Bolivia and the two universities: Lund University in Lund, Sweden and UMSA, San Andes University in La Paz, Bolivia.

Quiny is a product concept made from Bolivian quinoa grown by farmers from the Chonacota community south of Las Paz in Bolivia. You can find Quiny both as drinks and as instant powder.

Berry Lab

Berry Lab’s R&D team focuses on the inherent healthy properties of wild Nordic berries. The goal is to develop berry-based natural food products and concepts with specific and proven positive health effects on human metabolism.

Rawstraw

Rawstraw produces 100% natural and environmental-friendly straws made of Swedish rye. Compostable, tasteless and durable– perfect for your drink and kind to the planet.

Natural Edu AB

About 13% of all deaths on the planet and a huge number of casualties are caused by high blood pressure. One of the main facilitator of high blood pressure is sodium rich table slat. By replacing the sodium in the table salt with potassium we can witness phenomenal changes in the overall public health.

Indigo Salt is a naturopathic salt as a supplement with more than 70% KCl consistency. It is thought to be the most suitable alternative to replace the regular table salt for daily use. Indigo Salt is 100% organic, unrefined, and yet tastes much more naturally flavourful and smoother than any other regular table salt.

Arvalla AB

Arvalla AB is part of the project Growing State Bazaars, where we participate with project management. One of our challenges is to grow mushrooms, dry them and then pack them. We want to make the packaging as attractive as possible for the end consumer, while at the same time having a long shelf life and providing all the necessary information.

Our vision is to find alternative ways out to the consumer to increase profitability in primary production. At the same time as we improve Sweden’s degree of self-sufficiency.

Glucanova

High fiber foods and whole grains provide well known healthy and preventive properties and can reduce risk factors for lifestyle related diseases. Frequently, those products are not tasty/attractive enough and thus failing to reach consumers. Glucanova develops tasty, nutritious, consumer-friendly and convenient high fiber liquid food concepts by careful selection of raw materials, in combination with unique proprietary bio-processing methods.

Our vision is to conduct world leading R&D of nutritious and high fiber liquid foods focusing in keeping, and ideally improving, the inherent healthy and preventive properties of the food raw material. Our innovative technological methods aid in the development of tasty and convenient consumer food concepts in a sustainable way. The health effects and/or preventive properties of our food concepts are evaluated in clinical trials, in collaboration with academic and clinical partners.

SAVEGGY

Globally, about 45% of fruits and vegetables get wasted. Extension of shelf-life reduces carbon emissions and pollutions, increases the energy saving, educes inventory and ensures more food reaches consumers. To extend shelf life, primarily, plastic wrapping is used that will be eliminated with our solution. Our bio-based edible vegan coating extends the shelf-life of fruits and vegetables which is easily applied on the selected ones by using dipping or spraying methods after harvest.

Gnista Spirits

Swedish Gnista was born out of the sense that these people deserve something better. Our take is dark, intense and complex – liquids that have the ability to replace alcohol when mixed in drinks. Making it possible to shake non-alcoholic cocktails that taste and look just like alcoholic ones. For real. We like to call it the next generation non-alco spirit, at all means it’s no doubt different from the rest of the subtle products on the market. Gnista is hand-made only an hour’s drive from the HQ in Malmo, and has been made possible using a unique combination of gastronomy, state-of-the-art technology and classic spirit making techniques (where distillation, brewing and barrel ageing are central).

tracezilla ApS

tracezilla is a modern, digital solution designed to manage core workflows in a food company. tracezilla handles purchase, production, sales, inventory, planning, logistics, finances and quality – all in a food context.

Our mission is to make it easy – also for smaller companies – to run a professional and modern food business.

tracezilla ensures traceability and automates documentation like organic mass balance, food taxes, critical control points and all sorts of certification schemes. This saves a lot of time and reduces the risk of errors.

tracezilla’s inventory management is based on lots and dates to ensure better planning and help reduce food waste!

