FoodTech Startups

QUIKS is a motorcycle-based cold chain delivery service in Indonesia that transports fresh and frozen food using refrigerated motorcycle boxes, automated logistics systems, and IoT devices for B2B and B2B2C customers. Operated by PT Makmur Sejahtera Organik, it serves frozen and fresh food businesses such as beef importers, Korean food importers, and ice cream distributors.

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Quirch Foods is a family of companies that sources, imports, and distributes food products including beef, pork, poultry, frozen seafood, deli items, Hispanic and ethnic foods, and grocery goods. It serves retail, grocery, foodservice, wholesale, cruise line, and export customers across the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, and international markets through its distribution network and cold chain logistics.

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Qummy offers a food technology system combining "smart ice" freezing methods with a robotic oven to turn prepared frozen meals into freshly served restaurant-quality dishes. It targets food service operations seeking fast preparation of ready-made meals.

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R&R BBQ is a Utah-based barbecue business and competition BBQ team, serving barbecue food to customers. It operates in the food and restaurant industry.

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Rainier Pure Beef Company is a meatpacker in the Western United States that sources, processes, and distributes beef products including primal cuts, subprimals, trim, and offal to grocery retail, foodservice, and ingredient channels. The company specializes in organic, grass-fed, and conventional beef with a focus on animal welfare and regenerative practices.

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WholePasture Beef produces premium grass-fed and pasture-raised beef raised in the Pacific Northwest without antibiotics or added hormones. The company sells beef products including tenderloins, striploins, and ribeyes directly to consumers and through retail partners.

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Raiz Farm develops vertical farming systems that enable year-round local food production in underused spaces with minimal maintenance. The company serves consumers and businesses seeking fresh, clean produce independent of seasonal or supply chain constraints.

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Ranch Hand is an Austin-based food service operating a food truck, multiple locations, and a full-service catering company, serving dishes made from locally and ethically sourced Texas proteins and organic produce. It began at UT Austin in 2017 and now caters events across the Austin area.

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Rarebird produces specialty coffee containing paraxanthine (Px), a metabolite of caffeine that delivers energy and focus with fewer side effects than traditional caffeine. The company sells directly to consumers seeking smoother energy, better sleep, and reduced jitters compared to conventional coffee.

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Rawpressery sells cold-pressed juices and beverages, such as Valencia Orange and sugarcane juice, direct to consumers in various bottle sizes. It operates as a direct-to-consumer beverage brand in India.

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RCL Foods is a South African consumer goods company that builds and markets food and household brands. It operates with a focus on sustainability and impact for employees, consumers, and communities.

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Reactory develops patented maturation technology that accelerates spirit aging from decades to days while reducing production costs and environmental impact. The technology enables distilleries to produce aged spirits at scale using controlled maturation with minimal material waste and energy consumption.

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REBBL makes ready-to-drink plant-based protein shakes and functional beverages, including flavors like vanilla, cold brew latte, and dark chocolate, some containing ingredients such as reishi and maca. The products are sold direct to consumers as functional nutrition drinks.

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REBBL produces ready-to-drink plant-based protein shakes and functional beverages sold direct to consumers, with flavors such as vanilla, cold brew latte, and dark chocolate. The products emphasize plant-based, organic, and non-GMO ingredients, including functional additions like reishi and maca.

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REBELS 0.0% makes non-alcoholic spirits, including alternatives to rosso, gin, whiskey, rum, and amaretto, for mixing cocktails without alcohol. Its products are sold in retail (including at Coop) and used by bartenders.

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Rec Rec makes cricket-based snack crackers marketed as a healthy food option, providing protein, a complete amino acid profile, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium, and fiber. The products are made with a proprietary process that keeps the snack crisp without absorbing oil.

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Rec Rec makes cricket-based healthy snacks that provide complete protein, amino acids, and minerals such as iron, zinc, magnesium, and potassium. The products are marketed as nutritious, low-salt snack options for health-conscious consumers.

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Red Clay makes hot sauces, hot honey, and related condiments using ingredients like Carolina wildflower honey and habanero, sold to home cooks and restaurants. The consumer food brand originated in a restaurant and offers chef-tested recipes alongside its product lineup.

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Red Belly Honey produces raw hemp-infused honey made by bees that forage on hemp nectar, resulting in honey containing hemp compounds. The product is sold jarred for culinary and general consumption.

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Red Cat provides an integrated hospitality technology platform for fast casual and quick-service restaurants (QSR) and café groups, covering point-of-sale, menu management, omnichannel loyalty, online ordering, kiosks, and delivery. It also offers business insights and financial reporting, with 24/7 support based in Australia and the UK.

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Redstone Foods supplies artisan breads, including parbake and thaw-and-sell sliced breads, frozen dough, and rolls. Its products include baguettes, Calabrese loaves, olive breads, sourdough, and multigrain varieties.

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Reduced develops upcycled natural savoury flavour concentrates (including umami ingredients) designed for food developers and chefs to boost taste while lowering cost and ingredient count, without additives or ultra-processing. Its products are aimed at food manufacturers formulating sauces, snacks, ready-meals, condiments and meat-alternatives.

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Reduced Foods uses a proprietary fermentation and koji-based "Waste-2-Taste" technology to upcycle food side streams into flavour ingredients that deliver umami, kokumi, and maillard notes as clean-label alternatives to MSG, yeast extracts, and hydrolyzed vegetable proteins. The company serves industrial food producers and positions its ingredients as lower-carbon, sustainable options.

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Refeely (리필리) sells organic grains and cereals — such as brown rice, white rice, barley, oats, and mixed grains — packaged in paper cartons instead of plastic to reduce plastic waste. It also offers eco-friendly packaging and promotional-product services for businesses, public institutions, and bulk-order customers.

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