This company creates flavored puff snacks using upcycled nutritious by-products, reducing food waste by transforming undervalued ingredients into innovative food sources. Their snacks offer consumers a healthy and savory snacking option while promoting sustainability.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
Founders
Product
Problem
Globally, a significant portion of agricultural land is used to produce food that is ultimately wasted, leading to economic losses, food insecurity, and substantial greenhouse gas emissions. Food manufacturers lack readily available and versatile ingredients that can effectively reduce waste and meet consumer demand for sustainable and nutritious options.
Solution
Upcycled Foods, Inc. provides a range of upcycled ingredients and product development services, enabling food companies to create sustainable and nutritious products from previously overlooked or undervalued food streams. Their flagship ingredient, ReGrained SuperGrain+®, is produced using patented technology to rescue and upcycle sprouted ancient grains from the brewing process. This ingredient and others, such as upcycled coffee leaf tea and cacao fruit syrup, offer versatile applications in baked goods, snacks, beverages, and more. By partnering with Upcycled Foods, Inc., businesses can reduce food waste, meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals, and develop innovative products that appeal to health-conscious and environmentally aware consumers. The company also offers an innovation lab to assist with product development from concept to commercialization.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes food manufacturers, bakeries, snack producers, and beverage companies seeking to incorporate upcycled ingredients into their product lines and meet sustainability goals.
Features
- ReGrained SuperGrain+®: A grain powder rich in plant protein, dietary fiber, and prebiotics, derived from brewers' spent grains.
- Upcycled Arabica Coffee Leaf Tea: Made from handpicked leaves of the arabica coffee plant, containing antioxidants and polyphenols.
- Upcycled Cacao Fruit Syrup: Produced from the pulp of the cacao fruit, containing theobromine, a natural stimulant and antioxidant.
- Upcycled Wine Raisins®: Made from the skins, seeds, and stems of wine grapes, delivering more antioxidants, fiber, and polyphenols than regular raisins.
- Sourdough Systems: Turnkey and custom solutions for commercial bakeries using ReGrained SuperGrain+®.
- Protein Crisps: Extruded crisps developed in collaboration with Kerry, boasting 40% protein, 16% fiber and 30% upcycled materials.
- Innovation Lab: Provides services including waste stream audits, opportunity identification, prototyping, and commercialization support.
- Certifications: Ingredients are certified by the Upcycled Food Association and the company is a certified B Corp.