Meet our Valley Partners
Our Valley Partners are the lifeblood of SFNV’s activities.
From startups and SMEs through governments, academic and research institutions to global corporates – any organisation with a strong presence in the Swiss market and a commitment to driving innovation in food is welcome to apply.
Browse our Valley partners below or click on the buttons to view them on a map or filter them by category.
ADM
ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. We’re a premier global human and animal nutrition company, delivering solutions today with an eye to the future. We’re blazing new trails in health and well-being as our scientists develop groundbreaking...
ALDI SUISSE AG
ALDI SUISSE AG is a Swiss retailer with its headquarters in Schwarzenbach (SG). It is part of the ALDI SOUTH Group, a retail company that is successfully established in many countries around the world. Simplicity, responsibility, and reliability are the core values...
Bühler
Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies to cover their basic needs for food and mobility every day. For this, we develop the best process solutions along complete value chains and make full use of digitalization, for example with our digital...
dsm-firmenich
dsm-firmenich provides innovative ingredients and solutions for some of the world’s best-selling beauty products. Our strong scientific footing, combined with consumer and market insights from all over the world, results in transformational products that help to build...
Givaudan
Givaudan is a global leader in fragrance & beauty and taste & wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired...
Nestlé
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering...
Tetra Pak
We are specialists in complete solutions for the processing, packaging and distribution of food products. Dairy products, juices and nectars, ice cream, cheese, dry foods, fruits, vegetables and pet food are examples of products that can be processed or packaged in...
Agroscope
Agroscope is the federal government's competence center for agricultural and food research and is attached to the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG). The Agroscope Council defines the strategy and the Executive Committee ensures the operational management of...
EHL Group
The EHL Group is the global benchmark in education, innovation and consulting for the hospitality and service sector. With expertise dating back to 1893, the EHL Group today offers leading educational programs ranging from apprenticeships to master's degrees, as well...
EPFL
As a pioneering university, EPFL focuses on entrepreneurship and the research that leads to transformational technology. We believe in a world where people-driven technology is driving change for the greater good. The Startup Unit is a unique Launchpad for promising...
ETH Zürich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zürich) is a public research university characterised by its curiosity-driven approach to science, excellence in research, innovative teaching, strong partnerships and entrepreneurial spirit, which all...
HES-SO Valais-Wallis, School of Engineering
The school of engineering is a dynamic and innovative team of 220 collaborators. We train 450 students in Bachelor and Master degree programmes in 4 areas : Life Sciences, Systems Engineering, Energy and Environment, Computer Science. Our 3 Ra&D Institutes work...
BusinessIn
BusinessIn initiates synergies and creates impact on sustainability of SMEs and startups in the agrifood ecosystem by connecting them to other innovation actors such as research entities during events set up in collaboration with public and private actors. Our...
Cluster Food & Nutrition
The Cluster Food & Nutrition is an association active in the agri-food industry since 2015. As a networking and facilitation platform at regional and national level, the Cluster Food & Nutrition's mission is to strengthen the collaboration between the...
FoodHack
Where Food & FoodTech professionals come to get the inside scoop on industry news and meet partners, friends, mentors, investors - and everything in between. From our weekly newsletter, to our ambassador run Meetups and our annual FoodHack Summit - our goal at...
Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, their structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75 billion in funding. Based in...
House of Lab Science
We empower science-preneurs to focus on validating game-changing ideas, business growth and maximising capital efficiency. By offering the lab space, services and network that they need, startups can start innovating from the first move-in day. Located in the trending...
Kickstart
Kickstart is one of Europe's largest zero equity, multi-corporate ecosystem innovation platforms that run a scale-up program for later-stage startups with a goal to accelerate deep tech innovation. Science and engineering-driven technologies have the potential to...
MassChallenge
Since 2016, MassChallenge Switzerland has been a leader in helping startups grow their businesses by accelerating 610 startups across the world in multiple industries. They have raised more than $985M in funding. Our flagship program is the early-stage startup...
Sight and Life
Sight and Life is a Swiss-based foundation and humanitarian nutrition think tank working to innovate in nutrition towards eradicating all forms of malnutrition in children and women of childbearing age and so improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable...
Swiss Nutrition and Health foundation
The SNH foundation is driven by science to contribute to a better world through research, innovation, and education on nutrition and health. We believe in science as an enabler of trust between people. Anchoring trust through science is our slogan. The SNH foundation...
Thought For Food
Thought For Food is the world’s next gen innovation engine for food and agriculture. We create, empower and support a new generation of leaders to solve our planet’s most pressing challenge: How to sustainably feed 10 billion people? In 2011, Thought For Food launched...
Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation / State of Vaud
The Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation (SPEI) supports companies that are located in the State of Vaud, especially those involved in the sectors of advanced technology and industry. SPEI advises entrepreneurs and puts them in contact with organizations that...
The Fribourg Development Agency – State of Fribourg
Since 1971, the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) has been helping local businesses to get off the ground, outside companies to relocate to the region, and established companies to expand their operations. The FDA is on hand to advise and guide companies through the...
Agropôle
Agropôle is a unique campus connecting all the agri-food business stakeholders and accelerating the deployment of world-class innovations: an active community, R&D projects, fields for trials, and strong commercial networks, for the implementation of sustainable...
Amazentis
Amazentis is a dynamic and growing commercial stage company delivering innovative advanced nutrition to consumers. Acting at the intersection of the food and pharma industries, Amazentis employs best-in-class science to discover and develop new products to support a...
Biofruits
Biofruits gather and commercialize fruits and vegetables from 7 producers in organic agriculture for central Valais. We grow, sort, pack, store and distribute fruits and vegetables. Since 1992, our founder Olivier Cordey started converting part of his crops to organic...
Blattmann Schweiz
Blattmann Schweiz is a Swiss company with more than 160 years of experience in ingredient production. We supply the food industry in Switzerland and Europe with organic and non-organic specialty ingredients and meet the growing demand for modern, high-quality, safe...
Bossy Céréales
BOSSY CEREALS – SINCE 1852 , SWISS TRADITION FOR EXCELLENCE. Bossy carefully selects its ingredients to give you the best nature has to offer to contribute to your well-being with exceptional nutritive values – (cf yuka rating) Since 1852, Bossy is the breakfast...
Drinkotec
At Drinkotec, as a Swiss Tech company, we work with our customers to facilitate a drastic decrease of waste in the Beverage industry and to increase the efficiency of their operations. Companies are aware of the environmental impact caused by their use of bottled...
Gramont
Welcome to the leading SAP consulting company for Product Lifecycle Management, Regulatory Compliance and Master Data Management. We support our clients from a wide range of industries with a focus on FCMG, Food, Pharma, Chemistry, Lifescience and discrete...
Helbling Technik
The Helbling Group is a leader in technological innovation and engineering for food and beverage systems and supports its international clients in all phases of product development and in their business processes. Helbling Technik is a company of the Helbling Group....
Mocoffee
Mocoffee was founded in 1991 by the hand of a revolutionary engineer who invented the coffee pod with the aim of sharing the best espresso worldwide. Pioneering know-how and Swiss technology together have been crucial in offering high-level products as well as...
Mövenpick Fine Foods
Mövenpick Fine Foods creates premium food products with a unique enjoyment experience, active in Switzerland, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Canada. This is achieved through successful cooperation with competent license and sales partners who keep the Swiss promise of...
Raps Schweiz
Raps Schweiz is a specialist in the development of individual products and applications for the food industry. With over 95 years of experience, they stand for high quality, good taste, innovation and strong raw material competence.
