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Givaudan Collaborates with Microcaps on Microencapsulation
Givaudan, a global leader in flavours, food ingredients, fragrances and active cosmetic ingredients, partnered with Microcaps to advance their innovative ideas.A company over 250 years old, Givaudan is a founding partner of MassChallenge Switzerland since 2016. The...
FoodSparks®: A New Agrifood-tech Seed Fund by PeakBridge and EIT Food
PeakBridge and EIT Food have launched PeakBridge FoodSparks® SCSp, a new seed fund for European agrifood-tech startups.Global fund manager PeakBridge joins EIT Food, the world’s biggest Agrifood Innovation Ecosystem, in launching the FoodSparks® fund. This new fund...
1st International Food Innovation Conference | 29th June 2021
Farms, Labs and Beyond: Fixing a Broken Food System Date: 29th June 2021 The past decades in food production have seen a move in one direction only: towards a growing worldwide entanglement along the nutrition value chain. But this chain is being challenged – by...
YASAI: Building The Largest Vertical Farm in the World
YASAI empowers customers to grow more with less for the health of people, plants and the planet.Headquartered in Zurich, YASAI is a vertical farming service that allows its customers to grow more with less. The startup creates circular food production systems in...
Farmer Connect Secures US$9M to Bring Transparency to Supply Chains
Swiss agritech startup Farmer Connect has raised a US$9M in a Series A investment round.An investment led by ITOCHU Corporation, a major Japanese general trading company, resulted in Farmer Connect securing US$9M. The Series A financing comes after significant growth...
Migros Adopts Nutri-Score for All In-house Brands
Swiss retailer Migros has announced that it will introduce Nutri-Score labelling on the packaging of all private-label food items.This week, major Swiss retailer Migros announced that it will put Nutri-Score on the packaging of its own-brand products. Nutri-Score is a...
Switzerland Global Enterprise Hosts a Week of Webinars on Food Trends and Industry Insights
Switzerland Global Enterprise offers a week focused on food, cumulative expertise and targeted advice.Switzerland Global Enterprise is the official Swiss organization for export and investment promotion. They support Swiss SMEs in their international business and help...
YAMO: Delivering Fresh, Organic Food to Babies and Kids
As Europe's first digital native vertical brand for child food, YAMO is about to change a whole category for good.The Zug-based startup, YAMO, provides nutritious and delicious products to help children grow up healthy and strong. Their products are made of 100%...
Innoterra, Formerly Pioneering Ventures, Aims to Transform the Global Food Ecosystem
Innoterra aims to produce and supply high-quality, safe and traceable food from farm to fork in a sustainable, farm-friendly way.Swiss-Indian incubator of agriculture, food and technology businesses, Pioneering Ventures, has set up a new corporate entity: Innoterra....
Farmy: Online Market for Fresh Organic Products
Farmy is an online shop for regional and organic products, delivering straight from farm to home.Zurich-based company, Farmy, is an online market that delivers regional and organic products directly from farm to home. It offers over 12,500 hand-picked organic products...
The State of Vaud Unveils Latest Campaign and Factsheet on Food Innovation
The Canton of Vaud serves the food of tomorrow through personalised nutrition, functional food and robotised agriculture.The canton of Vaud has a strong agricultural tradition and this developed the agri-food sector with the creation of Nestlé in Vevey in 1905. The...
Nestlé Launches Bio-Based Packaging For Infant Formula
Nestlé will soon launch bio-based lids and scoops made from sugar cane and its byproduct for its paediatric nutrition products.A range of Nestlé’s nutrition products for infants and children will soon launch with a newly innovated packaging. This comes after the...
Startup Pitch, 24th March – Meet Successful Swiss FoodTech Founders hosted by Venturelab and JETRO
Eight foodtech startups will pitch in front of Japanese corporations and investors interested in food innovation in an upcoming webinar by VentureLab & JETRO.On March 24, the Swiss Foodtech Startup Innovation Webinar will be held by Venturelab and the Japan...
Planted: Offering Delicious and Nutritious Experience with Plant-Based Meat
Zurich-based startup Planted produces plant-based meat in a bid to raise awareness for the protection of the planet.Startup Planted grows, harvests and produces plant-based meat using pea proteins and fibres, canola oil and water. And their products are not only...
WEBINAR, 31st March – Introduction to Horizon Europe for Swiss-based food researchers and innovators
Advancing Research and Innovation in Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment with Horizon EuropeHorizon Europe will foster Research and Innovation in one of the most critical challenges of our time: feeding and keeping healthy the growing...
WEBINAR, 15th April 2020 – Global Food Venture Programme Information Event
Join EIT-Food's next live webinar and learn more about the Global Food Venture programme for PhDs across Europe.Book your ticket if you are a PhD student aspiring to become a successful entrepreneur in the Food & Agriculture space, and eager to turn your...
Global Food Venture Programme Applications Now Open
The Global Food Venture Programme fosters the entrepreneurial growth of doctoral students working on challenges in the Agrifood sector.The Global Food Venture Programme offers a six-month curriculum to address the needs of aspiring entrepreneurs and early phase...