We want to support a diverse and sustainable food sector by making smaller companies competitive. We do this by providing an alternative to custom made ERP solutions that demand risky engagements and high investments.

Innoscentia

In most parts of our world, we are using a highly inefficient system to determine food shelf life. Because of the inability to monitor products, producers are forced to assume worst-case scenarios when setting expiry dates, why about 30% of the shelf life is lost and locked up in the system. As the concern for food quality and food safety is growing around the world, the trend among end consumers is leaning towards more conservative interpretations of expiry dates, which emphasizes the need for a systematic shift in shelf-life determination.

Vision

Our vision is to become the category leader within dynamic shelf life indication technologies, and to help producers, retailers and end consumers to drastically reduce food waste around the world. Our vision is essentially to make it possible for all of us to consume the food we produce, and by doing so, to create a sustainable food system.

DOMO Animals AB

We are experts at developing algorithms based on computer vision and animal behaviors. We offer AI services that can turn dummy cameras into intelligent assistants that look after your animals 24/7 and interpret their body language to insight reports real-timely.

InnovaChildfood

To promote healthy habits in adulthood we offer nutritious and tasty food to babies. With our patented, science based, and sustainable concept, both parents and babies will learn to appreciate the colors, texture, aroma and taste of a wide variety of food. Our baby food concept offers flexibility and a range of nutritionally balanced meals can be composed from the individual food components. 

Tröskarehus

We are working to build a business that will process the crops from the cultivation to the customers both private individuals and entrepreneurs, through a hydrothermal process of the grain. In the next step we grind it and then we pack the flour or we crush the grain and make muesli. After the hydrothermal treatment, the body can more easily assimilate the seeds’ nutrients as minerals. The treatment also helps to make flours and groats easy to use in porridge, gruels, waffles, pancakes, pastries, soups, smoothies, bread etc.

Our vision is to increase the value of the grain by refining it locally and providing an increased nutritional content to the end user.

Watersprint

The United Nations is predicting a 40 % shortfall in freshwater resources by 2030, coupled with a rising world population.To contribute in handling this challenge, we at Watersprint provide a cost efficient UV LED purification system reducing up to 99,99 % of virus, bacteria, protozoa, cysts and other pathogens. We use cutting edge technology to change the game of water purification, undertaking continuous research to maximize inactivation of DNA/RNA. We do this by optimizing water flow, light reflection in reactor, geometry of reactor, LED control, flexible emission patterns, and wavelength. Our solution is flexible enough for any application, both as stand alone and as part of other manufacturers applications. The disinfection performance of our solutions is validated through a vast program of microbial tests in our lab and in cooperation with Lund University’s facilities, as well as independent validation by third party labs such as VA Syd, RISE and Synlab in Sweden and IWW in Germany. Trust us as your water experts in helping you find water purification solutions of superior and affordable quality!

Vision

To offer people around the world safe water, in a sustainable way.

Raging Pig Co.

Making healthy, sustainable and cruelty-free cooking simple and delicious.

You probably already have all the facts on global warming, animal cruelty and health issues in place. So, how come it still seems impossible to beat the meat once and for all? For hundreds of years, our broken food system has successfully infected billions of people with the meateatism disease, leaving us disconnected and misled on a level deeper than we’re capable of grasping. The easy-to-follow “Get Off Meat” hypnosis program is your road to recovery. Get ready to reset your brain and truly break free from your addiction!

Pettersson & Munthe

We offer creative and innovative products where raw materials, taste and quality are in focus. A product line of tea-based drinks that are suitable for food, mingling and festivities for not only the Swedish, but also the international market.

YOGUT ME

YOGUT is the first automatic yogurt machine in the world which will enable you to make your own personalized yogurt at home, full of gut-friendly functional ingredients and free from preservatives or additives. 

Simply NoWaste

Simply is a FoodTech company with a focus on upcycling residue products to contribute to reduce food waste.