Swiss Food Group
Swiss Food Group is an independent group investing in aspirational brands and specific know-how in the Food & Beverage industry in Switzerland. The group consists of a team of strategic, operational and financial experts as well as an outstanding Board of...
Trinova
Nutrition is our passion - and has been for over 25 years. Passion is the key to success. It drives us to constantly develop new solutions for the food and feed industry. Our employees work with passion for you every day. Standing still is a step backwards! Standing...
ZFV-Unternehmungen
The ZFV-Unternehmungen (ZFV) cooperative is an innovative host in the areas of catering, accommodation and care. Founded in 1894 by visionary Zurich citizen women, ZFV is aware of its responsibility and is committed to creating measurable added value for guests,...
#NFGrapevine NFT
#NFGrapevine NFT is for anyone looking to further their real-life Web3 learning and join a network of like-minded individuals and organizations who appreciate art, wine, entrepreneurship, and innovation. We understand how data-driven products and services impact your...
Aero41
Aero41 Ltd is a Swiss UAS Company founded in 2019. The Company aims to develop the ultimate crop protection UAV for agriculture and other "heavy load" projects, deliver services in Switzerland and internationally.
Agilery
Agilery is a startup revolutionizing the way food products are manufactured. We get assigned by food brands to implement innovative products quickly and efficiently. We orchestrate a network of manufacturers and suppliers across Europe and leverage the most optimal...
Agrinorm
No more scattered quality information over pdfs, email and text messages in different channels. Agrinorm lets you manage and communicate quality information within your organization as well as with your suppliers and customers, all in the same place! Running a...
AgroSustain
AgroSustain – a one-stop-shop solution for biological plant protection. We aim to reduce food waste and support organic food production by developing farm to fork solutions, like biological fungicides and coatings. AgroSustain has developed a pipeline of plant-derived...
Allcook.kitchen
allcook.kitchen is Switzerland’s first artisanal meals delivery service that makes it easy to eat healthy food with pleasure. We deliver meals weekly without obligation. Our chef-cooked meals are affordable and made delicious from responsibly sourced ingredients and...
ALLSUPPS
ALLSUPPS, founded in 2021 and based in Pfäffikon SZ, provides innovative and understandable supplements for individuals in the sports, esports, and lifestyle industries. Our mission is to offer smart products that optimize performance and enhance overall well-being....
Alver
“Good for you and our planet” – This idea is central to us at Alver. We want to appeal to people from young to old who are also committed to responsible consumption. Our diverse product range, from high protein pasta with Golden Chlorella and mung bean protein powder...
Aquantis
The continuous demand for more control of industrial processes as well as quality control requires the appropriate set of sensors and data interpretation. Aquantis develops new measuring solutions using laser and milli/microwave technologies. This technology allows us...
Authena
We make the world a more connected, transparent, and authentic place by enabling instantaneous verifiable trust across entire value chains. We are a Swiss company founded in 2018 to support brands in fighting against counterfeiting and diversion through an advanced...
Axino
Axino is the leader in smart retail, contactless, food temperature validation solutions. Axino combines advanced sensor technology with artificial intelligence algorithms to remotely detect the core temperature of refrigerated food in retail stores. Axino helps food...
B’ZEOS
B'ZEOS is a material science company that develops novel packaging materials which are bio-based and use renewable resources. Our main focus is the development of new materials using seaweed biopolymers, and the manufacturing of these from pilot to industrial scale....
BeeHelpful
BeeHelpful mission is to stop the honeybee decline worldwide, providing a stable, scalable solution to any beekeeper around the World. No matter if you are a big pollination company, a huge honey farm, or simply you love to produce your own honey: we simplify the...
Beelong
Beelong, the eco-score for all your food products. The Beelong eco-score evaluates the environmental impact of food, making it easy to make the best possible choices in a context where the climate emergency is more urgent than ever and consumers are more and more...
CleanGreens Solutions
CleanGreens Solutions provides growers cultivation technology and knowledge to lead a profitable business and agriculture towards sustainability. That mission led to the development of GREENOVA, our mobile AEROponics growing systems for the cultivation of more than...
COOS Change Agency
COOS is a change agency hungry for impact with a mission to make food the most powerful tool to keep both people and planet healthy and thriving. To change the food system the solutions need to be tasty, tangible, profitable and fun - that’s precisely what we do! We...
Crokeo
Crokeo is a tailor-made delivery service for dog and cat food in Switzerland: simple, efficient and environmentally friendly! Each of our small or large four-legged consumers benefits from a nutritional program adapted to their weight and size. Our kibbles are...
Cultivated Biosciences
Today's reality is that dairy causes 4% of global greenhouse gas emission Plant-based alternatives, although gaining traction, don't appeal to many consumers, as they lack a creaminess for which the fat component is key. At Cultivated we want to fix this. We are...
Domani Food
Domani Food is a snack and chocolate production company that develops and produces tasty, healthy and sustainable products for modern consumers. We apply our extensive industry experience in the dried fruits and nuts sector to creating innovative, high-quality...
Eat by Alex
We are here to prove that eating nourishing food using whole food plants can be simple and delicious.
ECOCASCARA
We are the leader in Europe in transforming coffee husk and pulp (i.e "cascara") normally considered as fruit waste by the coffee industry, into antioxidant healthy organic drinks. And the leader in cracking the EU Novel Food legislation to get this rich new...
EcoCook
Ecocook® is the only tool and certification dedicated to the food industry which improves global performance, reduces costs and guarantees sustainable practices on every operational and managerial levels, and amongst all stakeholders. SUPPORT FROM A to Z THROUGHOUT...
Ecorobotix
Ecorobotix develops, manufactures and commercializes innovative, energy-saving farming machines, which allow both the environmental impact of modern farming and its costs to be reduced. We contribute to the emergence of farming which respects the environment and...
Ecuacao
Ecuacao works hand-in-hand with local cocoa farmers in order to ensure the quality of our fine cocoa beans and make them available to customers around the globe; this way improving the quality of life of farmers. Its goal is to become a sustainable and authentic cocoa...
EEat
At EEat, we support food establishments in their daily efforts to comply with HACCP standards. The digitization of self-checking procedures allows our customers to save 50% of the time dedicated to compliance with the standards. EEat offers a modern and flexible...
Embion Technologies
We commercialize the next generation in biomass processing technology to meet the planet’s growing demand in nutrition, materials and energy. Our aim is to become the technology leader for producing natural, sustainable, low emissions and high functionality products...
EraCal Therapeutics
EraCal Therapeutics develops a novel class of appetite suppressors to fight obesity Today millions of people are obese. At the individual level, obesity reduces life expectancy by 3-4 years causing complications such as type 2 diabetes, psychosocial disorders,...
esmë
esmë drinks creates natural sparkling drinks, through a unique steam extraction method of fruits in order to flavour beverages naturally, with a unique taste and less sugar. All the flavour, minus the guilt !
Fabas
Fabas is developing a novel plant-based ingredient to produce the NextGen of plant-based food.
Falconum SA
Falconum is a development and construction company whose goal is to create innovative solutions for our community in food production and access to vital resources such as water and energy. It proposes four different services: FARMING Indoor Farming solutions developed...
farmer connect
farmer connect© is a tech start-up that enables the unlocking of benefits along global supply chains through their end-to-end traceability solution. Their mission is to connect the worlds’ agriculture supply chains and ensure a value generating network that benefits...
FOOD2050
Globalization and the constant pursuit of growth have created a divide between consumers, operators and producers. Although much more attention is paid nowadays to how to behave more sustainably, the choices remain difficult. In addition the world's population growth...
Fruitful Farming
We are Fruitful - a team of tech enthusiasts using cutting-edge data science and image processing for controlled environment agriculture. Be it vegetables, fruits or flowers, our technology allows you to monitor and optimize your growth environment. Grow high quality...
