FoodTech Startups

Melbourne Skyfarm is an inner-city rooftop urban farm project that uses the Australian-made Biofilta Foodcube system to grow food, support biodiversity, and provide a space for community, education, and storytelling about nature and sustainability. It serves as an urban demonstration site addressing urban cooling, food supply, and climate concerns.

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Mellows is a food brand offering flavored marshmallow or dessert-style treats in varieties such as birthday cake, cookies and cream, s'mores, and black sesame. The page functions primarily as a product and marketing site listing available flavors.

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Membo operates a next-day grocery delivery service connecting European customers directly with local food producers rather than warehouse-based retailers. The platform prioritizes product freshness by coordinating direct delivery from multiple producers to consumers.

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Memento produces non-alcoholic aromatic drinks made from distilled organic botanicals following a Florentine recipe tradition, offered as vegan and gluten-free bottles. The products are used in no-alcohol mixology, with collaborations alongside bartenders and brands such as Babasucco and NIO Cocktails.

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Menteo is an AI-agent platform that restaurants and restaurant chains use to automate eCommerce, marketing, WhatsApp ordering, and customer loyalty programs. It unifies customer data across POS, delivery, and social channels and runs automated campaigns to reactivate and retain diners, integrating with tools like Soft Restaurant, Uber Eats, Rappi, and WhatsApp.

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Mercaso is a grocery delivery service operating in Los Angeles and San Diego, offering delivery for a flat service fee. It provides multilingual support (English, Spanish, and Korean) to customers in Southern California.

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Mergulo produces cashew nut-butter, available in flavors including Original, Dark Salt, and Garlic & Herb.

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Meriton is an investment vehicle, part of the Miton group, that backs projects with tangible assets and visionary leaders. It focuses on conservative, long-term businesses in areas such as investment commodities, energy, local gastronomy, and real estate.

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Metropolitan Market is a grocery and specialty food retailer offering prepared foods, recipes, and weekly deals, including signature items like The Cookie and a prime rib sandwich.

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매월매주 is a Korean traditional liquor (전통주) service offering curated single bottles, gift sets, and a monthly subscription that delivers recommended traditional liquors. It also provides traditional-liquor-based branding, collaboration, and custom proposal services.

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Meyland Advisors is a boutique advisory firm serving companies in the dairy ecosystem and adjacent agri-business sectors, including traditional, plant-based, and novel dairy with a focus on specialty human nutrition. It offers services such as industry insights, strategic partnerships, business evaluation, financing and access to capital, corporate finance, and public policy support.

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Meyn manufactures machinery and equipment for poultry processing operations, including systems for live bird handling, slaughtering, evisceration, and automated processing. The company serves poultry producers globally, providing scalable and customizable solutions designed to increase productivity and reduce labor costs.

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Mezcales de Leyenda produces hand-crafted artisanal mezcal in Mexico, including a limited-release "Mezcales Únicos" series made from agave varieties not traditionally used for mezcal. The company donates a portion of proceeds from certain special editions toward conservation of Mexico's Biosphere Reserve areas.

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The Mediterranean Food Lab (MFL) uses proprietary solid-state fermentation to turn grains, legumes, and vegetables into additive-free culinary flavor ingredients that replicate the depth of meat- and bone-based dishes. Its SHO line of concentrated stocks is sold to professional chefs and food enterprises in Europe.

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Mian is a restaurant brand serving Sichuan-style noodles, offering young local customers a simple and authentic way to eat Chinese food.

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A food brand started by two childhood friends that creates simple dessert and pastry recipes, aiming to bring color back to grocery shopping and celebrate pastry-making know-how. The team of around 110 people operates from two locations in Paris and New York.

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MicroLub is a UK-based deep-tech ingredient company that develops protein-based biolubricant molecules — protein microgels coated with polysaccharides — that reduce molecular friction to replace fats and oils in food and personal care products while retaining their mouthfeel and texture. It sells bespoke formulation solutions to R&D teams at food manufacturers, ingredient companies, and personal care brands.

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Middleby develops equipment and solutions for the commercial foodservice industry, operating a large portfolio of foodservice brands. It serves restaurants, foodservice operators, and industry partners worldwide.

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Midland Seafood raises Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) indoors in the Midwest using a proprietary closed-loop, algae-based recirculating aquaculture system, and sells the fresh shrimp through a network of independent Midwest farmers. Its products are available at local grocers, specialty markets, and farm-to-table partners across Iowa and the surrounding Midwest, as well as via online delivery.

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Mighty makes plant-based milk alternatives, including pea and oat drinks, oat milk powders in various flavors, and children's drinks, sold directly to consumers online with a subscription option. Its product range covers barista oat milk, unsweetened pea milk, and flavored oat powders.

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Mighty Quinn's Barbeque is a New York-born barbeque restaurant that slow-smokes all-natural meats and poultry over wood and serves them hand-carved to order across multiple locations. The concept blends traditional BBQ techniques with a focus on quality ingredients and simple preparation.

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Miils offers SaaS products that use AI across the meal planning and grocery purchasing process, including smart recipe creation with nutritional data, personalized meal plans, and assistive grocery ordering tools. Its products are sold to partners such as grocery retailers and healthcare providers and can be integrated into existing ecommerce platforms via APIs, with use cases including home care for seniors.

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Mikkeller is a Danish craft brewery and beer company based in Copenhagen. It sells beer and operates a partner and distribution program.

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MiL develops and sells baby and toddler food under a nutrition-focused feeding brand, offering menus created by French chefs and pastry chefs and supervised by pediatricians and registered dietitians. Its products are designed to develop children's taste and eating habits across growth stages.

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