Our vision is to contribute positively to community’s health with the products that have been overlooked and to use our resources as efficient as possible and reduce food waste so there will be still a green future for our children and the genrations to come.

Siccona

Building a bridge between research and business. Knowledge about health turned into consumer friendly products.

We are trying to make the world a little healthier, a little greener and a little more social responsible.

POOW The Food Hero

POOW The Food Hero is the tool which in three easy steps motivates your child to eat more and better food. The application activates and guides the whole family from cooking the food to eating it.

Funky Flavour

Funky Flavor aims to offer fermented products, kits, and accessories. We want to make a healthy diet exciting and fun for everyone. We don’t follow fleeting trends or use fancy technologies, we create superfoods through an 8000-year-old tradition that uses nothing but the power of nature. Our promise is tasty, natural, and nutritious products that are local, vegan, and mostly rescued.

Laava Tech

The most energy efficient and productive solution for indoor farming. Smart lamps, sensors, and IoT controllers manage growing process. AI powered.

Our AI solution is trained to monitor types and states of crops, to adjust physical surrounding parameters automatically such as light wavelength, pulsation, temperature, humidity, CO2 level.

Gasporox AB

Gasporox has a highly skilled team most from the Division of Atomic Physics at Lund University, and since 2005 Gasporox has developed and commercialized the tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy technology for a number of applications in food and pharma.

The Gasporox laser based sensors can be integrated into inspection- and/or production lines for 100% fast, reliable and accurate gas measurements of the gas content inside the package or for leak testing.

TekInn AB

The company’s core technology is antibacterial surfaces. These are created via a metal complex which via the company’s polymer technology can be bonded to different types of surfaces.

Oddbird international

Oddbird produce quality wines, made with traditional methods and matured for up to 12 months, and then gently liberated from alcohol in order to preserve the flavors nature intended. But liberated from alcohol does not only describe the removal of the substance. It also describes the liberation from our drinking culture. Liberation from norms and the preconceived notion that alcohol is an integral part of celebratory occasions. Liberation is the ability to chose between with or without alcohol. Liberation is a desired outcome of democratization which is exactly what we intend to do with the dinner table.

Cirkulär

Cheese production is tremendously resource-inefficient. For every kilogram of cheese produced, the cheesemaker must process 10 liters of milk. The reason for this is that cheese is effectively a milk concentrate, whereby liquids are removed, and milk protein and fat is concentrated and formed into a curd. Consider then the fact that around 45% of all milk produced globally is used for cheese production and the massive impact of cheese on the environment becomes obvious.

Cirkulär AB will be a new player in the value chain of the dairy industry, providing a complementary raw material for dairy processing – microbially produced milk proteins for a more resource-efficient industry. Cirkulär AB and similar companies will be the new producers of milk components for the production dairy products, which will ease the pressure of current milk production on the environment.

IO-dit

IO-dit provides an innovative and sustainable solution with which by capturing variables from soil and environment, customers can take decisions more easily for their crops in relation to irrigation, fertilization and sowing, among others. This saves up to 50% water consumption and increases crop productivity up to 40%, promoting sustainable food production.

Nothing F!SHY

An evolution in vegetarian food. Nothing F!SHY manufacture the market’s best frozen, vegan fish substitutes.

Forkcast

Forkcast helps restaurants leverage machine learning to improve their planning. Much like how the weather forecast is used to decide if the outdoor seating should be put out, the sales forecast provided by Forkcast allows restaurants to make accurate decisions for scheduling and inventory planning. The result is a more efficient restaurant – optimized staff utilization, improved employee satisfaction and reduced food waste lead to benefits in terms of profits and sustainability performance.

The tool is easy to use and requires no digital expertise – it’s really as simple as checking the weather. Today, even the small restaurant on the corner can make use of the benefits brought by artificial intelligence. Under the hood, the tool combines data from various sources and applies machine learning algorithms to generate forecasts with optimal accuracy.

