FoodTech Startups

Shelfion provides software that predicts food shelf-life using validated microbial growth models, letting food producers, product developers, and quality assurance teams run shelf-stability simulations instead of lengthy lab testing. It also offers lab test kits, laboratory services (spoilage organisms, pathogens, challenge tests), and consultancy on food spoilage and safety.

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Shinsegae Food is a South Korean food company that manufactures and sells packaged and ready-to-eat foods, operates bakery brands (such as BO&MIE, Vecchia&Nuovo) and the No Brand Burger franchise, and develops plant-based alternative foods. It supplies products through E-Mart and Traders retail channels and runs restaurant and foodservice operations.

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Shiok Burger is a local fast-food brand offering burgers, chicken sliders, and sides such as mala chicken burgers, wagyu burgers, and shaker fries. It sells its menu directly to consumers and is expanding through franchise opportunities.

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ShipDan (랭킹닭컴) is a Korean online store selling diet and fitness foods, primarily chicken breast products and healthy meal packages, offered through time-limited discounts and curated picks. It operates as an e-commerce platform targeting consumers focused on diet and fitness nutrition.

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Shipley Donuts is a donut chain that makes handcrafted donuts, including glazed classics and limited-edition varieties, sold through its retail locations. The company has operated since 1936.

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A payment processing and point-of-sale system for small businesses and merchants in China, enabling integration with food delivery and group buying platforms.

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Sid's Farm is a direct-to-consumer dairy brand that produces and delivers milk and dairy products such as curd, paneer, ghee, and butter, with an emphasis on quality assurance and testing. Founded in 2016 and operating across cities including Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, and Vijayawada, it serves households in India.

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SIDES is an all-in-one cloud-based restaurant management software offering modular tools such as a POS system, webshop and app, self-order terminals, kitchen management, delivery routing, inventory, staff management, payments and loyalty programs. It serves restaurants, delivery services, quick-service restaurants, ghost kitchens and franchises across Europe.

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Sierra Meat & Seafood is a multi-generational family meat and seafood processor and distributor operating a USDA-inspected, SQF-certified facility in Reno, Nevada, supplying meat, seafood, and value-added proteins to chefs, distributors, and clients nationwide. It offers premium beef, bison, elk, venison, seafood, and handcrafted sausages across a family of brands including Durham Ranch and Flocchini Family Provisions.

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Siete Foods is a Mexican-American food brand that makes and sells grain-free and better-for-you packaged foods inspired by family recipes. It offers its products to consumers and builds community spaces around its brand.

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Sifter offers online food shopping and a mobile scanning app that let consumers find products matching their dietary needs, food allergies, and lifestyle preferences. It serves shoppers seeking to identify whether foods are suitable for their diet, both online and in-store.

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Siga provides a scientific index and analysis tools that evaluate the degree of food processing and identify ultra-processed foods based on their ingredients. It serves agri-food industry players to help them build simpler, less-processed product offerings, with content also aimed at consumers.

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BRIANZA is a restaurant group operating Italian dining establishments in Japan. The company serves diners seeking modern Italian cuisine prepared with local seasonal ingredients and Mediterranean flavors.

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Sikdae (식권대장) operates a suite of workplace welfare services for companies in South Korea, centered on a mobile meal-voucher app for employee meal benefits. It also offers related corporate perks including a welfare shopping mall, office delivery meals, coffee subscriptions, in-office convenience snacks, employee gifting, business courier, corporate messaging, and mandatory-training compliance services.

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Siksin operates a Korean restaurant discovery service offering restaurant recommendations, a restaurant map, food stories, and an AI-powered search tool that finds dining spots based on user needs such as group seating, parking, or amenities. The platform serves consumers looking for restaurants in South Korea.

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Silal diversifies food sources and supports manufacturing and distribution across the agri-food sector in the UAE through farming acceleration, product distribution, and innovation programs including a Farm Innovation Fund for agricultural pilots.

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SilverChef provides equipment financing and funding solutions exclusively for the hospitality industry, serving businesses such as bakeries, bars, pubs, cafes, coffee roasters, fast-food outlets, and franchises. It offers tailored finance solutions for hospitality operators.

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Simply Bread makes a compact, internet-connected countertop bread oven (baking up to 15 loaves at a time) along with a business app and accessories for taking payments, managing orders, and controlling the oven. It targets home and cottage bakers who want to run small-scale artisan bakery businesses.

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SinnovaTek develops aseptic and advanced thermal food processing technology and manufacturing equipment, and offers R&D, engineering, and precision-scale aseptic copacking services for food companies. It also provides the VITERO protein-polyphenol ingredient technology and product development and piloting support.

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DrinkSip makes flavored functional beverages, such as a mango-peach drink positioned as a low-guilt option that provides focus. The product is a bottled consumer soft/functional drink.

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Siqalo Foods is a South African food company that produces spreads and creams under brands including Rama, Stork, Flora, Meadowland, Marvello, and Rondo. Formed in 2018 when Remgro acquired the Spreads & Creams business from Unilever, it serves South African consumers and food service customers.

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Siren Snacks makes vegan, gluten-free chocolate bark snacks, including flavors such as Dubai pistachio, peppermint, and dark chocolate raspberry sea salt, sold directly to consumers online.

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Sitka Seafood Market (Sitka Salmon Shares) sells subscription boxes of wild-caught Alaska seafood—including salmon, halibut, cod, rockfish, sablefish, and spot prawns—harvested in season by small-boat fishermen. The seafood is frozen, vacuum-sealed, and shipped directly to consumers' homes.

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Sizl is a delivery-only food service operating out of a ghost kitchen in Chicago, cooking made-to-order meals from local ingredients with a weekly changing menu and its own bike delivery fleet. It offers an app for building custom meals with nutritional details, plus catering, serving customers across the city of Chicago.

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