Gamaya
KNOW YOUR LAND – Gamaya improves efficiency and sustainability of farming businesses by offering unique and compelling digital agronomy solutions, enabled by drones & satellite remote sensing and artificial intelligence. Our technology Gamaya leverages a...
Gene Predictis
A PIONEERING SWISS COMPANY DEDICATED TO PRECISION MEDICINE We develop and commercialize innovative, clinically relevant diagnostic tools based on genetics, enabling to: improve drug treatment efficacy and reduce harmful side effects improve nutrition and lifestyle...
genknowme
Everything we do is about self-knowledge. We believe that knowing oneself is a priority, and we demonstrate this by revealing the most intimate knowledge there is, your epigenetic profile explaining how your genes interact with your environment. We provide a novel...
GOOD IS…
The main goal of the association GOOD IS... is to ensure via the automatic distribution (known as vending): The promotion of healthy, vegan, natural food-based exclusively on ingredients from fair trade, sustainable, renewable sources, respectful of the environment...
GreenState
GreenState AG is a Swiss-American Start-Up company focused on the development of modular and Vertical Farming as well as hardware and software solutions, with a focus on reducing the cost of vertical farms, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine...
Haelixa
We unravel global supply chain complexity for you to protect your brand Haelixa offers proprietary and innovative solutions to physically mark, trace, and authenticate products from producer to retail creating transparency along the entire supply chain (linear or...
hilky AG
hilky is the Swiss start-up that is fully committed to the taste experience of plant-based dairy products. When you consume our products, you won't notice any difference to conventional dairy products - but you will have helped to make our planet a little bit greener!
Hoorah Sàrl
Oba! is a plant-based company helping everyone reduce their dairy consumptions with a delicious alternative.
Innopearl
Innopearl develops a unique marketplace to activate start-up – corporation partnerships. We make the partnering process radically easier, quicker, and smarter for founders and corporate leaders. Access our tools, assessment technology, and experts’ network to overcome...
Innoptim Group
Innoptim is a group of brands that are passionate about making the digital domain more accessible and secure.
Insolight
Insolight was founded in 2015 in Lausanne (Switzerland) with an ambitious goal: bring to market the next generation of solar modules. Our team has been on a mission to achieve this objective, with more than 15 dedicated people combining technical expertise and...
iSense
Unlike colors, flavors are not defined for their most important functionality, their taste. They are functional black boxes. This does not have to be. iSense, as the first flavor-tech company, harnesses sensory data to enhance the flavor industry services and enable...
KAEX (ph. AG)
KAEX® reload is a nutritional supplement that reloads the body with vital elements after intense training or social drinking, thereby improving regeneration and mitigating mental and physical fatigue the next day. After partying, i.e., excessive alcohol consumption,...
Konoï
KONOÏ is a family business whose mission is to promote nutrition and well-being through hemp. We offer a new generation of products and services combining pleasures, benefits, and sustainability.
Lowimpact Food SA
Sustainable protein production through insect farming, using an innovative circular agriculture system that upcycles food production byproducts and redirects them back into the food production system.
Luya
Luya is a flavor-loaded plant-based alternative to meat that doesn’t try to be meat. We rescue organic okara - a by-product of tofu and soy milk production of which more than 14 million tonnes go to waste globally every year - and turn it into ready-to-cook slices,...
MABEWO
Climate and resource protection are our top priorities. MABEWO AG invests in innovative and sustainable projects that solve the key challenges of our time, like: how to protect the climate, how to increase renewable energy, conserve critical resources such as land and...
MagicTomato
At MagicTomato we believe that every person has the power to positively influence our planet through small, recurring and harmless actions, including our shopping. And our superhero MagicTomato has found the magic formula to deliver fresh, local, delicious products at...
Maison Amarella SA
MAISON AMARELLA is a Swiss company specialised in producing high-end artisanal macarons. The heart of our philosophy is based on the quality of Swiss ingredients and a profound respect for nature. All our macarons are gluten free, made with local ingredients using...
mia&noa
mia&noa is a family business and startup that operates the world’s first zero-waste, zero-contact coffee bar that is controlled exclusively through the customer’s smartphone. With no physical touch-points, mia&noa also responds to increased...
Microcaps
Making sure that drugs are released in the affected part of the body and at a specific rate is a huge challenge, because the size of the capsules that deliver these active ingredients is uncontrollable. At Microcaps we developed a patented technology that enables the...
Miraex
At Miraex, we are on a mission to build photonic and quantum solutions for next-gen sensing, networking and computing. Miraex develops, manufactures and offers photonic systems for industrial sensing and quantum sensing&computing. Our industrial sensing...
Mirai Foods
We are developing real meat - cultivated directly from animal cells Our vision is to become a household brand for cultivated meat, thereby accelerating the transition to a global food system that is environmentally, ethically and economically sustainable. Our mission...
NEMIS Technologies
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FOOD SYSTEMS SIMPLE, SAFE AND RAPID ON-SITE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks in food processing environments are on the rise. Conventional detection methods are not suitable for the industry’s complex,...
NeoCarbons
NeoCarbons™ provides industrial solutions for the effective remediation of effluent CO2 and/or for the economic production of high-value added chemicals via the generation of micro-algae biomass. Targeted industries that will benefit from NeoCarbons™ technology...
NutraSwiss
Loving At NutraSwiss, we love freshly harvested foods that are gently prepared to retain all their characteristics. It's a pleasure for the taste buds, with benefits for your health, appearance and mood. Do Of course, our kitchen is a laboratory and our cooks are...
nutriMenu
nutriMenu.ch is an easy-to-use, accurate and scientific webapp for the quantitative evaluation of the nutritional quality and environmental impact of meals served in public and private institutions. nutriMenu.ch is based on the Swiss quality standards for...
opTEAme
ACTIVE BEAUTY IN A DELICIOUS CUP OF TEA Switzerland – pure and fresh environment, natural and strong beauty but also quality, innovation and tradition. A key inspiration to the SQINTEA® team. SQINTEA® products and recipes originate, are developed, refined, blended and...
P2Life
pi2Life is a digital platform for finding where to buy sustainable consumer products and sending business sourcing / procurement inquiries to brands/manufacturers and distributors. The platform will start with plant-based, vegan dairy alternative products and...
planetary
planetary is an infrastructure platform designing, building and operating upstream, downstream and formulations capacity and related IP for biomass and precision fermentation players globally. Led by experts in bioprocessing, engineering, product formulations and food...
Planted
Planted produces delicious meat from alternative proteins, focusing on the perfect bite. Inspired by nature, the company pioneers a novel biostructuring approach that combines protein structuring and biotechnology. Using various proprietary technologies, Planted...
plusbiome
plusbiome’s purpose is to democratize knowledge about the human microbiome. Knowledge about the microbiome is growing in the scientific community, but very little translation work has been done to make it accessible to everyone. We believe that the growing...
potiio
We are potiio, and together with you, we want to revolutionize the soft drink market. potiio is the first water bottle technology that doesn't sacrifice real taste and flavors for wellness. They want to revolutionize soft drink consumption habits with a new circular...
PowerAPI
PowerAPI empowers corporates, service & product integrators, agencies, and the public sector with white-label plug-and-play tools to facilitate digitalization, boost their product offering, answer customer needs, and a quick go-to-market. PowerAPI's OpenAPI and...
ProSeed
ProSeed provides upcycled food raw materials to the professional ingredients market. By combining technological know-how and a circular approach, ProSeed upcycles by-products from the food industry, such as brewers' spent grains and fruit pomace, into quality raw...