Bärta

Bärta is a 100% naturally fermented Swedish organic pea. Bärta is easy to digest, full of plant-based protein and high in fiber. Good food today, for our tomorrow.

Our starting point when developing Bärta is to create a climate-smart food that will be enough to go around for all people on earth – today as well as in a millenium.

Scobybaby

Charlotte and Salomon make their kombucha in small quantities and use organic tea and sugar. Their aspiration is to create innovative and attractive kombucha both in color and taste. Unlike many other kombucha brands, their end product is genuine live kombucha, as many use added carbonated acid for a more manageable product with loss of the valuable bacterial culture.

ConCellae

ConCellae is a deep tech company, that promotes a unique combination of thirteen different co-working beneficial bacteria, the H13microbiome, originating in honeybees and was founded by researchers A. Vásquez and T. Olofsson from a discovery made at Lund University. ConCellae has the exclusive proprietary rights of this microbiome that possess health promoting abilities and can treat infections. Therefore, ConCellae works in three different sectors; functional food, veterinary products, and medical applications, in which this unique microbiome is the core of all ConCellae’s innovations.

ConCellaes is situated in Gantofta and it produces functional food-, beverages and veterinary products and market them through its web shop at www.doktorhonung.se. Besides this, ConCellae performs consulting services in microbiology, food hygiene and safety (as HACCP plans) and gives lectures.

DiaPure

DiaPure filter material is designed for Phosphorus traps in sewage systems. DiaPure is based on a naturally porous material covered in a coating with phosphorus binding properties. The material does not break down, does not clogge and works regardless of the pH level. This results in highly reactive and long lasting material.

Our goal is that as many people as possible should purify their waste water from phosphorus regardless of whether you live in areas with a high protection area or not, because it protects nature and forms a natural cycle; what previously was waste, can be of use again.

Trash to gold

Trash to gold is here to accomplish one thing: to replace today’s single-use to-go products with upcycled alternatives that are better for the user and better for the environment. We do this by collecting operational biowaste from service-sector businesses and turn it into unique and good-looking products that can be (re)used instead.

Imagine a reusable to-go cup for coffee made from coffee grounds, a reusable lunchbox for sushi made from leftover rice, or a cutlery set made from old popsicle sticks or leftover food. The possibilities are endless.

Yelte

Providing the market with a new type of plant based drink that are both sustainable and nutritious. Most of the plant based drinks on market today are flawed in one of these two regards. Either the nutritional values are quite frankly very poor with high levels of sugars and low levels of proteins and healthy fatty acids, or the have a big negative environmental impact with de-forestation, excessive watering, lenghty transports etc. Our product is both high nutritious and highly sustainable.

Our vision is to push the boundries of the next generation of plant based sustainable foods. We want to make the sustainable choice an easy one by providing a product that is both delicious and nutritious. Consumers will no longer have to sacrifice anything when choosing a truly sustainable alternative.

Comfoo

Comfoo simplifies your everyday life with complete nutritious meals – wherever and whenever you want. Comfoo is a healthy and easy alternative for you who want to be able to cook & eat quickly.

Nära & Naturlig

Nära & Naturlig has developed a new innovative fish farming technology that reuses all farming water and residual product back into the internal production again. The fish get natural feed in the form of aquatic microbes and through the systems microbial-metabolism food by-products can be reused. In addition, the production cost is significantly decreased, superior fish health is observed and the final product of fish gets a more natural ”wild” taste.

Vision

to become a big player in the global food sector, to be able to create social impact towards a future with sustainable and healthy food production. In addition, Nära & Naturlig will offer an alternative to wild caught fish, which enables recovery of the marine ecosystems, and the system reuses food by-products into a product with higher biological value in the form of nutritious fish compared to biogas. The final goal is to develop a sustainable fish farming method in Sweden, which can be established internationally and above all help developing nations to get access towards safe and nutritious food produced in a sustainable way.

