FoodTech Startups

Fiction is a food company that designs functional foods using what it calls "food architecture" — arranging nutrient-dense, efficiently grown ingredients (including those from euglena, algae, fermentation, and cellular agriculture) to deliver specific health outcomes while minimizing environmental impact. Its products are vegan and aim to improve human health and reduce the environmental cost of food production.

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Field Trip makes protein-rich snacks such as meat provisions made with grass-fed sources and without added MSG, nitrites, or corn syrup. It also offers Defender Bar, a plant-based protein bar aimed at performance-focused fuel.

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Field + Farmer was a fresh food brand that produced clean-label bars, fresh dips, cold-pressed juices, and dressings made with produce from partner farms. As of Fall 2024 its retail products are no longer available in stores, and the company is exploring retail, private label, food service, or partnership options to return to market.

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Fieldless is a Canadian controlled environment agriculture company that grows produce such as lettuce and fungi indoors year-round, with a focus on sustainability and reduced plastic packaging. Its products are sold to consumers as locally and sustainably grown food.

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FIFOplus provides restaurants and food businesses with tools for inventory management, supplier ordering, vendor management, and analytics, including real-time order tracking and POS integration. It connects food service operators with suppliers to reduce food waste and simplify procurement.

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Filantrópico sources specialty single-origin coffee from smallholder farmers and roasts it artisanally in Madrid, offering coffee supply and service to offices. Its operations are run by people with intellectual disabilities, and it emphasizes fair prices for growers, shade-grown beans, and reusable packaging.

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The Final Sauce is a condiment company that makes barbecue sauce suitable for various barbecue styles and dishes. It was founded by two sisters.

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Fincadi operates a digital marketplace that connects livestock producers, buyers, and service providers to commercialize animal protein, offering immediate payment, logistics optimization, and documentation support. It serves cattle ranchers and buyers, with a stated focus on a national network of regional producers.

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Finches builds a sourcing intelligence platform for agricultural raw materials that connects risks such as droughts, disease, labor shortages and trade conflicts to a company's specific crops, origins and suppliers, and recommends actions. It serves procurement, agronomy and quality teams at enterprise food manufacturers, combining public signals with customers' own field visits and lab results.

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Firebirds Restaurants operates casual dining establishments offering wood-grilled entrees and seasonal menu items to diners.

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Firemans Brew sells premium coffee blends with a portion of proceeds supporting firefighters across the United States. The company positions itself as a mission-driven coffee seller that combines quality products with charitable impact for the firefighting community.

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First Coffee is a coffee shop chain that offers grab-and-go coffee and social café spaces aimed at younger customers. It operates multiple outlets across New Delhi, Gurugram, and Chandigarh in India.

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Fisher Piscicultura is a Brazilian tilapia aquaculture company operating since 2011 that produces over 2,000 tons of tilapia annually and develops its own farming technology, the TRGV (large-volume net tank) system designed for Brazilian reservoirs. It also shares its technology and expertise with other fish farmers to improve productivity in tilapia production.

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FITbody produces whey protein powder supplements formulated for women focused on fitness, featuring isolated and hydrolyzed whey protein with added digestive enzymes. The company manufactures in Mexico and targets women who prioritize athletic performance and clean nutrition.

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FitHub operates an online marketplace for health-focused and sustainably sourced consumer goods in Colombia.

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Five Star Breaktime Solutions provides vending, micro-market, office coffee, and food service solutions for corporate and commercial clients. The company serves businesses seeking workplace refreshment and dining services.

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FKTea produces brewed tea-based energy drinks made with Japanese green tea and yerba mate, sweetened with Louisiana honey, for endurance athletes and active individuals seeking clean energy without synthetic stimulants or artificial additives. The company sources premium shade-grown tea directly from Japanese farmers and batch-brews its products.

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Marzetti produces sauces, dressings, dips, breads, pastas, and croutons for retail consumers and foodservice establishments. The company develops culinary recipes across multiple branded product lines including Marzetti, New York Bakery, and Sister Schubert's.

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Flavorseal manufactures food packaging supplies including flexible packaging films, netting, seasoning transfer products, and accessories for the food service and processing industries. Their offerings are designed to extend shelf life, maintain food quality, and improve packaging efficiency.

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FlavorSum provides flavor solutions along with market and consumer research for food and beverage companies, helping them select flavors and align new product concepts with shopper preferences and market trends. Its offerings include category and consumer intelligence, predictive analytics, and custom primary and secondary research to support product development, reformulation, and line extensions.

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FlavorWiki provides consumer insights and sensory research services for the food and beverage and consumer goods industries, helping companies with product development and market understanding.

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flavrs is a food-focused social video platform that pairs cooking videos from chefs and food creators with recipe data and shopping integration, letting users buy a recipe's ingredients directly in the app. The company has since joined the meal delivery platform CookUnity.

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Fleischmann's Vinegar Company produces commercial vinegar and all-natural specialty ingredient products for the food and agriculture sector. It is presented as the world's largest commercial vinegar producer with over a century of operation.

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Flexee offers an AI-powered lunch/meal benefit card that restricts spending to food purchases, helping Polish employers provide an employee food benefit that qualifies for social security (ZUS) exemptions. It serves companies looking to build compliant employee benefit systems in Poland.

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