As part of the competition for the next generation of most promising food startups, the following won the race this year:
These are the FoodNextGens 2024:
❇️ Nootz : Tassilo Schwendtke brings the tropical feeling to us with his delicious coconut smoothies. Made from high-quality organic ingredients in Sri Lanka, the smoothies are available in mango 🥭, papaya and pineapple 🍍 flavors. All smoothies are organic, vegan, lactose-free, gluten-free and free of artificial additives.
❇️ Viva la Faba : The founders Ariana Alva Ferrari and Jan Haberzettl have developed an innovative plant-based cheese based on legumes. Their revolutionary protein platform based on organic Fabo beans aims to transform the food industry and offer consumers high-quality, sustainable and healthy cheese alternatives.
❇️ QISU : Javier Manrique presents a crunchy snack and crouton made exclusively from 100% cheese - without any additives! The cheese-to-go is high in protein, gluten-free and packaged in 100% recyclable packaging.
❇️ RECHARGE with JUMA : The SPORTS DRINK from Carlos Lopez Granado combines the natural caffeine boost from the Guayusa leaf with electrolytes and vitamins. He has developed a unique tin with a screw cap for this purpose.
❇️ Kooray : Founders Yael Hornik and Kevin Hornik make spicy curries easy with their natural, 100% plant-based, organic instant curry sauce powder. Simply add water and create a delicious, restaurant-quality curry sauce in 3 minutes.
❇️ eleven ferments : Adam Mandoki launches his product portfolio of fermented foods with his Black Butter, where the nutty aroma of ghee meets the umami bombs of black garlic, shoyu and tamari sauce.
❇️ Ve: love food : Andreas Reck from Lake Constance offers modern flavors with traditional recipes. The organic products are based on local cuisine and contain only a few ingredients.
❇️ Foodasis : Ahmed El Gafarawi brings innovation to sustainable oriental cuisine. His vegan Garantita, a hearty chickpea pastry, is gluten-free and made without artificial additives.
❇️ My Makery : Birgit Tantner has rethought crispbread. Your chestnut crispbreads with 20% high-quality organic chestnut flour and 100% natural organic ingredients are gluten-free, vegan, rich in protein and fiber and contain only a few carbohydrates.
We congratulate the nominees and are very excited about the pitches! 👏 Many thanks to all startups who applied for the pitch. You are all great! 🫶
Thanks to @seldamorina and @startup_nik made the selection with our partner @StartinFood 💛 We are currently planning the FoodNextGen Pitch as part of the Foodstartup Campus on September 27th, 2024 in Freising near Munich. Be there, we look forward to seeing you. 🤗 Registration and tickets can be found HERE!
You can find more information about the participants and speakers at this year's Food Startup Campus on our Instagram channel.
(By: Philipp Schmalhofer)