Maisha deli

Maisha has specialized in plant-based versions of some of our most beloved foods – cheese, butter and other dairy products, inspired by artisan dairy and cheese techniques. We want people to be able to eat vegan, without sacrificing good taste, quality and variety.

The ambition is to help revolutionize plant-based food to become widely available and a natural choice for everyone. In this way we support a healthy, animal-friendly and more sustainable future.

Good Idea

Good Idea is a functional wellness drink made to taste great while helping you harness your natural energy so you can feel good all day without any sugar or caffeine.

Lilla Kafferosteriet Produktioner

Growing mushrooms on coffee waste and sparkling soda with left overs from the coffee cherry.

Our vision is to create a holistic coffee roastery.

Alovivum

Alovivum is a company developing an innovative cultivation platform, based upon pioneering research and development.

The platform enables: smart usage of floor area and building space for indoor cultivation, free access to water and nutrients via hydroculture distribution,high-efficiency LED lighting with control and optimization of intensity, distribution and spectrum, efficient control and optimization of cultivation climate (temperature, humidity, CO2), using surplus heat and flexible air- and heat exchange, very high resource efficiency in the usage of water, nutrients, light, heat and electricity, fully automated control of cultivation from germination of seeds to harvest of crops, very high productivity in cultivation per m2 due to optimized growth rates and stackable levels of crop cultivation, premium quality crops with high nutrient content and enriched taste and smell, sustainability measures including pesticide-free cultivation, regeneration of water, nutrients and heat and usage of renewable energy, scalable cultivation with vertical or horizontal platforms in different indoor environments (urban or rural areas).

Gårdsfisk

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector and has been for 50 years. The challenge is that the majority of production contributes to overfishing, destroyed ecosystems and has a negative impact on wild fish. At the same time, the demand for seafood is expected to increase by 100 million tonnes to 2050. Market for fish can with can with good conscience be described as a jungle for consumers. There are several different fishing methods, several different farming methods and lots of different labels that very few know what they mean or if they really do any good. The challenge is to develop a sustainable fishfood chain.

Vision

The vision of Gårdsfisk is to integrate aquaculture with agriculture and raise robust, herbivorous and fantastically delicate fish on land, manure can end up on arable land, the water is used twice, first in fish farming and then as irrigation, we avoid eutrophication, overfishing, destroyed ecosystems and do not risk infect wild fish. So we could raise the world’s most sustainable fish.Gårdsfisk strives to be able to achieve a complete circular model in order to be able to raise fish with the absolute least possible environmental and climate impact.

Helios Innovation

Helios Innovation help heavy industries becoming more self sustaining in their water consumption by cleaning saltwater with industrial waste heat. By using waste heat as an energy source they can drastically reduce the cost of desalination and also solve some of the negative aspects of conventional desalination by creating an eco-friendly brine.

Mycorena

There is a huge gap between market potential and current market value of alternative protein. Manufacturers cannot bridge the gap utilizing available plant-based alternatives, due to poor product quality, limited efficiency & scalability, and an unacceptable climate footprint. We solve the problem of the alternative protein gap by providing food manufacturers with Promyc, a unique fungi-based protein source with massive benefits over ingredients in the status quo.

Our vision is to be the global leader in fungi-based food technologies, and the disruption of alternative protein is just a starting point. Our long-term ambition is to provide a comprehensive industrial solutions, ranging from functional ingredients to nutritional supplements & nutraceuticals, specialty compounds, biomaterials, biomass post-processing, and valorization of byproducts & sidestreams.

Projects24.co

We believe a more sustainable industry is possible, and within reach. In order to make this happen, we need to utilize existing technologies better. Therefor we focus on industry sectors by arranging better and effective business avenues, solutions & global connections, to reach out to the right target audience.

Eat:em

Cricket flour is rich in iron, zink, vitamin b12, magnesium and calcium. These are essential minerals and vitamins that you need to stay healthy and build muscles. Cricket flour contains TWICE the amount of iron compared to spinach. You better eat:em.