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The future is coming faster than many companies can keep pace with. This is especially true for actors in the food industry, as developments in STEM and climate change continue at speed. And nobody knows that better than the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute (GDI). This...

Many startups applied. 15 made it to the public vote. Now just five remain. The 2025 Igeho Rising Star Award is designed to provide emerging companies in hospitality with an opportunity to showcase their businesses, raise awareness of their innovations, and connect...

Valley partner, Nestlé R&D has teamed up with IBM Research to develop new tools that leverage the power of Artificial Intelligence and deep tech to bring breakthrough innovations to life. This research collaboration has led to the development of a generative AI...

Valley partner Bühler is making strides in bridging industrial challenges with innovation through Scale-Up Day, held during the company’s Networking Days. On June 25 in Uzwil, the Scale-Up Day brought together 21 carefully selected, high-impact scale-ups – mature...

More than 1,200 industry leaders from 90 countries gathered at Bühler Group’s headquarters in Uzwil to explore how to sustainably feed and move 10 billion people by 2050. Under the theme “Multiplying impact together,” the Bühler Networking Days 2025 showcased how...

Eager to embark on a journey in the Swiss food innovation ecosystem, but worried about getting lost in the mountains? Switzerland boasts a wealth of foodtech startups, research institutions, accelerators, and industry leaders. While this diversity fosters innovation,...

Want an example of successful collaboration between Valley Partners? Look no further than Luya and the ZFV Group. Find out why the ZFV Group selected Luya as an ingredient for their vegan dishes, how the partnership is progressing, and what makes this foodtech...

Valley partner Planted has opened a new state of the art facility for producing its plant-based whole-muscle meat in Memmingen, southern Germany. The Swiss FoodTech pioneer is already regarded as a trailblazer in the field of clean meat and the new premises mark a...

Nescafé, Valley partner Nestlé's largest coffee brand, sourced 32% of its coffee from farmers implementing regenerative agriculture practices in 2024. This achievement surpasses Nescafé's 2025 goal of 20%, reflecting the strong traction that regenerative agriculture...

Swiss tech leader Bühler has opened its new Puffing Application Center in Uzwil, Switzerland, providing food and feed producers industrial-scale capabilities to develop innovative, plant-based, and affordable products. The center strengthens Bühler’s network of...

The results are in: The Swiss food and hospitality ecosystem has made its selection of the five start-ups for the final of the Igeho Rising Star Award 2025. Catchfree, Circunis, Foodflows, GoNina, and Yumame Foods are the five innovators selected to showcase their...

The cofounders of Valley partner New Roots, Alice Fauconnet and Freddy Hunziker, have developed a new plant-based brand integrating fermented functional proteins based on the versatile lupin legume. Leading with lupin Announcing the launch of Yellow Sunshine - named...

Food made from brewery byproducts: the Swiss startup UpGrain has been awarded the prestigious Startfeld Diamant 2025 in St.Gallen. The prize, presented by the St.Galler Kantonalbank, recognizes outstanding companies from Eastern Switzerland that demonstrate...

We’re thrilled to welcome Anna Mucha to the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley team as our new Chief Operating Officer. With deep roots in both corporate supply chains and agile entrepreneurship, Anna brings a rare blend of operational depth, systems thinking and...

Well designed and well implemented packaging solutions have a crucial role to play in shaping more sustainable food systems. From reducing food loss and waste to ensuring that 10 billion people have access to safe and nutritious food, how we transport and store our...

House of Lab Science has launched its newest location at The Valley in Kemptthal, strengthening its mission to deliver flexible, affordable and fully serviced lab spaces to Switzerland’s thriving biotech, foodtech and life sciences communities. Dynamic and promising...

As the global population ages, the role of nutrition in elongating our healthy years has never been more vital. And it’s not just about living for longer: increasingly, scientific advancements, sustainable food solutions, and personalised nutrition strategies are...

Forward Fooding has released the official full ranking of the FoodTech 500, identifying and celebrating the world’s most promising AgriFoodTech businesses.  Forward Fooding describes the 2024 edition as “a testament of how the global AgriFoodTech sector is currently...

Food losses can occur at any stage of the supply chain, from production through to consumption, making cross-industry collaboration and innovation crucial for creating effective solutions. One approach to reducing food losses is side stream valorisation, whereby...

In 2023, Igeho launched the Igeho Rising Star Award to support founders and start-ups in the hospitality sector. Its second edition is now inviting all FoodTech startups to submit their applications by January 31, 2025. Fifteen start-ups will have the chance to...