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Nestlé launches new Youth Entrepreneurship Platform
As part of its Global Youth Initiative, Nestlé recently launched the Nestlé Youth Entrepreneurship Platform (YEP), a new digital platform for young innovators and entrepreneurs who want to learn new knowledge and skills, test an idea or grow their businesses, in areas...
Time to grow: YASAI’s crowd-invested funding round gets off to a strong start.
Growing up as a company is normally meant metaphorically, as startups move from young entrants to more mature businesses. But for YASAI, growing up also has a literal meaning. The Swiss agtech startup is redesigning the way food systems work by integrating vertical...
MIRAI FOODS and Shiok Meats enter into a strategic partnership agreement
MIRAI FOODS - a Swiss company at the forefront of cultivated meat production - has entered into a strategic partnership agreement to develop cultivated beef production in Singapore and accelerate regulatory approval. MIRAI FOODS has entered into a partnership...
ALDI SUISSE becomes the first Swiss retailer to join Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
ALDI SUISSE is the first Swiss retailer to become a member of the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley. By taking this step, ALDI strengthens its commitment to innovating to drive a more sustainable food system.A new partnership for even more sustainable innovation ALDI...
This Swiss startup’s AI-powered solution is leveraging data to improve how we farm.
Patrick Albrecht will be the first to tell you that he doesn’t have green fingers. But his team’s AI-driven software uses thousands of data points to optimize growth conditions - saving time and reducing the energy and resources needed to produce great quality...
CleanGreens Solutions is gearing up to bring their mobile irrigation robot to new markets
Having grown up on a farm, Bernhard Baumgartner, Commercial Director at aeroponic growing system manufacturer CleanGreens Solutions, grew up surrounded by plants. Now he’s helping colleagues across the globe - from Europe to the Middle East - grow a feast of leafy...
Switzerland’s got talent: Meet Prof. Josie Hughes from CREATE Lab at EPFL
Robotics and AI offer huge potential to drive innovation, from agriculture to sustainable consumption. EPFL’s CREATE Lab is eager to collaborate with industry partners to change how we design and use robots. We caught up with Prof. Josie Hughes to find out more about...
Why SFNV’s President Martin Vetterli is quietly confident about the future of food
Martin Vetterli was unanimously voted in for another term as SFNV President at SFNV's General Assembly in May. We sat down with Martin to talk science, vegetables and why he is quietly confident about the future of food.What does sustainable food mean to you...
Meet Kash, the Valley’s Head of Innovation Infrastructure and Global Engagement
"I love making ideas happen by bringing creativity and strategy together."Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born and raised in the beautiful city of Krakow in Poland. I’ve been living and working in Switzerland for over 15 years now - the Alps are my personal heaven...
How two lifelong friends are redesigning the beekeeper economy
When Alex and Giangio started making honey in their spare time, they had no idea it would eventually lead to them founding a bee-focused startup. Inspired by nature, PrimalBee® is disrupting a product that has barely seen innovation in 170 years: the beehive. Now...
Potiio Launches Crowdselling Campaign for Revolutionary Soft Drink Experience
Potiio’s unique water bottle technology and flavor capsules use brain science to revolutionize soft drink consumption. They’re now welcoming investors in their mission to create a circular beverage economy focused on wellness, convenience, and plastic reduction.The...
Nexenic raises 1.8 million for series production and market entry of portable mini-steamer Steasy®
The Swiss company Nexenic has developed a portable mini-steamer the size of a standard lunch box, and they’ve called it Steasy®. The product is soon to start serial production and enter the market. With a successful funding round to the tune of 1.8 million Swiss...
How FOOD2050 is enabling food service partners to reshape our food system, one meal at a time.
Back in 2019 Christian Kramer spotted an opportunity. Restaurants wanted to create more sustainable menus. Consumers wanted to make greener choices. And both were looking for support to help them in this process. This is exactly the gap that Christian’s new venture,...
Luya Foods launches its first products in over 130 Coop outlets
Back in 2021, a foodie, a food scientist and a chef led a successful crowdfunding campaign - and Luya was born. The Swiss startup transforms Okara - or soy pulp - into juicy plant-based alternatives. As of May 30 their products are available in over 130 Coop outlets...
SFNV launches a new Impact Platform on Food Systems 4.0
On June 9, food innovators from around the globe came together to explore the opportunities and challenges around Food Systems 4.0. SFNV is now inviting members to submit collaborative project proposals to spearhead purpose-driven innovation in the smart food era.Food...
How iSense is mapping taste just like Google mapped the Earth
Up until now, flavors have been functional black boxes. But Mathieu Asté, Founder and CEO of iSense, is eager to disrupt this 120-year old, $14 billion industry. His solution standardizes flavor taste measurement to enable comparison and provides a software (SaaS) to...
SFNV takes a deep dive into the world of cultured meat
This week, as part of our Impact Platform on sustainable proteins, we brought together three expert speakers to take a closer look at the topic of cultured meat. Watch the replay or check out our 60-second takeaways below. New solutions to our protein problem We’ve...
