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Plant-Based World Expo - Europe 2024
#SpainFoodTechNation heads to Plant-Based World Expo Europe, the only 100% plant-based event for trade professionals – retailers, foodservice, hospitality, distributors, manufacturers and investors.
The UK is Europe's largest market for plant-based foods, worth £470 million compared to $4.5 billion in the US, and is growing exponentially. The adoption of a plant-based lifestyle is sweeping the country as people everywhere become more aware of the health, environmental and ethical implications of consuming more plant-based products.
The Spanish foodtech ecosystem closed 2023 with 420 startups, raising more than €226 million across various investment rounds. Spain is one of the few "foodtech nations" focused on leveraging deep tech solutions and next-generation innovation, building on our long and valuable gastronomic heritage to shape the future of food.
The Spanish pavilion will feature some of the most innovative Spanish foodtech companies, all of which have been selected to participate in 'DESAFÍA', an immersion programme in the entrepreneurial ecosystems of countries such as the Netherlands, Germany and the UK. During the programme, these companies were supported by a specialised agency that facilitated contact with the main actors and companies in the local ecosystem. They have also had the opportunity to explore the many opportunities that this environment offers them to access international markets. After completing the programme, these companies have continued to receive personalised support and are still an active part of the 'DESAFÍA' community.
Visitors will have the opportunity to learn how these premium brands are revolutionising the approach to a healthy meat-free diet with the latest technological advances in nutrition and innovation.
This activity is included in the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), funded by the European Union through the NextGeneration EU Fund.
(Desafía Foodtech 3rd Edition - Netherlands / Desafía Foodtech 4th Edition - UK)
Levprot Bioscience is a pioneering biotechnology company at the forefront of precision fermentation technology that produces proteins in yeast cells. Within the foodtech sector, its flagship projects include the development of high-value ingredients that improve the functional and sensory attributes of finished products.
(Desafía Foodtech 1st Edition - Netherlands)
Sanygran was founded over 10 years ago in the agri-food city of Tudela as the winning company in an innovation project. Today, it is a leader in the food tech industry in Spain and has the largest industrial capacity in Southern Europe to produce plant-based solutions. Their extensive product portfolio ranges from ingredients and plant-based meat and fish analogues to 2nd and 3rd generation vegetable solutions (hummus, tofu, seitan, burgers...), available in both industrial and ready-made formats for retail or food service applications. This versatility allows you to successfully implement any plant-based food project.
(Desafía Foodtech 1st Edition - Netherlands / Desafía Foodtech 4th Edition - Germany)
They develop industrial solutions to produce food mimetics from animal proteins of plant or cellular origin using 2D/3D laser printing, bioprinting and robotics. They also design and manufacture advanced machines for large-scale production. These machines are designed to be integrated into existing production lines.
(Desafía Foodtech 4th Edition - Germany)
Let it V’s mission is to introduce plant-based meat into the diet of meat lovers without them having to make any sacrifices. They have a catalogue of plant-based alternatives to bacon, sausage, chorizo and minced meat. Their main product is the pork bacon substitute 'Veikon KuidaoTM'. They have a strong commitment to the environment and to providing high quality plant-based alternatives.
(Desafía Foodtech 2nd Edition - Netherlands)
MOA Biotech combines biotechnology and artificial intelligence to transform by-products of the agri-food industry into a 'next generation protein' with high nutritional value and 100% sustainability.
(Desafía Foodtech UK 4th Edition)
Poseidona provides high quality, affordable and truly sustainable protein ingredients from seaweed by-products and invasive algae, enabling manufacturers to create the tastiest food products while caring for the ocean and the planet.
(Desafía Foodtech 1st Edition - Netherlands)
Quevana makes cheeses from cashew nuts, Himalayan salt and ferments. Through innovation in the fermentation and ripening processes, they produce 100% plant-based cheeses that not only taste good, but are healthy for consumers, use resources efficiently to be sustainable, and take animals out of the production equation.
(Desafía Foodtech 3rd Edition - Netherlands)
Väcka makes vegan cheese from melon seeds and oil. The company develops and produces high-quality vegan cheeses that combine tradition with the values and technology of this century. Its mission is to provide a solution for those flexitarians and/or vegetarians who do not dare to eat a 100% vegetable diet because they feel that the existing products on the market, cheese substitutes, are not rich enough.
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