FoodTech Startups

Peach was a Seattle-based workplace food service that delivered lunch to offices for over a decade; it was acquired by Fooda in July 2025, which now provides workplace meal programs and delivery through its national restaurant network. The site directs former Peach clients and prospective offices to Fooda for individually packaged meal delivery, card options, and tailored workplace food programs.

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PeakBridge is a venture capital firm investing from Seed to Series B in FoodTech and NutriTech startups building evidence-based technologies for food, nutrition, and health. It supports founders across AI, digitalization, nutrition, and ingredient innovation, and is a member of the Edmond de Rothschild Private Equity partnership.

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Pearl provides a push-button coffee and tea brewing system for offices, hotels, and restaurants, using a proprietary brew technology with compostable single-serving packs of freshly roasted whole bean coffees and teas. The company handles installation, maintenance, and automatic restocking of a customizable menu sourced from specialty roasters and importers.

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PedidosYa operates an online food and goods delivery platform accessible via app, connecting consumers with restaurants and stores. It serves multiple countries across Latin America, including Argentina, Chile, Peru, Uruguay, and others.

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PeelPioneers collects citrus peels left over from juicing in supermarkets and hospitality and processes them into natural ingredients such as fibers and essential oils used in food, cosmetics, and cleaning products. Based in the Netherlands, it sells these upcycled ingredients to producers to reuse 100% of the peel.

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Pensees develops cultivated meat produced by growing animal cells, using its patented 3D bioprinting technology. The company positions cultivated meat as a sustainable alternative for meat production.

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Pepr is a restaurant-management software platform that integrates with POS, supplier invoicing, and inventory systems to automate back-of-house operations, helping restaurants reduce food and labor costs.

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Perfat is a Finnish lipid technology company that develops plant-based fats using oleogel technology to replace highly saturated fats like palm oil and dairy butter. Its products aim to be lower in saturated fat and calories and higher in fiber for food and nutraceutical producers across applications such as bakery, confectionery, dairy, plant-based foods, snacks, and supplements.

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Perfectly Dosed supplies nanoemulsion cannabinoid ingredients that allow manufacturers to infuse consistent, precise doses into their products. It provides full-service support and scalable pricing for product makers of varying sizes.

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Perfekto is a direct-to-consumer platform that delivers "imperfect" fresh produce—fruits and vegetables rejected for cosmetic or production reasons—directly from farms to customers' homes in Mexico. The service reduces food waste while offering consumers cheaper prices and fresher products while supporting farmers.

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Perle is a restaurant offering dine-in service, a bar, and takeout, with à la carte and prix-fixe menus. It is located in the Los Angeles area and participates in Dine LA Restaurant Week.

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Booky is a Philippine app offering discount vouchers of up to 50% off from food to lifestyle merchants, letting users browse, buy, and claim deals across 2,500+ merchants. It serves Filipino consumers looking for savings on dining and lifestyle experiences.

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Pieter Pot is an online grocery retailer offering package-free food products through a zero-waste food system model in the Netherlands. The company operates a membership program that provides discounts and supports its mission to create a waste-free food chain.

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Pilot Project Brewing operates as an incubator and producer for beverage innovation, helping creators launch new beverage brands across multiple categories including beer, non-alcoholic drinks, hard kombucha, and canned cocktails. The company generates revenue through both consumer-facing taprooms in Chicago and Milwaukee and a B2B brand-incubation model that provides infrastructure, distribution, and mentorship to independent beverage entrepreneurs.

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Pinsami produces Roman-style pinsa using a blend of wheat, rice, and soy flours and a long leavening process of at least 24 hours with sourdough. The company positions itself as an Italian food producer focused on artisanal baking techniques.

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Pinto develops back-of-house robotic systems for restaurants to automate food preparation and kitchen operations while maintaining customer experience. The company designs and manufactures cooking robots from its Culver City laboratory.

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PlantSwitch manufactures home-compostable food packaging and cutlery products from agricultural waste, particularly rice hulls, using a proprietary CompostZero™ bio-resin that breaks down in backyard compost without leaving microplastics. The company sells bulk products and resin to foodservice operators, distributors, brands, retailers, and plastic manufacturers.

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Playt is an online grocery service that connects recipe selection with ingredient delivery. Users browse and choose recipes, and Playt converts selected recipes into customizable shopping lists that can be delivered to their door or picked up at local stores.

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MyPlesh creates reduced-sugar chocolate snacks that maintain traditional taste and texture without high sugar content. The company targets consumers seeking indulgent treats without guilt or health compromises.

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Polysense builds camera and vision-based hardware that inspects product quality inline on food production lines, detecting defects, measuring dimensions, monitoring colour and identifying foreign material at production speed. It targets food processors, with a stated focus on potato processing, and integrates with existing shop-floor systems such as SCADA, MES, PLC and ERP.

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Pop & Bottle sells plant-based coffee drinks and cold brew products, including oat and almond milk lattes and organic cold brew coffee concentrate sweetened with dates and boosted with functional ingredients like collagen and adaptogens. Its products are sold direct-to-consumer via subscription and through retail stores.

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PopUp Bagels bakes fresh, whole bagels served hot and sold by the box through drop-style releases, along with specialty cream cheese "schmears" developed with brands and chefs. Founded in Westport, Connecticut, the company has expanded nationally across the US.

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PR Butcher sells meat sourced from U.S. pastures, dry-aged and hand-cut at its own facility, sold directly to consumers online. It offers a subscription service delivering meat on recurring schedules.

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Poseidon Ocean Systems provides aeration, oxygenation, and automation systems for professional salmon farmers to increase harvest volumes and reduce operational costs. The company delivers end-to-end life support solutions tailored to aquaculture operations.

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