Firmenich and DSM join forces to accelerate taste and nutrition innovation
SFNV member Firmenich and DSM will merge, leveraging their respective world-class science and complementary capabilities in taste, texture and nutrition. The merger would allow the new company to anticipate evolving consumer needs and boost innovation in high-growth...
Bühler opens Insect Technology Center to support customers in the feed and food industries
SFNV member, Bühler Group, has officially opened its world-class Insect Technology Center (ITC). The facility combines Bühler's expertise with cutting-edge infrastructure to drive the development of the insect industry.Accelerating insect plant projects The Insect...
Planted doubles production volume to fuel their European expansion
SFNV member Planted has invested to double its production capacity at its site in Kemptthal to meet growing international demand for its products. The Swiss scaleup now sells 4 meat alternative products in different varieties in 6 European markets.Boosting capacity to...
How PowerAPI is making life easier for thousands of European restaurants and F&B companies
Valley member PowerAPI lets F&B businesses manage their entire tech stack from a single OS and platform through a Unified API. After closing a $2 million seed funding round last year, the team has just been nominated for the TOP 100 Swiss Startup Awards.Hello....
Bossy Céréales SA opens new factory to meet growing demand for textured vegetable proteins
SFNV member, Bossy Céréales, has been innovating in the food and nutrition industry for over 170 years. This month they opened a brand new state-of-the-art site in Cousset to meet the growing demand for textured vegetable proteins (TVP).Ramping up production fourfold...
Embion is selected as a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
Valley member Embion has made it their mission to catalyze the world’s transition to zero wasted resources. To do this, they specialize in upcycling industrial food production by-products through their platform technology. This week they were selected to become a...
Valley members come together for SFNV’s third General Assembly
On Friday May 6, SFNV members came together at our third General Assembly to celebrate our joint achievements so far and explore the key opportunities for impact in the coming months. Here are a few of our highlights. A vibrant and diverse community Martin Vetterli,...
MagicTomato invites supporters to invest in its nationwide expansion
SFNV member MagicTomato has made it their mission to democratize access to local and sustainable food. Now they’re inviting both Swiss consumers and institutional investors to invest in their solution to strengthen food ecosystems across Switzerland.The story so far...
planetary raises CHF 7.5m to build microbial fermentation capacity globally and scale the new food evolution
Valley member, planetary, has closed one of Europe's largest early-stage investment rounds in the food industry. Their Swiss Manufacturing and Innovation Center will give fermentation front-runners the capacity to scale.Geneva-based food-tech company planetary has...
Swiss IoT-powered food safety platform EEat is looking for partners to develop new traceability solutions.
Growing a startup that serves the food service industry in the midst of pandemic-driven mass closures takes courage. But this is exactly what the EEat team did after spotting a gap in the market. Working alongside customers from day one, they’ve developed an...
Uplyfe: An AI-powered health coach helping 40k users to eat and live smarter
Valley member Uplyfe uses AI to power its precision nutrition app, which empowers individuals to take control of their health goals. We spoke with Dr Isabelle Rottman, founder and CEO, about onboarding 40k users and how actors across the food ecosystem can benefit...
AgroSustain kick off their commercial rollout
AgroSustain - a rapidly growing UNIL spin-off - recently secured CHF 4.8 Million in their Series A funding round, followed by a FIT Tech Growth loan to the tune of CHF 500’000. The team has now kicked off their commercial rollout and have big plans for 2022. We sat...
Allcook.kitchen: serving low-waste, chef-crafted meals to 1,000+ tables across Switzerland
Valley member Allcook.kitchen delivers low-waste, restaurant-quality meals to homes across Switzerland. A year after dispatching their first meals, the company is delivering to 1,000+ customers. We spoke with co-founder Sacha Thorey about the company’s commitment to...
SFNV launches its Impact Platform on Sustainable Protein
Last Friday, 100+ attendees from 12 countries came together at a roundtable event to mark the launch of the Valley's Impact Platform on sustainable protein. SFNV is now inviting members to submit projects to drive forward innovation in this space.Innovating for impact...
Swiss scaleup Ecorobotix gears up for further European expansion
After securing CHF 13.2 million in one of Vaud’s largest funding rounds last year and ranking in the FoodTech 500, Ecorobotix is preparing to ramp up its European expansion in 2022. But as their list of international distributors grows, this dedicated B Corp continues...
Yasemin Sharityar: Launching our Impact Platform on Sustainable Proteins
On March 18, SFNV will be launching its Impact Platform on Sustainable Proteins. We sat down for a chat with Yasemin Sharityar, SFNV’s Head of Impact Platforms, to find out more about the platform’s focus and how ecosystem actors can get involved.What are SFNV Impact...