Nestlé Tackles Food Waste Through Product and Technology Innovation
Nestlé accelerates the development of products and technologies that use agricultural raw materials that typically go to waste.Nescafé Nativ Cascara is a carbonated soft drink based on organic cascara – the “coffee berry” fruit surrounding the bean. Nestlé uses this...
Naanu Founder Shares Experience of Running Her Business Throughout 2020
The startup founder of Naanu, Julia Devecchi Mas, shares her experience of running the business through the pandemic.Swiss foodtech startup Naanu creates vegan and gluten-free cookies with Vitamins B12 and D, Omega 3, Calcium, Iron and Zinc. And just like many...
AgroSustain Closed Its Series A Funding Round and Received €2.4M EIC Grant
Swiss AgTech, AgroSustain, had the first closing of its Series A funding and received €2.4M EIC accelerator grant to develop its biological crop solutions.AgroSustain, which develops organic crop protection solutions, announced the first closing of its Series A...
Nestlé and ETH Zurich Start Research Program to Reduce Carbon Footprint of Agricultural Raw Materials
Nestlé and ETH Zurich establish a new research program that will explore climate change solutions while increasing nutritional quality and agricultural yield.The program, coordinated by the World Food System Center at ETH Zurich, will focus on agricultural crops and...
Mootral: Reducing GHG Emissions Through Innovative Solutions
Swiss startup Mootral starts the transition to climate-smart agriculture to help farmers earn more money and reduce their impact on the environment.The global livestock industry emits 15% of all greenhouse gases, with cows as the largest source of methane emissions....
The EPFL Campus Installs Vending Machines of Sustainable Snacks
The EPFL campus has provided new vending machines filled with healthy, local and sustainable products to promote sustainability.Students, professors, entrepreneurs and visitors can now enjoy healthy snacks through the innovative vending machines on the EPFL campus....
New Roots Makes Vegan Cheese Using Traditional Techniques
As its contribution to food sustainability, this Swiss startup produces ethical alternatives to the well-loved cheese without changing its taste.Attempting to end inhumane slaughter to satiate people’s cravings, New Roots creates vegan and organic artisanal cheese...
Nestlé to Launch Vegan KitKat
As the vegan trend continues to grow, one of the world’s most popular chocolate bars will soon get a plant-based option.Nestlé plans to make wishes come true with the launch of KitKat V later this year. It is a tasty plant-based option with the perfect balance of...
The State of Fribourg Promotes Agrifood Innovation with New Strategy
The Canton of Fribourg plans to strengthen its position and become the Swiss leader in the agriculture and food industries.On January 12th, the Fribourg State Council approved a strategy that gives it a leadership role in the agrifood industry. It is ”based on a...
FoodTech Startup Webinar: Meet the Japan External Trade Organization on March 24th
FoodTech Startups: apply to this upcoming webinar by VentureLab & JETRO to get a chance to pitch in front of Japanese corporations and investors interested in food innovation.On March 24th, VentureLab will host the Swiss Food Tech Startup Innovation Webinar...
Welcome to our new Managing Director: Christina Senn-Jakobsen
"I can imagine no higher privilege than doing my part to put Switzerland firmly on the map as a leading nation for food innovation"A conversation with Christina Senn-Jakobsen, SFNV Managing Director “I always say food is the best thing in the world,” says...
Startup Planted Wins in the Swiss Vegan Awards 2020
From 279 nominations, Planted.Chicken by Planted wins the Salty Food category in the recently held Swiss Vegan Awards 2020.The judges selected the winners on the following: visual, taste impression, innovation, added value for vegans and attractiveness for non-vegans....
SwissDeCode: Offers DNA Detection Solutions for Safe Food Production
With a vision for a safe food supply chain, SwissDeCode helps companies detect contamination, avoid food recalls and improve customer trust.SwissDeCode boosts food sustainability through different DNA detection solutions to help farmers and manufacturers grow and...
Agropôle Brings Together Agritech Players to Boost Innovation
Using expertise in market opportunities, Agropôle Switzerland helps startups achieve industrialization and commercial success.Agropôle is on a mission to sustain the agri-food sector by bringing together industry and service providers to accelerate innovation, with...
Swiss Cell-based Startup Mirai Foods Secures CHF 2.1M for Product Development
Zurich-based clean meat startup, Mirai Foods, gets massive cash injection to accelerate its product development and transform its prototype into a commercial product.Founded in 2019, Mirai Foods is a cultured meat producer that keeps the cells as they naturally occur...
Spanish Food Delivery Service Glovo Signs Million Euro Deal with Swiss Firm Stoneweg for Expansion
Stoneweg plans to build and revamp some of its real estate locations in key Glovo markets to expand the latter's delivery-only convenience stores.Spain-based food delivery service Glovo has signed a deal with Switzerland-based real estate firm Stoneweg. An investment...