QualityChain
Every product is a story! QualityChain helps Italian agribusiness SMEs transform their products from simple exhibits to true digital experiences capable of enhancing their uniqueness. QualityChain is a transparent space, within smartphone reach, in which to share with...
REBELS 0.0%
REBELS 0.0% is on a mission to "FREE THE SPIRIT OF SPIRITS" by breaking social drinking norms and celebrating everyone's freedom of choice. Our truly alcohol-free REBELS 0.0% Gin, Rum, Aperitif, Spritz & Amaretto Alternatives are inspired by the classics and the...
Regenerativ Schweiz
Regenerativ Schweiz offers online and face-to-face courses for regenerative agriculture and accompanies farmers with coaching and consulting on their way to sustainable food production.
REM Analytics
The microbiome is the ecosystem of micro-organisms that live in and around us, mostly in our gut. It plays a major role in human health, and when out of balance causes diseases such as chronic digestive disorders, diabetes, obesity, allergies, auto-immune diseases and...
revyve
We create protein-based ingredients from upcycled single cells, through a process that unlocks unique functionalities, like heat-set gelling, emulsification, and more. All while keeping the label completely clean. Our ingredients help us extend our stay on this...
Scantrust
Scantrust is a software platform for anti-counterfeiting and product traceability that works using markings on product packaging and labels. Our software tools protect brands from costly counterfeiting problems, provide granular traceability detail, and facilitate...
SERA Intelligence
At SERA, our mission is to simplify the complexity of horticulture. We believe no problem is more essential than ensuring humanity’s continued access to healthy, affordable and sustainably grown food. Our goal is to help greenhouse growers meet global food demand by...
Spiruline SwissMade
Spiruline SwissMade is the first dedicated spirulina farm in Switzerland Spiruline SwissMade contributes to the well-being and health of consumers of its spirulina. By being a major player in the dietary supplements market, we respond to the new challenges and dietary...
Steasy
Steasy is a mobile mini-steamer with a sophisticated design and the size of a lunch box. A rechargeable battery built into the base provides the device with reliable power even without a power cable and will heat up your food in max 15 minutes.
Sundays Hard Seltzer
Sundays is a startup in a new beverage category. Their Hard Seltzer consists of 3 ingredients: mineral water, fermented alcohol and natural fruit flavors. Sundays is Swiss Made, sugar-free and gluten-free.
SURI BioTech
SURI BioTech is a biotechnology company, developing health promoting bacterial strains with targeted mechanisms of action for the first 1000 days of life. Our proprietary strains are natural and safe and can be included in food supplements for pregnant women, mothers...
SWISSONE
Why SWISSONE? The name SWISSONE means back to the roots of Swiss chocolate art. Swiss chocolate with a lot of aromas thanks to more cocoa and less sugar from expertly roasted cocoa beans. Back to chocolate, which tastes just like that. SWISSONE® is manufactured by a...
Terraview GmbH
Terraview enables vineyard managers take data backed decisions to optimise quality and quantity of harvest. TerraviewOS, our SaaS platform aids in scouting, traceability, and helps our customers be better prepared for challenges from climate change.
The Cultured Hub AG
Our purpose is to accelerate our journey to cultured food. We do this through Scale Up as a Service facilities for startups, bridging the gap from small lab environment to industrial manufacturing.
UMAMI
Umami is a true pioneer in agritechnology and is leading the way into a new era of farming with a consumer-facing brand. We design bio-natural ecosystems and combine them with state-of-the-art technology to produce pure food. Our bionic indoor farm, with its unique...
Vege’tables
Who we are : Vege'tables is a platform of experts in nutrition and sustainable development at the service of organizations, restaurants and people. We promote Smart Food: healthy, ethical and sustainable food, that is to say, mostly plant-based and complete. What We...
Vegipack
Our promise: one Vegipack product purchased, one less sourced oil product. With Vegipack, we offer you a multitude of containers (bottles, flasks, final products) already tested in many fields, made from bagasse (sugarcane waste) and respecting a circular economy. The...
Vivent
Vivent has developed PhytlSigns, a pioneering technology system, which interprets plant electrophysiology using machine learning. They provide early warnings of a wide range of crop stressors, well before visual symptoms, enabling growers to increase yields and to...
Voltiris
Voltiris offers a solution that allows growers to gain energy independence, profitability, and sustainability. Voltiris solar modules filter sunlight to transmit only the components needed for photosynthesis to crops, while also producing solar energy with the unused...
VunaNexus
We use patented technology to transform human and livestock urine into two valuable products: a fertilizer free of all dangerous pollutants and water that can be reused, this while drastically reducing ammonia emissions and water pollution.
Weekly Food Sàrl
Weekly Food - Fresh box of meals prepared in Switzerland and ready to eat since 2021.
Wondermeal
Wondermeal prepares and delivers fresh healthy meals daily. We help people to gain free time and improve their life quality.
YASAI
YASAI builds and manage Vertical Farms based on a circular economy to transform food systems. Their mission is to contribute to local food production, independent of climate circumstances. We grow more with less fresh water, less fertilizer, and less land. They...
Yumame Foods
At Yumame Foods we produce delicious,healthy and sustainable food based on fungi and fermentation. LOCALLY PRODUCED Fungi can be grown in any geographic location. Fermentation is not dependent on arable land or weather conditions. Our products can be produced in any...
ADM
ADM unlocks the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. We’re a premier global human and animal nutrition company, delivering solutions today with an eye to the future. We’re blazing new trails in health and well-being as our scientists develop groundbreaking...
ALDI SUISSE AG
ALDI SUISSE AG is a Swiss retailer with its headquarters in Schwarzenbach (SG). It is part of the ALDI SOUTH Group, a retail company that is successfully established in many countries around the world. Simplicity, responsibility, and reliability are the core values...
Bühler
Billions of people come into contact with Bühler technologies to cover their basic needs for food and mobility every day. For this, we develop the best process solutions along complete value chains and make full use of digitalization, for example with our digital...
dsm-firmenich
dsm-firmenich provides innovative ingredients and solutions for some of the world’s best-selling beauty products. Our strong scientific footing, combined with consumer and market insights from all over the world, results in transformational products that help to build...
Givaudan
Givaudan is a global leader in fragrance & beauty and taste & wellbeing. We celebrate the beauty of human experience by creating for happier, healthier lives with love for nature. Together with our customers we deliver food experiences, craft inspired...
Nestlé
As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering...
Tetra Pak
We are specialists in complete solutions for the processing, packaging and distribution of food products. Dairy products, juices and nectars, ice cream, cheese, dry foods, fruits, vegetables and pet food are examples of products that can be processed or packaged in...
BusinessIn
BusinessIn initiates synergies and creates impact on sustainability of SMEs and startups in the agrifood ecosystem by connecting them to other innovation actors such as research entities during events set up in collaboration with public and private actors. Our...
Cluster Food & Nutrition
The Cluster Food & Nutrition is an association active in the agri-food industry since 2015. As a networking and facilitation platform at regional and national level, the Cluster Food & Nutrition's mission is to strengthen the collaboration between the...
FoodHack
Where Food & FoodTech professionals come to get the inside scoop on industry news and meet partners, friends, mentors, investors - and everything in between. From our weekly newsletter, to our ambassador run Meetups and our annual FoodHack Summit - our goal at...
Founder Institute
The Founder Institute is the world’s most proven network to turn ideas into fundable startups, and startups into global businesses. Since 2009, their structured accelerator programs have helped over 6,000 entrepreneurs raise over $1.75 billion in funding. Based in...
House of Lab Science
We empower science-preneurs to focus on validating game-changing ideas, business growth and maximising capital efficiency. By offering the lab space, services and network that they need, startups can start innovating from the first move-in day. Located in the trending...