Swiss accelerators come together to strengthen Switzerland’s offer as a food innovation nation
At our second meeting with Swiss accelerators and innovation facilitators, we clarified the why, what and how of our collaboration and pinned down the priority work areas to maximize our joint impact in 2022.Earlier this month, the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley...
The FoodTech 500 2021: A jump in global funding and strong Swiss representation
The FoodTech 500, released this week, shows that 2021 was a record-breaking year for the global AgriFoodTech system. 18 Swiss companies made it into the ranking, including 6 Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley members.The FoodTech 500 The FoodTech 500 - the Fortune 500...
AgroSustain secures CHF 500’000 to prepare for commercial rollout
Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley member, AgroSustain, has secured a FIT Tech Growth loan, completing the startup’s CHF 4.8 Million Series A funding round and laying the foundations for imminent market launch.Food waste: a growing issue The Food and Agriculture...
Nestlé Strengthens Agricultural Science Expertise with New Research Institute
This week, Nestlé announced the creation of Nestlé Institute of Agricultural Sciences. Focusing on plant science, dairy livestock and agricultural systems, it will translate novel agricultural science into concrete applications and identify the most promising...
PhytlSigns by Vivent: The ‘FitBit of Plants’ using tech to tap into plant signalling
Vivent is a Swiss leader in plant electrophysiology, cleverly using tech to turn plant intelligence into business intelligence. We caught up with Marina Martin Curran, Vivent’s Sustainability Manager, to find out more about their groundbreaking technology system...
NEMIS Technologies AG closes a CHF 7.75 CHF million Series A funding round
The investment will enable the Swiss Biotech Startup to further scale up its production, boost product development and pursue its ambitious internationalization strategy to meet increasing global demand.DÜBENDORF, Zurich - Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley member,...
New Report Reveals Swiss Startups Raised CHF 3.1 Billion in 2021
The Swiss Venture Capital Report 2022 published yesterday revealed that Swiss startups raised CHF 3.1 billion in 2021. Innovaud Director, Patrick Barbey, takes this as a sign that the Swiss innovation ecosystem has remained robust, despite the pandemic.LAUSANNE,...
B’ZEOS: Using Science and Seaweed to Tackle our Plastic Pollution Problem
B'ZEOS is working to replace single-use plastic with natural and sustainable solutions. We caught up with Founder, Guy Maurice, and Technology Lead, Adriana Kyvik, to find out how they're using seaweed to shake up the packaging industry. Describe your company in a...
The Canton of Fribourg Launches its First Agri-Food Strategy Projects
In January last year, the Fribourg State Council approved a new Agri-Food Strategy. Now they're launching three projects to bring their flagship programs to life.FRIBOURG, January 17, 2022 — Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley member, the Canton of Fribourg, has a...
Swiss Accelerators+ Round Table
In December, we invited seven Swiss accelerators and startup support organisations to a Round Table event to discuss how we can work together to drive food tech innovation across Switzerland - and beyond.Navigating the ecosystemAccelerators are the lifeblood of any...
An interview with Yasemin Sharityar, Head of Impact Platforms
Over the last four months, SFNV has launched its first Impact Platform on Precision Nutrition. We caught up with Yasemin, Head of Impact Platforms SFNV, to find out more about what’s happened so far and hear about the four additional platforms we'll be launching in...
Agilery: your one-stop food manufacturer
The Agilery team wants to revolutionize food and beverage manufacturing. We sat down with co-founder Jonas Schneider to talk about collaborating to innovate - from vegan snacks to alcohol-free spirits. Describe your company in a single sentence.Agilery aims to...
ADM Unveils Nutrition Lab in Switzerland to Expand Research and Development Activities
The lab will provide animal nutrition customers with innovative R&D capabilities focused on sustainability, health through nutrition and production efficiencyROLLE, November 15, 2021 —ADM, a global leader in nutrition and agricultural origination and processing,...
Young EFFoST Day: Inspiring the next generation of food scientists
Inspiring the next generation of food scientists - A look back at the Young EFFoST Day 2021 in Lausanne.🎤 "People stay for culture - not purpose!" This morning, we had the chance to exchange with over 160+ PhD and master students at the Young EFFoST Day in Lausanne...
Developing the strategy for the future of the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley
Last week, members of our Executive Committee gathered in Fribourg to explore what the future Swiss Food & Nutrition Innovation ecosystem could look like; and build the backbone of the SFNV strategy.DAY I - Exploring the future of the Swiss Food Innovation...
ADM launches new locally sourced soy and wheat proteins in Europe
Today, European consumers want to know: “Where exactly does my food come from – and is it sustainable?” Rightfully, they are increasingly interested in the origins of their foods, and if that origin is sustainable to ensure there is enough for everyone who wants it...
Celebrating the Agropôle’s membership in Vaud technopoles
Highlights of the event that marked the entry of Agropôle Switzerland into the Vaudois technopoles on September 9, 2021 🌱 Under the aegis of Innovaud, the Agropôle center of expertise for the sustainable food of tomorrow has entered the official list of Vaud...