FoodTech Startups

milcu® is a food ingredient developed and manufactured in Poland that integrates highly purified curcuminoids into dairy, plant-based, and other food products to improve their sensory qualities while adding health benefits. Marketed for functional foods, it offers high curcumin bioavailability, microbiological stability, a neutral taste, and antiviral and anti-inflammatory properties.

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Actus Nutrition (Milk Specialties) manufactures whey proteins, milk proteins, casein and caseinate products, along with custom protein, fat and functional nutritional ingredients. It supplies and provides private label solutions to food manufacturers across categories such as sports nutrition, healthy snacking, breakfast cereal, and infant and geriatric nutrition, exporting to over 45 countries.

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Milkster is a nitro creamery and coffee shop offering ice cream desserts and coffee, with franchise opportunities available.

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Milky Mist is a packaged food company offering a range of over 400 dairy and food products focused on nutrition for consumers in India.

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Mimica develops Bump, a temperature-sensitive freshness indicator available as a tag or cap that changes texture when food or drinks actually spoil, giving accurate expiry information instead of overly cautious printed dates. It sells the technology to food and drink brands, producers, and retailers to extend shelf life and reduce waste, with potential applications in catering and vaccines.

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Mingle makes seasonings and spice blends made without added refined sugar, high sodium, cheap fillers, refined vegetable oils, or preservatives. The consumer food brand sells its products directly to home cooks seeking healthier flavoring alternatives.

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Minimal is a bean-to-bar chocolate maker that produces chocolate from simple ingredients to bring out the varied natural flavors of cacao. It sells award-winning chocolate through an online store and physical shops in Japan, offering gift services, wrapping, and subscription deliveries.

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Mission West Community Development Partners is a nonprofit serving rural western Montana with four programs: small business consulting and microloans, a USDA-certified shared-use food processing facility, cooperative development support, and community economic development planning. Based in Ronan, it works with entrepreneurs, farmers, co-ops, and local governments across Lake, Sanders, and Mineral counties and the Flathead Indian Reservation.</parameter> <parameter name="hq_city">Ronan

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Mitsoh makes bison pemmican and beef sticks using pasture-raised meat, real berries, and hardwood smoke, drawing on Indigenous food traditions. The company sells these high-protein meat snacks directly to consumers.

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Mizanplus operates a franchise cloud kitchen (ghost kitchen) model that lets restaurant operators run 20 franchise brands from a single system, including its own PaketMaster POS and management software for orders, supply, and operations. It targets existing shop owners and new entrepreneurs in Turkey looking to enter food delivery with low investment.

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MIZO makes alcoholic fruit-flavored drinks marketed on a theme of nostalgia. The brand sells directly to consumers and invites customers to join its community for early access to new releases and offers.

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Mizuhachi operates a land-based, closed-loop aquaculture system that raises low-yield sea urchins bought from fishermen into high-quality urchins with over 15% yield in a short period, using a proprietary feed formula without alum, additives, or preservatives. The company also aims to help restore seaweed beds by making use of overabundant purple sea urchins, and is based in Japan.

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Mlinar offers cakes, pastries, and baked goods, drawing on a family bakery tradition. The company sells confectionery and bakery products to consumers.

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MMC First Process develops fish handling, processing, and cooling systems for the seafood industry, serving aquaculture and fisheries with equipment focused on fish welfare and biomass security. The company, with roots in Norway's fishing industry, also offers energy management systems and aftermarket service.

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Mo' Bettahs is a Hawaiian food restaurant serving authentic Hawaiian plate lunches such as Pūlehu Chicken and Kālua Pig, with online ordering, a rewards program, and catering services.

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MOBI provides an AI-driven platform for restaurants and food brands to run in-store and delivery ordering, marketing, promotions, and loyalty in one system. It offers tiered options for small operations as well as large franchise and corporate multi-brand, multi-region operators.

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Mobius Farms designs and operates insect farming systems powered by black soldier fly larvae to convert food waste and organic waste into protein and fertilizer products. The company serves pet owners, farmers, and agricultural businesses seeking sustainable alternatives for animal nutrition, plant health, and waste reduction.

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Mocktail Club makes premium non-alcoholic craft cocktails, including flavors such as Jalisco Passionfruit, that are low-calorie and made without refined sugar. Its products are consumer beverages positioned as alcohol-free alternatives to cocktails.

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The Modern Milkman is a grocery delivery service offering products such as tea and coffee, alongside its milk delivery, to consumers in the UK. It operates a subscription-based home delivery model with a stated focus on reducing packaging waste.

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Mö is a Finnish dairy alternative producer that makes oat-based cheese products. It develops plant-based cheese innovations using domestic oats for cheese lovers.

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Mohan Meakin is a diversified company whose business interests include liquor, fruit juices, breakfast foods, mineral water, and a glass factory.

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Imlek is a Serbian dairy producer that sources milk from thousands of cooperating farmers across the region and makes a range of over 200 dairy products, including standard, lactose-free, organic, and digestion/immunity-focused lines. Its products are sold under brands such as Moja Kravica, Jogood, Impact, and Nera, and it uses plant-based Tetra Pak packaging.

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Mom's Meals provides home-delivered, medically tailored meals along with nutrition counseling, education, and produce and pantry boxes as part of "food as medicine" solutions. It serves patients, individuals, and caregivers across the United States, working with health plans and aging services organizations to improve health outcomes and lower care costs.

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Monarca Food Solutions is a vertically integrated producer of pellet-based food ingredients and end-to-end solutions for the snacks industry. It works with retailers and snack companies across the Americas to develop better-for-you, mainstream, and ethnic snack products.

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