Kickstart
Kickstart is one of Europe's largest zero equity, multi-corporate ecosystem innovation platforms that run a scale-up program for later-stage startups with a goal to accelerate deep tech innovation. Science and engineering-driven technologies have the potential to...
MassChallenge
Since 2016, MassChallenge Switzerland has been a leader in helping startups grow their businesses by accelerating 610 startups across the world in multiple industries. They have raised more than $985M in funding. Our flagship program is the early-stage startup...
Sight and Life
Sight and Life is a Swiss-based foundation and humanitarian nutrition think tank working to innovate in nutrition towards eradicating all forms of malnutrition in children and women of childbearing age and so improve the lives of the world’s most vulnerable...
Swiss Nutrition and Health foundation
The SNH foundation is driven by science to contribute to a better world through research, innovation, and education on nutrition and health. We believe in science as an enabler of trust between people. Anchoring trust through science is our slogan. The SNH foundation...
Thought For Food
Thought For Food is the world’s next gen innovation engine for food and agriculture. We create, empower and support a new generation of leaders to solve our planet’s most pressing challenge: How to sustainably feed 10 billion people? In 2011, Thought For Food launched...
Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation / State of Vaud
The Office for Economic Affairs and Innovation (SPEI) supports companies that are located in the State of Vaud, especially those involved in the sectors of advanced technology and industry. SPEI advises entrepreneurs and puts them in contact with organizations that...
The Fribourg Development Agency – State of Fribourg
Since 1971, the Fribourg Development Agency (FDA) has been helping local businesses to get off the ground, outside companies to relocate to the region, and established companies to expand their operations. The FDA is on hand to advise and guide companies through the...
Agroscope
Agroscope is the federal government's competence center for agricultural and food research and is attached to the Federal Office for Agriculture (FOAG). The Agroscope Council defines the strategy and the Executive Committee ensures the operational management of...
EHL Group
The EHL Group is the global benchmark in education, innovation and consulting for the hospitality and service sector. With expertise dating back to 1893, the EHL Group today offers leading educational programs ranging from apprenticeships to master's degrees, as well...
EPFL
As a pioneering university, EPFL focuses on entrepreneurship and the research that leads to transformational technology. We believe in a world where people-driven technology is driving change for the greater good. The Startup Unit is a unique Launchpad for promising...
ETH Zürich
The Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zürich) is a public research university characterised by its curiosity-driven approach to science, excellence in research, innovative teaching, strong partnerships and entrepreneurial spirit, which all...
HES-SO Valais-Wallis, School of Engineering
The school of engineering is a dynamic and innovative team of 220 collaborators. We train 450 students in Bachelor and Master degree programmes in 4 areas : Life Sciences, Systems Engineering, Energy and Environment, Computer Science. Our 3 Ra&D Institutes work...
Agropôle
Agropôle is a unique campus connecting all the agri-food business stakeholders and accelerating the deployment of world-class innovations: an active community, R&D projects, fields for trials, and strong commercial networks, for the implementation of sustainable...
Amazentis
Amazentis is a dynamic and growing commercial stage company delivering innovative advanced nutrition to consumers. Acting at the intersection of the food and pharma industries, Amazentis employs best-in-class science to discover and develop new products to support a...
Biofruits
Biofruits gather and commercialize fruits and vegetables from 7 producers in organic agriculture for central Valais. We grow, sort, pack, store and distribute fruits and vegetables. Since 1992, our founder Olivier Cordey started converting part of his crops to organic...
Blattmann Schweiz
Blattmann Schweiz is a Swiss company with more than 160 years of experience in ingredient production. We supply the food industry in Switzerland and Europe with organic and non-organic specialty ingredients and meet the growing demand for modern, high-quality, safe...
Bossy Céréales
BOSSY CEREALS – SINCE 1852 , SWISS TRADITION FOR EXCELLENCE. Bossy carefully selects its ingredients to give you the best nature has to offer to contribute to your well-being with exceptional nutritive values – (cf yuka rating) Since 1852, Bossy is the breakfast...
Drinkotec
At Drinkotec, as a Swiss Tech company, we work with our customers to facilitate a drastic decrease of waste in the Beverage industry and to increase the efficiency of their operations. Companies are aware of the environmental impact caused by their use of bottled...
Gramont
Welcome to the leading SAP consulting company for Product Lifecycle Management, Regulatory Compliance and Master Data Management. We support our clients from a wide range of industries with a focus on FCMG, Food, Pharma, Chemistry, Lifescience and discrete...
Helbling Technik
The Helbling Group is a leader in technological innovation and engineering for food and beverage systems and supports its international clients in all phases of product development and in their business processes. Helbling Technik is a company of the Helbling Group....
Mocoffee
Mocoffee was founded in 1991 by the hand of a revolutionary engineer who invented the coffee pod with the aim of sharing the best espresso worldwide. Pioneering know-how and Swiss technology together have been crucial in offering high-level products as well as...
Mövenpick Fine Foods
Mövenpick Fine Foods creates premium food products with a unique enjoyment experience, active in Switzerland, Europe, Middle East, Asia and Canada. This is achieved through successful cooperation with competent license and sales partners who keep the Swiss promise of...
Raps Schweiz
Raps Schweiz is a specialist in the development of individual products and applications for the food industry. With over 95 years of experience, they stand for high quality, good taste, innovation and strong raw material competence.
Swiss Food Group
Swiss Food Group is an independent group investing in aspirational brands and specific know-how in the Food & Beverage industry in Switzerland. The group consists of a team of strategic, operational and financial experts as well as an outstanding Board of...
Trinova
Nutrition is our passion - and has been for over 25 years. Passion is the key to success. It drives us to constantly develop new solutions for the food and feed industry. Our employees work with passion for you every day. Standing still is a step backwards! Standing...
ZFV-Unternehmungen
The ZFV-Unternehmungen (ZFV) cooperative is an innovative host in the areas of catering, accommodation and care. Founded in 1894 by visionary Zurich citizen women, ZFV is aware of its responsibility and is committed to creating measurable added value for guests,...
#NFGrapevine NFT
#NFGrapevine NFT is for anyone looking to further their real-life Web3 learning and join a network of like-minded individuals and organizations who appreciate art, wine, entrepreneurship, and innovation. We understand how data-driven products and services impact your...
Aero41
Aero41 Ltd is a Swiss UAS Company founded in 2019. The Company aims to develop the ultimate crop protection UAV for agriculture and other "heavy load" projects, deliver services in Switzerland and internationally.
Agilery
Agilery is a startup revolutionizing the way food products are manufactured. We get assigned by food brands to implement innovative products quickly and efficiently. We orchestrate a network of manufacturers and suppliers across Europe and leverage the most optimal...
Agrinorm
No more scattered quality information over pdfs, email and text messages in different channels. Agrinorm lets you manage and communicate quality information within your organization as well as with your suppliers and customers, all in the same place! Running a...
AgroSustain
AgroSustain – a one-stop-shop solution for biological plant protection. We aim to reduce food waste and support organic food production by developing farm to fork solutions, like biological fungicides and coatings. AgroSustain has developed a pipeline of plant-derived...
Allcook.kitchen
allcook.kitchen is Switzerland’s first artisanal meals delivery service that makes it easy to eat healthy food with pleasure. We deliver meals weekly without obligation. Our chef-cooked meals are affordable and made delicious from responsibly sourced ingredients and...
ALLSUPPS
ALLSUPPS, founded in 2021 and based in Pfäffikon SZ, provides innovative and understandable supplements for individuals in the sports, esports, and lifestyle industries. Our mission is to offer smart products that optimize performance and enhance overall well-being....
