FoodTech Startups

Vosges Haut-Chocolat is a chocolate maker producing artisanal chocolate products, including collaborations such as a limited-edition collection with The Smashing Pumpkins and Madame ZuZu's and a chocolate Advent calendar. It sells directly to consumers.

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Vin Sur Vingt (VSV) is a French wine bar offering a menu of 250 wines, including 50 by the glass sourced from regions such as Bordeaux, Loire Valley, and Bourgogne, alongside tapas-style French fare. It serves patrons in an intimate space designed to recreate the atmosphere of a traditional French bar à vin.</parameter> <parameter name="founders">[]

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Waffle offers a point-of-sale system for businesses, emphasizing hands-on customer support. It is used by food and beverage businesses such as coffee roasters.

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Waitrr provides a QR-code ordering and payment platform for food and beverage venues such as cafes and restaurants, letting guests order and pay from their phones. The system supports takeaway, dine-in, counter collection, and delivery, and includes built-in loyalty programs, white-label web apps, and customer data for marketing.

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Wakuli sells specialty-grade coffee through a direct-to-consumer subscription model, roasting beans at its own roastery north of Amsterdam and shipping within a week of roasting. It sources directly from farmer groups worldwide to support regenerative coffee production and also operates coffee bars across the Netherlands.

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Walko is an Indian food company that manufactures and sells ice creams, kulfis, frozen desserts, and thick shakes under several brands, distributed through food delivery, quick commerce, and modern retail channels. It serves consumers pan-India as well as institutional buyers in the hospitality and catering industry.

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Wang Xiaolu is a Chinese snack brand founded in 2016 in Beijing, known for its "tiger-skin" braised chicken feet as its core product. It has expanded into additional braised chicken-foot snack categories and operates its own factory, selling packaged braised snacks to Chinese consumers.

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WARBEVCO (What's A Roadblock? Beverage Company) provides services to beverage industry entrepreneurs, including product development, funding and compliance support, supply chain management, B2B sales, and marketing. It focuses on helping craft beverage brands scale production and distribution.

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WarmOven is an online bakery selling customized cakes and baked goods for occasions such as birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, farewells, and gender reveals. It offers themed and flavored cakes with personalization and home delivery, serving customers in India.

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Wasteless offers an AI-based dynamic markdown and pricing platform that calculates optimal discount prices for supermarkets to reduce food waste and maximize revenue. Its tools handle in-store expiration flagging, section checks, waste tracking, food-safety compliance (USDA & FSMA), and analytics, integrating with retailers' existing systems.

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WasteLink operates a food waste management platform that upcycles food surplus from food producers and retailers into bakery-based animal feed ingredients. It serves the food industry and supplies feed formulations for cattle, poultry, aqua, swine, and pets to feed producers and farmers across India, while offering traceability, compliance, and analytics.

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Briks is a pizza restaurant on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, serving Chicago-style pizza. Its products are marketed as cholesterol free, trans fat free, non-GMO, and free of artificial flavors.

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Cauli operates a reusable food packaging system (CauliRS) that lets customers borrow and return food and drink containers, replacing single-use disposables for foodservice and catering businesses. It includes an ESG dashboard for tracking waste reduction and emissions data for CSR reporting, and operates as the largest reuse system for foodservice in the UK.

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WeCare Probiotics develops and produces probiotic strains for food applications, including its Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BLa80 strain approved by China's National Health Commission for use in infant and toddler foods. It is a Chinese biotechnology company focused on domestically developed probiotic microbial strains.

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Wecook is a shared kitchen platform in Greece that lets chefs cook their own specialties independently and delivers those meals to customers' doors. It emphasizes sustainability through reusable packaging and a daily-changing menu, connecting chef-creators directly with consumers.

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Weee is an online Asian supermarket offering next-day nationwide delivery of Asian groceries, fresh produce, bakery items, and imported goods through an app and marketplace. It serves Asian communities and food shoppers across the United States, including a Global+ marketplace for buying directly from international vendors.

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The Weetabix Food Company produces breakfast cereals and other breakfast food products, positioning itself around sustainable and responsible food production for consumers.

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Wendy's First Kitchen operates fast-food restaurants in Japan, serving burgers, hamburgers, and related menu items. The chain runs physical shop locations and offers a mobile app, loyalty card, and promotional campaigns.

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Western India Cashew Company (Wenders) makes nut-based food products, aiming to offer convenient, healthy and affordable options. The company operates in the packaged foods industry with a focus on cashew and nut products.

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Westfalia Fruit is a global supplier of avocados, fresh fruits, and plant-based products to retail, foodservice, and wholesale customers. The company focuses on reducing waste and carbon emissions while maintaining sustainable agricultural practices.

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The WET Center at California State University, Fresno is an incubator and resource hub supporting startups and entrepreneurs in the Central Valley's food, energy, and agriculture industries. It provides access to research, industry expertise, and programs such as the Culinary Catalyst Program and Valley Ventures to drive regional growth.

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What's the Deal? is a mobile app that shows nearby happy hour specials, drink offers, and deals based on the user's location. It serves consumers looking for restaurant and bar deals in Edmonton.

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Wheelys sells small, bicycle-based café units designed for aspiring entrepreneurs to operate as independent vendors. The company targets young people with limited capital who want to start their own food or beverage businesses.

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Whims Delights makes plant-based confectionery with low sugar content (1g of sugar per piece) and no sugar alcohols. The products are marketed as a healthier alternative to conventional sweets sold direct to consumers.

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