Mybacs: Improving Health with Microbiome
Aiming to revolutionize intestinal healthcare, Mybacs focuses on the development of innovative and highly-dosed synbiotic supplements tailored to individual needs.Mybacs, a Swiss biotechnology company, specializes in human microbiome to help people with intestinal and...
NTN Innovation Boosters: New Initiatives Supporting Open Innovation
In a mission to spur innovation activities through concrete idea development and testing, NTN Innovation Booster cultivates a culture of open innovation to build the next generations’ Swiss Food Ecosystems.NTN Innovation Booster – Swiss Food Ecosystems, powered by...
Blue Horizon Ventures to Invest in Startups Focusing on Food Sustainability Following Covid-19
As the pandemic highlights massive problems in the global food system, investors start looking into vegan-focused ventures.Zurich-based VC, Blue Horizon Ventures, has closed a €183 million fund to invest in foodtech startups focusing on sustainability. The fund...
WEBINAR: Introduction to NTN InnoBooster for Swiss Food Ecosystems
The newly launched NTN – Food Ecosystems Innovation Booster provides direct funding to selected innovation teams for the development and testing of innovation ideas. Learn more about the NTN Innovation booster and how you can get involved in one of their upcoming...
Swiss E-commerce Platform Farmy Sees Rapid Growth During Covid-19
Farmy, the largest selection of fresh produce in Switzerland, achieved huge growth of 170 per cent in 2020 amid the pandemic.During the Covid-19 pandemic, Farmy has seen high consumer demand for healthy and local food delivered conveniently to their doorsteps. This...
Pre-registration for the Kickstart Switzerland 2021 Program is Now Open
Kickstart Switzerland is an annual innovation program that partners later-stage startups with corporations, foundations, universities and cities to promote deep tech innovation.Taking place in Zurich from September to November, Kickstart helps Swiss startups...
AgroSustain: Using biological fungicides and coatings to reduce food waste and support organic food production
AgroSustain is a one-stop-shop solution for biological plant protection. Based at the Agroscope Institute of Changins (State of Vaud), the company aims at reducing food waste while ensuring everyone has access to healthy foods.As the world focuses even more on...
Application for MassChallenge Switzerland 2021 Starts 20th January
Accelerate the impact of your business through MassChallenge Switzerland 2021 by sending your applications starting today, January 20.MassChallenge Switzerland is a leader in helping startups across Europe expand their businesses by partnering them with corporations...
Join the upcoming China AgriFood Tech Bootcamp 2021
Join the upcoming intense and tailored startup internationalization bootcamp organized by swissnex China and Innosuisse to take a deep dive into the China market, while leveraging the exciting opportunities within the world’s largest and most dynamic sustainable...
NutriMenu: The app that makes canteen lunch tray healthier
Launched in 2016, Swiss based company nutriMenu facilitates the creation of healthy, seasonal and regional menus in canteens. Too fatty, too salty, too much meat or not enough vegetables? Canteens in Lausanne, Zürich and other cities across Switzerland are now...
2021: A taste of the future
Dear Reader, As we enter a new period and welcome 2021, we're taking a few minutes to reflect back on an unprecedented first year. As for many others, the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley expected 2020 to go quite differently. Not so long ago, our schedules were...
Aquantis: Developing sensors for inline quality control and process monitoring
Aquantis is a Swiss company specialized in innovative sensors based on electromagnetic wave technologies. Variations in raw materials or external factors may result in unwanted effects on a food product quality. Regular or continuous process monitoring is critical...
ETH Zürich, the leading Swiss university in science, engineering and technology, joins the SFNV.
ETH Zürich, the leading Swiss university in science, engineering and technology, has joined the SFNV. Switzerland, November, 2020 – ETH Zürich, the leading Swiss university, has joined the SFNV. Founded by the Swiss Federal Government in 1854, ETH Zürich focuses...
Givaudan, the world’s largest company in the flavour and fragrance industries, joins the SFNV
Givaudan, the world’s largest company in the flavour and fragrance industries, has joined the SFNV. Switzerland, November, 2020 – Givaudan, the world’s largest company in the flavour and fragrance industries, has joined the SFNV. With its heritage stretching back over...
Bühler, the Swiss multinational plant equipment manufacturer based in Uzwil, joins the SFNV
Bühler, the Swiss multinational plant equipment manufacturer based in Uzwil, has joined the SFNV. Switzerland, November, 2020 – Bühler, the Swiss multinational plant equipment manufacturer based in Uzwil, has joined the SFNV. The organisation holds leading market...
In Molondin, the Agropôle is building an international innovation campus for 2025.
In Molondin (State of Vaud), the Agropôle has been developing its new campus to further innovation in food and agriculture. This week, they unveiled their goals and targets for 2025.Build an internationally renowned innovation campus by 2025 Their objectives are...
Firmenich joins the SFNV to accelerate sustainable food innovation
Firmenich, the world's largest privately owned fragrance and taste company, has joined today the Swiss Food & Nutrition Valley association.Geneva, Switzerland, 23 November, 2020 – Firmenich, the world’s largest privately owned fragrance and taste company, is proud...