Alver
“Good for you and our planet” – This idea is central to us at Alver. We want to appeal to people from young to old who are also committed to responsible consumption. Our diverse product range, from high protein pasta with Golden Chlorella and mung bean protein powder...
Aquantis
The continuous demand for more control of industrial processes as well as quality control requires the appropriate set of sensors and data interpretation. Aquantis develops new measuring solutions using laser and milli/microwave technologies. This technology allows us...
Authena
We make the world a more connected, transparent, and authentic place by enabling instantaneous verifiable trust across entire value chains. We are a Swiss company founded in 2018 to support brands in fighting against counterfeiting and diversion through an advanced...
Axino
Axino is the leader in smart retail, contactless, food temperature validation solutions. Axino combines advanced sensor technology with artificial intelligence algorithms to remotely detect the core temperature of refrigerated food in retail stores. Axino helps food...
B’ZEOS
B'ZEOS is a material science company that develops novel packaging materials which are bio-based and use renewable resources. Our main focus is the development of new materials using seaweed biopolymers, and the manufacturing of these from pilot to industrial scale....
BeeHelpful
BeeHelpful mission is to stop the honeybee decline worldwide, providing a stable, scalable solution to any beekeeper around the World. No matter if you are a big pollination company, a huge honey farm, or simply you love to produce your own honey: we simplify the...
Beelong
Beelong, the eco-score for all your food products. The Beelong eco-score evaluates the environmental impact of food, making it easy to make the best possible choices in a context where the climate emergency is more urgent than ever and consumers are more and more...
CleanGreens Solutions
CleanGreens Solutions provides growers cultivation technology and knowledge to lead a profitable business and agriculture towards sustainability. That mission led to the development of GREENOVA, our mobile AEROponics growing systems for the cultivation of more than...
COOS Change Agency
COOS is a change agency hungry for impact with a mission to make food the most powerful tool to keep both people and planet healthy and thriving. To change the food system the solutions need to be tasty, tangible, profitable and fun - that’s precisely what we do! We...
Crokeo
Crokeo is a tailor-made delivery service for dog and cat food in Switzerland: simple, efficient and environmentally friendly! Each of our small or large four-legged consumers benefits from a nutritional program adapted to their weight and size. Our kibbles are...
Cultivated Biosciences
Today's reality is that dairy causes 4% of global greenhouse gas emission Plant-based alternatives, although gaining traction, don't appeal to many consumers, as they lack a creaminess for which the fat component is key. At Cultivated we want to fix this. We are...
Domani Food
Domani Food is a snack and chocolate production company that develops and produces tasty, healthy and sustainable products for modern consumers. We apply our extensive industry experience in the dried fruits and nuts sector to creating innovative, high-quality...
Eat by Alex
We are here to prove that eating nourishing food using whole food plants can be simple and delicious.
ECOCASCARA
We are the leader in Europe in transforming coffee husk and pulp (i.e "cascara") normally considered as fruit waste by the coffee industry, into antioxidant healthy organic drinks. And the leader in cracking the EU Novel Food legislation to get this rich new...
EcoCook
Ecocook® is the only tool and certification dedicated to the food industry which improves global performance, reduces costs and guarantees sustainable practices on every operational and managerial levels, and amongst all stakeholders. SUPPORT FROM A to Z THROUGHOUT...
Ecorobotix
Ecorobotix develops, manufactures and commercializes innovative, energy-saving farming machines, which allow both the environmental impact of modern farming and its costs to be reduced. We contribute to the emergence of farming which respects the environment and...
Ecuacao
Ecuacao works hand-in-hand with local cocoa farmers in order to ensure the quality of our fine cocoa beans and make them available to customers around the globe; this way improving the quality of life of farmers. Its goal is to become a sustainable and authentic cocoa...
EEat
At EEat, we support food establishments in their daily efforts to comply with HACCP standards. The digitization of self-checking procedures allows our customers to save 50% of the time dedicated to compliance with the standards. EEat offers a modern and flexible...
Embion Technologies
We commercialize the next generation in biomass processing technology to meet the planet’s growing demand in nutrition, materials and energy. Our aim is to become the technology leader for producing natural, sustainable, low emissions and high functionality products...
EraCal Therapeutics
EraCal Therapeutics develops a novel class of appetite suppressors to fight obesity Today millions of people are obese. At the individual level, obesity reduces life expectancy by 3-4 years causing complications such as type 2 diabetes, psychosocial disorders,...
esmë
esmë drinks creates natural sparkling drinks, through a unique steam extraction method of fruits in order to flavour beverages naturally, with a unique taste and less sugar. All the flavour, minus the guilt !
Fabas
Fabas is developing a novel plant-based ingredient to produce the NextGen of plant-based food.
Falconum SA
Falconum is a development and construction company whose goal is to create innovative solutions for our community in food production and access to vital resources such as water and energy. It proposes four different services: FARMING Indoor Farming solutions developed...
farmer connect
farmer connect© is a tech start-up that enables the unlocking of benefits along global supply chains through their end-to-end traceability solution. Their mission is to connect the worlds’ agriculture supply chains and ensure a value generating network that benefits...
FOOD2050
Globalization and the constant pursuit of growth have created a divide between consumers, operators and producers. Although much more attention is paid nowadays to how to behave more sustainably, the choices remain difficult. In addition the world's population growth...
Fruitful Farming
We are Fruitful - a team of tech enthusiasts using cutting-edge data science and image processing for controlled environment agriculture. Be it vegetables, fruits or flowers, our technology allows you to monitor and optimize your growth environment. Grow high quality...
Gamaya
KNOW YOUR LAND – Gamaya improves efficiency and sustainability of farming businesses by offering unique and compelling digital agronomy solutions, enabled by drones & satellite remote sensing and artificial intelligence. Our technology Gamaya leverages a...
Gene Predictis
A PIONEERING SWISS COMPANY DEDICATED TO PRECISION MEDICINE We develop and commercialize innovative, clinically relevant diagnostic tools based on genetics, enabling to: improve drug treatment efficacy and reduce harmful side effects improve nutrition and lifestyle...
genknowme
Everything we do is about self-knowledge. We believe that knowing oneself is a priority, and we demonstrate this by revealing the most intimate knowledge there is, your epigenetic profile explaining how your genes interact with your environment. We provide a novel...
GOOD IS…
The main goal of the association GOOD IS... is to ensure via the automatic distribution (known as vending): The promotion of healthy, vegan, natural food-based exclusively on ingredients from fair trade, sustainable, renewable sources, respectful of the environment...
GreenState
GreenState AG is a Swiss-American Start-Up company focused on the development of modular and Vertical Farming as well as hardware and software solutions, with a focus on reducing the cost of vertical farms, the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine...
Haelixa
We unravel global supply chain complexity for you to protect your brand Haelixa offers proprietary and innovative solutions to physically mark, trace, and authenticate products from producer to retail creating transparency along the entire supply chain (linear or...
hilky AG
hilky is the Swiss start-up that is fully committed to the taste experience of plant-based dairy products. When you consume our products, you won't notice any difference to conventional dairy products - but you will have helped to make our planet a little bit greener!
Hoorah Sàrl
Oba! is a plant-based company helping everyone reduce their dairy consumptions with a delicious alternative.
Innopearl
Innopearl develops a unique marketplace to activate start-up – corporation partnerships. We make the partnering process radically easier, quicker, and smarter for founders and corporate leaders. Access our tools, assessment technology, and experts’ network to overcome...
Innoptim Group
Innoptim is a group of brands that are passionate about making the digital domain more accessible and secure.
