Givaudan, Nestlé R+D Accelerator Lausanne and FoodHack launch the 2025 FoodTech World Cup

The future of food is personalised, functional, and built for better health. As science uncovers the deep links between nutrition and well-being, innovative startups are taking a leading role in redefining how we nourish people worldwide. Valley partners Givaudan, Nestlé R+D Accelerator Lausanne and FoodHack have joined forces to host the 2025 FoodTech World Cup – showcasing the world’s best startups in food for health. Startups are invited to apply by 12 March, 2025.

This year, the Food for Health World Cup will spotlight the world’s most promising startups at the intersection of food and health, connecting them with the investors, partners, and visibility they need to scale their breakthroughs globally.

To uncover the next rising stars and superstars of FoodTech, Givaudan and FoodHack invite Stealth to Seed startups to pitch their solutions in:

• Longevity: Supporting healthier ageing and well-being through nutrition.
• Glucose Management: Supporting stable and balanced blood sugar levels.
• Immunity: Strengthening and supporting the body’s natural defenses.
• Weight Management: Helping consumers achieve and maintain healthy weight goals.
• Gut Health: Targeting the connection between gut health and well-being.
• Energy: Enhancing and sustaining physical and mental energy throughout the day.

40 shortlisted founders will present their vision and demonstrate their startup’s impact potential to a line up of top tier judges from Nestle, Givaudan and selected FoodTech VCs around the world.

After an in-depth shortlisting process, the 10 most promising solutions (2 per region) will be invited to pitch in the final at a Side Event of the HackSummit in Lausanne, Switzerland on 15 May, where the winners will be crowned.

Click here to find out more and enter your startup.

About Givaudan

Powered by innovation and creativity, Givaudan Taste & Wellbeing aims to shape the future of food by becoming the co-creation partner of choice to its customers. Built on its global leadership position in flavours and taste, the Company goes beyond to create food experiences that do good and feel good, for body, mind and planet. With an expanded portfolio of products across flavours, taste, functional and nutritional solutions and a deep knowledge of the food ecosystem, Givaudan’s passion is to collaborate with customers and partners to develop game changing innovations in food and beverage. This is Givaudan. Human by nature. 

Learn more at www.givaudan.com/taste-wellbeing

About the Nestlé R+D Accelerator

Nestlé is committed to developing innovative products and services that unlock the power of food and enhance quality of life, aiming to support people and pets, at every life stage – now and in the future. Nestlé has the most advanced science and innovation network in the food industry, with 4,100 employees working in R&D and investing over CHF 1.7 billion every year in R&D as an engine for growth. Whether the focus is on developing plant-based foods to support healthier lifestyles, tackling packaging waste or driving affordable nutrition, Nestlé is continually developing its products and services, while innovating to create new ones.

Learn more at https://www.nestle.com/about/research-development 

About FoodHack

FoodHack is one of the world’s largest FoodTech communities. Where FoodTech professionals come to get the inside scoop on industry news and meet partners, friends, mentors, investors – and everything in between.

Never miss a Swiss food innovation morsel.

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