FoodTech Startups

P.F. Chang's is an Asian restaurant chain specializing in wok-fired cuisine with dishes rooted in Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Thai culinary traditions. The company operates over 300 restaurants globally across 20+ countries and U.S. airports, serving consumers seeking Asian dining experiences.

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PackBenefit makes cellulose-based food packaging trays that are recyclable as paper and 100% compostable, offered as an alternative to plastic modified-atmosphere (MAP) trays for food brands. The trays are heat-sealable, oven-, microwave-, and freezer-safe, and certified compostable under EN 13432.

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Pact Coffee is a UK coffee company that sources beans directly from growers, roasts them at its own roastery, and delivers freshly roasted coffee to home subscribers as well as businesses such as offices, cafés, hotels, and restaurants. It operates on a direct-trade model paying growers above the Fairtrade base price and is a certified B Corporation.

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PairAnything provides a digital platform that matches food and beverages together, helping consumers and enterprises discover pairings across 4,200+ options. The platform serves wine retailers, restaurants, and consumers seeking to enhance their dining experiences.

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PAK Quality Foods is a food distributor serving restaurants, grocery stores, and other businesses across Texas and Eastern New Mexico with frozen proteins, beef, pork, poultry, seafood, cheeses, dry goods, and other food products. Founded in 1988 and now operating from two locations, the company emphasizes reliable delivery and personalized customer service.

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Paleo develops plant-based protein products designed to replicate the taste and qualities of animal meat, addressing sustainability in food production. The company targets food producers and consumers seeking sustainable protein alternatives.

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Palett produces ready-made meals built around vegetables and whole ingredients, with a focus on taste, nutrition, and climate impact (meals are climate-calculated via Klimato). It sells prepared food directly to consumers, including take-away from its Palett pickup location at Youngstorget in Oslo, Norway.

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Pulses is a snack company that transforms pulses (legumes) into crunchy, plant-based snacks rooted in the Mediterranean diet. The company serves consumers seeking convenient, protein-rich snack alternatives.

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Panacheeza makes a dairy-free, plant-based grated parmesan cheese alternative made from five ingredients (organic cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, Himalayan pink sea salt, and apple cider vinegar), sold in Original, Truffle, and Hot & Spicy varieties. The clean-label product is aimed at consumers seeking a healthier, plant-based alternative to traditional parmesan.

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Panarium is a group of regional German craft bakeries that acquires and partners with family-owned bakery businesses, helping them with succession planning, shared investments, and digitalization while they retain local operational independence. Based in Germany, it has grown into one of the ten largest players in the German bakery market with over 500 locations.

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Panelto Foods is a speciality bread manufacturer that produces frozen par-baked breads using long fermentation techniques for major retailers' in-store bakeries and café chains. Founded in 2004 and based in Longford, it supplies customers across Ireland, the UK, and Europe.

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De Santis is a Milan-based business offering gourmet sandwiches (panini), aperitivi, artisanal gelato, and corporate catering services. Its offerings center on selected ingredients and connect to the city of Milan.

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Verify provides verification and due diligence data on counterparties to companies signing agreements, delivering timestamped, source-cited records within contract platforms. Built initially for fintech, real estate, legal, and procurement teams.

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PANOS Brands is a food company that builds and markets a portfolio of premium, natural, organic, and specialty food brands, offering products such as Asian meal ingredients, cooking pastes, and salad toppings for home cooks. Its products are aimed at consumers seeking new flavors and healthier meal preparation options.

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Pansuku is a subscription delivery service that sends curated boxes of frozen bread from bakeries across Japan to consumers' homes, using a proprietary freezing technology to preserve freshness. It offers recurring plans with adjustable delivery intervals and runs an online store for ordering breads nationwide.

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Pantry builds refrigerated, self-service vending kiosks for the food-service sector in the United States. Customers swipe a card and take prepared meals, snacks, and drinks stocked by nearby food producers who rotate the menu by season. The kiosks are placed in settings such as offices, hospitals, universities, and hotels.

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Pantry Food Co. makes chef-crafted, cannabis-infused whole foods including THC/CBD superfood bites, vegan fruit jellies, and signature olive oils, positioned as functional wellness edibles. It sells to consumers via pickup and delivery across California delivery zones.

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미스터아빠(Mr. Papa) is a South Korean B2B agricultural and food distribution company that buys produce and seafood directly from small farms and resells it to small retailers, supermarkets, and restaurants, shortening the supply chain. Founded in 2020 and starting in the Changwon/Gyeongnam region, it operates direct-trade distribution and dawn-delivery services and has expanded nationwide and into export markets.

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Papaya provides a QR-based ordering, POS, and payment system for bars and nightlife venues, letting guests order rounds and split bills from their phones while operators manage tabs, floor plans, and loyalty credits. It supports PromptPay and card payments and targets the Thai bar and nightlife market.

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Paperboat Drinks produces beverages for consumers.

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Paradise makes plant-based, dairy-free, gluten-free, allergy-friendly sweet spreads made with pea protein, aimed at families seeking allergy-conscious snacks. The company also fulfills wholesale and bulk orders for schools, military bases, and offices.

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Parrot is a cloud-based point-of-sale (POS) and management software built specifically for restaurants, covering payments, inventory, invoicing, and delivery-app orders from a centralized system. It serves restaurant owners and multi-location operators in Mexico.

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Parsnip is a culinary company building a cooking-focused product with support from technologists, chefs, and academics. The team page describes its mission and culture but gives few concrete details about the product itself.

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Passionfruit builds an AI assistant for quality and regulatory teams at food and ingredient suppliers, automating recurring compliance work such as supplier questionnaires, certificates of analysis, specs, label checks, and allergen documentation. It syncs with a company's existing systems and generates evidence-based, auditable outputs ready for review.

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