Insolight
Insolight was founded in 2015 in Lausanne (Switzerland) with an ambitious goal: bring to market the next generation of solar modules. Our team has been on a mission to achieve this objective, with more than 15 dedicated people combining technical expertise and...
iSense
Unlike colors, flavors are not defined for their most important functionality, their taste. They are functional black boxes. This does not have to be. iSense, as the first flavor-tech company, harnesses sensory data to enhance the flavor industry services and enable...
KAEX (ph. AG)
KAEX® reload is a nutritional supplement that reloads the body with vital elements after intense training or social drinking, thereby improving regeneration and mitigating mental and physical fatigue the next day. After partying, i.e., excessive alcohol consumption,...
Konoï
KONOÏ is a family business whose mission is to promote nutrition and well-being through hemp. We offer a new generation of products and services combining pleasures, benefits, and sustainability.
Lowimpact Food SA
Sustainable protein production through insect farming, using an innovative circular agriculture system that upcycles food production byproducts and redirects them back into the food production system.
Luya
Luya is a flavor-loaded plant-based alternative to meat that doesn’t try to be meat. We rescue organic okara - a by-product of tofu and soy milk production of which more than 14 million tonnes go to waste globally every year - and turn it into ready-to-cook slices,...
MABEWO
Climate and resource protection are our top priorities. MABEWO AG invests in innovative and sustainable projects that solve the key challenges of our time, like: how to protect the climate, how to increase renewable energy, conserve critical resources such as land and...
MagicTomato
At MagicTomato we believe that every person has the power to positively influence our planet through small, recurring and harmless actions, including our shopping. And our superhero MagicTomato has found the magic formula to deliver fresh, local, delicious products at...
Maison Amarella SA
MAISON AMARELLA is a Swiss company specialised in producing high-end artisanal macarons. The heart of our philosophy is based on the quality of Swiss ingredients and a profound respect for nature. All our macarons are gluten free, made with local ingredients using...
mia&noa
mia&noa is a family business and startup that operates the world’s first zero-waste, zero-contact coffee bar that is controlled exclusively through the customer’s smartphone. With no physical touch-points, mia&noa also responds to increased...
Microcaps
Making sure that drugs are released in the affected part of the body and at a specific rate is a huge challenge, because the size of the capsules that deliver these active ingredients is uncontrollable. At Microcaps we developed a patented technology that enables the...
Miraex
At Miraex, we are on a mission to build photonic and quantum solutions for next-gen sensing, networking and computing. Miraex develops, manufactures and offers photonic systems for industrial sensing and quantum sensing&computing. Our industrial sensing...
Mirai Foods
We are developing real meat - cultivated directly from animal cells Our vision is to become a household brand for cultivated meat, thereby accelerating the transition to a global food system that is environmentally, ethically and economically sustainable. Our mission...
NEMIS Technologies
SHAPING THE FUTURE OF FOOD SYSTEMS SIMPLE, SAFE AND RAPID ON-SITE ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING Listeria and Salmonella outbreaks in food processing environments are on the rise. Conventional detection methods are not suitable for the industry’s complex,...
NeoCarbons
NeoCarbons™ provides industrial solutions for the effective remediation of effluent CO2 and/or for the economic production of high-value added chemicals via the generation of micro-algae biomass. Targeted industries that will benefit from NeoCarbons™ technology...
NutraSwiss
Loving At NutraSwiss, we love freshly harvested foods that are gently prepared to retain all their characteristics. It's a pleasure for the taste buds, with benefits for your health, appearance and mood. Do Of course, our kitchen is a laboratory and our cooks are...
nutriMenu
nutriMenu.ch is an easy-to-use, accurate and scientific webapp for the quantitative evaluation of the nutritional quality and environmental impact of meals served in public and private institutions. nutriMenu.ch is based on the Swiss quality standards for...
opTEAme
ACTIVE BEAUTY IN A DELICIOUS CUP OF TEA Switzerland – pure and fresh environment, natural and strong beauty but also quality, innovation and tradition. A key inspiration to the SQINTEA® team. SQINTEA® products and recipes originate, are developed, refined, blended and...
P2Life
pi2Life is a digital platform for finding where to buy sustainable consumer products and sending business sourcing / procurement inquiries to brands/manufacturers and distributors. The platform will start with plant-based, vegan dairy alternative products and...
planetary
planetary is an infrastructure platform designing, building and operating upstream, downstream and formulations capacity and related IP for biomass and precision fermentation players globally. Led by experts in bioprocessing, engineering, product formulations and food...
Planted
Planted produces delicious meat from alternative proteins, focusing on the perfect bite. Inspired by nature, the company pioneers a novel biostructuring approach that combines protein structuring and biotechnology. Using various proprietary technologies, Planted...
plusbiome
plusbiome’s purpose is to democratize knowledge about the human microbiome. Knowledge about the microbiome is growing in the scientific community, but very little translation work has been done to make it accessible to everyone. We believe that the growing...
potiio
We are potiio, and together with you, we want to revolutionize the soft drink market. potiio is the first water bottle technology that doesn't sacrifice real taste and flavors for wellness. They want to revolutionize soft drink consumption habits with a new circular...
PowerAPI
PowerAPI empowers corporates, service & product integrators, agencies, and the public sector with white-label plug-and-play tools to facilitate digitalization, boost their product offering, answer customer needs, and a quick go-to-market. PowerAPI's OpenAPI and...
ProSeed
ProSeed provides upcycled food raw materials to the professional ingredients market. By combining technological know-how and a circular approach, ProSeed upcycles by-products from the food industry, such as brewers' spent grains and fruit pomace, into quality raw...
QualityChain
Every product is a story! QualityChain helps Italian agribusiness SMEs transform their products from simple exhibits to true digital experiences capable of enhancing their uniqueness. QualityChain is a transparent space, within smartphone reach, in which to share with...
REBELS 0.0%
REBELS 0.0% is on a mission to "FREE THE SPIRIT OF SPIRITS" by breaking social drinking norms and celebrating everyone's freedom of choice. Our truly alcohol-free REBELS 0.0% Gin, Rum, Aperitif, Spritz & Amaretto Alternatives are inspired by the classics and the...
Regenerativ Schweiz
Regenerativ Schweiz offers online and face-to-face courses for regenerative agriculture and accompanies farmers with coaching and consulting on their way to sustainable food production.
REM Analytics
The microbiome is the ecosystem of micro-organisms that live in and around us, mostly in our gut. It plays a major role in human health, and when out of balance causes diseases such as chronic digestive disorders, diabetes, obesity, allergies, auto-immune diseases and...
revyve
We create protein-based ingredients from upcycled single cells, through a process that unlocks unique functionalities, like heat-set gelling, emulsification, and more. All while keeping the label completely clean. Our ingredients help us extend our stay on this...
Scantrust
Scantrust is a software platform for anti-counterfeiting and product traceability that works using markings on product packaging and labels. Our software tools protect brands from costly counterfeiting problems, provide granular traceability detail, and facilitate...
SERA Intelligence
At SERA, our mission is to simplify the complexity of horticulture. We believe no problem is more essential than ensuring humanity’s continued access to healthy, affordable and sustainably grown food. Our goal is to help greenhouse growers meet global food demand by...
Spiruline SwissMade
Spiruline SwissMade is the first dedicated spirulina farm in Switzerland Spiruline SwissMade contributes to the well-being and health of consumers of its spirulina. By being a major player in the dietary supplements market, we respond to the new challenges and dietary...
Steasy
Steasy is a mobile mini-steamer with a sophisticated design and the size of a lunch box. A rechargeable battery built into the base provides the device with reliable power even without a power cable and will heat up your food in max 15 minutes.
