A thriving community pioneering the future of food

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.

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.

SHI – Svensk hampaindustri AB

CO2-emissions, conventional plantbased protein not good for the soil. A gap between farmers and the industry in Sweden regarding hemp, ie the industry choose Chinese Hemp Seeds before Swedish. None existing foodtech for hemp, The industry prefers to set up deals and buy from ONE distributor and ONE adress. The farmers needs secured contracts. Conventional farmers faced with looming pesticide prices. Hemp: rotation crop who does not require pesticides nor irrigation, absorbing up to 20 tonnes CO2/ha.

SHI HEMP-FOODTECH-FACTORY is one of the lead players on the emerging Swedish hemp market. We position ourselfes like noone else in the industry – between the farmers and the industry. We aim to be the ”to go to company” regarding B2B sales of high quality, pesticide free EU-certified industrial hemp seeds and its fractions: raw seeds, de hulled seeds, colpressed hemp seed oil, presscake & protein powder. We enable for food innovators- and functional food brands who are highly driven by sustainability.

WeRefine

SourGo is a new kind of baking ingredient. Refined from food waste such as bread waste, root vegetable peels and brewery cravings, we have turned a major problem into an asset. With our refined mixers, you can produce all kinds of bakery products. The technology is based on a fermentation method we have developed after a lot of research and creative experimentation.

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.

KOASTAL

A 60% decrease in employment in the Swedish fishing industry has been identified from 2008 to 2018. Next to this, food production must double by 2050 to meet the demand. This two-folded need can be addressed by the production of seaweed has been proven to be sustainable in all three aspects of the world (economical, ecological and social). However, the current entry barriers are high with a lack of technical knowledge, the complex permit and administrative processes and the site selection.

We believe there is an urgent need for a shift in sea and ocean use. We must reconsider our approach to the sea and start exploiting its resources in a sustainable manner. Hence, we believe that sea farming of seaweed, is the solution to many environmental challenges. Therefore, we want to make sea farming of seaweed accessible to everyone. We want to lower barriers to enter the promising industry of cultivating seaweed, which provides a sustainable solution to many challenges.

Go Cirkulär

It is stimates that 1/3 of the food produced globally end up to waste. Many of the food that is wasted, such as fruit and vegetables, has still a lot of bio- compunds with benefitial properties for the skin. At Go Cirkulär, we would like to extend the life of ingredients that otherwise will be discarded to produce high quality sustainable skincare products that are good for the people’s health and the planet.

Vision

My vision for Go Cirkulär is to become the first Swedish Upcycled skincare brand with Stores and a presence all over the world. I see the brand selling all different personal care products that are inspired by a circular economy and more sustainable consumption models. I would love to open multi-spaces where people can shop, but also to do other activities, to learn and share with the community, of course, surrounded by good nordic aesthetics and design. I see Go Cirkulär as a movement and a way of living, perhaps of people like me, who care about their skin but feel we can make better choices every day to protect our planet.

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).

Yofix Probiotics

Yofix Produces Clean-Label, Waste-Free, Dairy alternatives. They answer 5 UN-defined SDGs., including reduction of Carbon footprint by 75%. It is quite hard to achieve a plant based yogurt or cheese without the chemical additives that mimic Milk unique characteristics. Yofix has managed to find the right technology (IP pending) to work this out!

The company aims to bring affordable solutions for enhancement of our healthy life style, while sustaining a healthier planet for future generations.

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.

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.

Agrodit

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.