FoodTech Startups

Houston TX Hot Chicken (HHC) is a restaurant chain serving Nashville-style hot chicken sandwiches, tenders, nuggets, loaded fries, salads, waffles, and house-made lemonades, with customizable spice levels and halal-certified, never-frozen chicken. It operates physical locations, including in Henderson, Nevada, and offers catering packages for groups and events.

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Hovis is a bread and bakery brand producing loaves and other baked goods for consumers. Its products are positioned around freshness, taste, and nutrition for everyday household use.

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Huex builds AIDA, a patent-pending voice AI order assistant for quick-service restaurant drive-thrus that takes and upsells orders. It targets QSR franchisees and operators looking to address labor turnover and improve peak-time productivity.

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Hukka provides a data-based tool for professional and commercial kitchens to measure, analyze, and reduce food waste. It targets restaurants, schools, and other foodservice operations, offering a subscription-based service aimed at cutting food waste and ingredient costs, with a stated focus on Finland.

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Humble Grape imports over 500 sustainable, organic and biodynamic wines from small family-run wineries worldwide, selling them online across Mainland UK and through five London wine shop-bar-kitchens. The company also runs a wine club, hosts wine tastings and winemaker dinners, and offers WSET wine education.

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Humble Chips is a snack food brand that makes organic potato chips using organic potatoes and simple ingredients, marketed as light, crispy, and free of unnecessary additives.

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Hummus Goodness makes Lebanese-style hummus using ingredients such as chickpeas, fresh garlic, lemon juice, tahini, and olive oil. It is a food brand offering hummus made without additional oils or artificial flavors.

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Hunger Inc. Hospitality is an Indian hospitality company that operates a portfolio of restaurant and food brands, including The Bombay Canteen, O Pedro, Bombay Sweet Shop, Veronica's, and Papa's, along with enthucutlet, an online food magazine. Its brands focus on modern takes on Indian cuisine, confectionery, and dining experiences.

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Hungry Hub is a restaurant booking and dining deals platform where diners reserve tables at hotels and restaurants, largely in Bangkok, Thailand, often through package or set-price offers. It focuses on the Thai dining market, featuring venues such as hotel restaurants and rooftop dining.

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Hunter & Gather Foods is a food company focused on evidence-backed product development and nutritional guidance for everyday wellbeing.

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HVMN produces Ketone-IQ, a ketone drink marketed to high performers for energy and metabolic support. The company sells its supplement direct-to-consumer via a subscription model and cites research in human metabolism and performance.

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A poultry breeding company that supplies day-old chicks (layers, broilers, and village chicken breeds) to farmers in Zambia, with a focus on high-quality, pre-vaccinated birds that meet EU and WHO standards.

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Hydro Gummy makes gummy-based hydration products designed as an alternative to drinking water, targeting consumers of all ages who struggle with traditional hydration methods. The company focuses on making healthy hydration habits more convenient and enjoyable.

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Japan Hydro Powtech develops proprietary hydrolysate manufacturing technology to convert previously discarded food materials into edible products without chemical treatment and with low energy use. Its process supports allergen-free labeling and applications in alternative dairy and alternative meat, serving food product developers.

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Hydropolis provides vertical and container-based hydroponic farming systems, including hardware, automation, and its proprietary Grow Wizard software for remotely managing controlled-environment cultivation of leafy greens, herbs, and microgreens. It sells turnkey growing technology and advisory support to food producers, farmers, and companies, with a stated focus on Europe and beyond.

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Hyfé operates a refining process that extracts specialty ingredients and chemical building blocks from food processing waste, recovering compounds like glucose from biomass. Its outputs serve the food, beverage, personal care, and nutraceutical industries, as well as biomanufacturing for everyday chemical products.

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HyVIDA develops patented hydrogen (H₂) technology used to infuse beverages with molecular hydrogen, offering functional wellness benefits alongside taste and carbonation. It works with beverage brands and partners to formulate and produce hydrogen-enhanced drinks — from powders to ready-to-drink cans across categories like sodas, energy, sports, coffee, hydration, and cocktails — via FDA-certified copacker partners.

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A pet food brand offering recipes, meals, and treats made with nutrient-rich, easy-to-digest ingredients from vetted sourcing partners. It sells directly to pet owners looking for a variety of food and treat options for their animals.

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Iberconseil is an artisanal cheese and charcuterie supplier offering a curated selection of traditional and specialty food products for consumers, restaurants, and chefs. The company provides cheese, cured meats, desserts, and food service tools.

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A Singapore-based ice cream brand offering better-for-you frozen desserts, including ice cream cakes, pints, and tubs, with lower-GI, prebiotic, Asian-inspired heritage flavours (such as pandan, black sesame, and yuzu) and plant-based non-dairy options. The company sells directly to consumers with next-day delivery via freezer trucks.

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iCHEF provides a restaurant point-of-sale system for chain restaurant brands, with ERP/accounting integrations, cross-brand sales reporting, HR and payroll system connections, and integrations with payment and delivery platforms. It targets multi-location and multi-brand restaurant operators in Taiwan, offering POS software plus installation, training, and support services.

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Ida is a software platform that uses machine learning and predictive algorithms to optimize procurement and supply chains for wholesalers and purchasing groups handling ultra-fresh products. It combines internal operational data with external inputs such as weather, seasonality, and local trends to forecast demand, reduce waste, and prevent stockouts.

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IDAK Food Group is a Swiss holding company producing premium food specialties across three segments: potato products, pizza, and baked goods, operating a portfolio of brands at 18 production sites for customers worldwide. It grows through acquisitions of European food manufacturers such as Margherita, Romer's Hausbäckerei, and KADI.

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IdentiGEN (part of MSD Animal Health) offers technology that combines DNA and data intelligence to provide traceability and lifecycle insights across the animal and food supply chain. It serves food companies, retailers, processors, veterinarians, nutritionists, genetics companies, farm groups, and government bodies.

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