Sundays Hard Seltzer
Sundays is a startup in a new beverage category. Their Hard Seltzer consists of 3 ingredients: mineral water, fermented alcohol and natural fruit flavors. Sundays is Swiss Made, sugar-free and gluten-free.
SURI BioTech
SURI BioTech is a biotechnology company, developing health promoting bacterial strains with targeted mechanisms of action for the first 1000 days of life. Our proprietary strains are natural and safe and can be included in food supplements for pregnant women, mothers...
SWISSONE
Why SWISSONE? The name SWISSONE means back to the roots of Swiss chocolate art. Swiss chocolate with a lot of aromas thanks to more cocoa and less sugar from expertly roasted cocoa beans. Back to chocolate, which tastes just like that. SWISSONE® is manufactured by a...
Terraview GmbH
Terraview enables vineyard managers take data backed decisions to optimise quality and quantity of harvest. TerraviewOS, our SaaS platform aids in scouting, traceability, and helps our customers be better prepared for challenges from climate change.
The Cultured Hub AG
Our purpose is to accelerate our journey to cultured food. We do this through Scale Up as a Service facilities for startups, bridging the gap from small lab environment to industrial manufacturing.
UMAMI
Umami is a true pioneer in agritechnology and is leading the way into a new era of farming with a consumer-facing brand. We design bio-natural ecosystems and combine them with state-of-the-art technology to produce pure food. Our bionic indoor farm, with its unique...
Vege’tables
Who we are : Vege'tables is a platform of experts in nutrition and sustainable development at the service of organizations, restaurants and people. We promote Smart Food: healthy, ethical and sustainable food, that is to say, mostly plant-based and complete. What We...
Vegipack
Our promise: one Vegipack product purchased, one less sourced oil product. With Vegipack, we offer you a multitude of containers (bottles, flasks, final products) already tested in many fields, made from bagasse (sugarcane waste) and respecting a circular economy. The...
Vivent
Vivent has developed PhytlSigns, a pioneering technology system, which interprets plant electrophysiology using machine learning. They provide early warnings of a wide range of crop stressors, well before visual symptoms, enabling growers to increase yields and to...
Voltiris
Voltiris offers a solution that allows growers to gain energy independence, profitability, and sustainability. Voltiris solar modules filter sunlight to transmit only the components needed for photosynthesis to crops, while also producing solar energy with the unused...
VunaNexus
We use patented technology to transform human and livestock urine into two valuable products: a fertilizer free of all dangerous pollutants and water that can be reused, this while drastically reducing ammonia emissions and water pollution.
Weekly Food Sàrl
Weekly Food - Fresh box of meals prepared in Switzerland and ready to eat since 2021.
Wondermeal
Wondermeal prepares and delivers fresh healthy meals daily. We help people to gain free time and improve their life quality.
YASAI
YASAI builds and manage Vertical Farms based on a circular economy to transform food systems. Their mission is to contribute to local food production, independent of climate circumstances. We grow more with less fresh water, less fertilizer, and less land. They...
Yumame Foods
At Yumame Foods we produce delicious,healthy and sustainable food based on fungi and fermentation. LOCALLY PRODUCED Fungi can be grown in any geographic location. Fermentation is not dependent on arable land or weather conditions. Our products can be produced in any...
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Agropôle
Agropôle is a unique demonstration center where all the agrifood sector stakeholders, from field to plate through agri-food tech innovation, coexist.
Fields for trials and 35,000m2 of constructible industrial space: Agropôle is a campus that combines industry, service providers and innovators to accelerate the implementation of tomorrow’s sustainable food solutions.
As a real field-based ecosystem leader and market expert, the cluster accelerates the deployment of tomorrow’s sustainable food solutions by creating bridges among all the players of the agrifood sector, developing dedicated services and testing grounds for new crops or agri-food tech solutions. In 2020, Agropôle evolves and develops, with its development partner Losinger Marazzi, the construction of new buildings in order to accommodate more tenants. With the ambition of being a real high-tech and sustainable demonstrator, the Agropôle has been chosen by Bouygues Group as one of the world’s three circular economy demonstrators.
Becoming part of the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley demonstrates how the pooling of knowledge, in Switzerland and internationally, is essential to the development of the sustainable world of tomorrow. In order to expand the agri-food tech knowledge and innovation networks, Agropôle is a collaborator of the Solar Impulse Foundation.
EHL Innovation Village
Ecole hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL) launched the first business incubator for hospitality concepts and start-ups in 2009 to create a dedicated resource for the development of new hospitality and F&B concepts. The initiative was embraced by students, alumni and industry partners and it became clear that a new space was needed to house the ever-growing pool of ideas and innovators that were coming from the school and the industry.
That is why, in 2018, EHL signed an agreement with Ville de Lausanne to develop an innovation ecosystem near the EHL campus in the historical hamlet of the Quartier de l’Auberge of Chalet à Gobet. This new Innovation Village has two core missions: to support entrepreneurship and to inspire and disrupt the food & hospitality industry, and it is powered by strategic partners.
https://www.ehl.edu/en/about-ehl/innovation/the-innovation-village
FIT Digital by EHL
https://fondation-fit.ch/fitdigital/
In 2019, the Fondation pour L’Innovation Technologique (FIT) Digital and the EHL Innovation Foundation launched a tool to support:
- Start-ups that develop innovative digital solutions for the food and hospitality industries
- That are or are willing to join the EHL incubator as resident /incorporated members
- These start-ups are selected and coached by a committee and advisors from FIT Digital.
AgriCo
AGRICULTURE. NUTRITION. BIOMASS.
From research to production.
AgriCo, the Swiss Campus for Agri and Food Innovation, is a site dedicated to value creation in the sectors of agriculture, nutrition and biomass. Unique in its conception, the AgriCo site makes it possible to cover the entire range of stages involved from research to production.
Property of the Canton of Fribourg, it is the center of a strong and comprehensive ecosystem designed to foster innovation thanks to the numerous synergies between private stakeholders, institutional actors, and academic partners.
It encompasses large industrial parcels suitable for construction, as well as administrative buildings and laboratories available for rent. The site is surrounded by one million square meters of agricultural land suitable for conducting experimentation projects under real-life conditions. It is equipped to host both SMEs and larger industrial companies.
AgriCo: an attractive campus designed to facilitate the combination of efficiency and work-place well-being.
MassChallenge/EIT Food
Since 2016 FAN Switzerland has helped 298 startups raise over 120M CHF in funding to accelerate their businesses. We have unique connections to global Food corporations actively working in our accelerator to find high potential startups to collaborate.
Our Sustainable Food Systems program focuses on startups involved in the production, distribution, packaging and disposal of food, and offers specific events and mentors dedicated to Food and Packaging. 100% of the 2019 cohort would recommend the program to fellow founders.
Nesté R&D accelerator
The Nestlé R&D Accelerator, based in Lausanne, accelerator brings together Nestlé scientists, students and start-ups to advance science and technology with the objective to accelerate the development of innovative products and systems. Internal, external or mixed teams are eligible to use dedicated hot desks at the accelerator over a defined period of time. They have access to Nestlé’s R&D expertise and infrastructure, including shared labs, kitchens, bench-scale and pilot-scale equipment. The first teams are already operational. The accelerator is part of Nestlé’s global R&D network and located at the company’s fundamental research entity Nestlé Research, which employs around 800 people in Lausanne. The initiative is being extended to other R&D sites and linked to specific business categories. 2020 Nestlé launched “Unleashed”, an accelerator program that focus on pet nutrition, health and wellness. Unleashed is a spin-off from the global acceleration program. The program aims to identify and support dynamic and creative start-ups that integrate science and technologies into innovative products and services for pets.
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