FoodTech Startups

FODZYME develops an enzyme powder supplement that breaks down FODMAPs in food, particularly fructans found in garlic, onions, and wheat, for people with digestive sensitivities. The product targets individuals who need to manage FODMAP intolerance to improve their diet flexibility and quality of life.

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KiZE makes clean protein energy bars with simple ingredients, sold through consumer retail channels. The company is built around a social mission supporting individuals in recovery from addiction and homelessness, plus broader community aid efforts.

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Klearly provides an integrated payment solution for the Horeca (hotel, restaurant, and café) industry, connecting payment infrastructure with businesses' existing POS systems. It targets restaurant and hospitality operators who want integrated, reliable payment processing.

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Klosterman Baking Company is a family-owned wholesale bakery, operating since 1892, that produces bread, buns, rolls, hoagies, flatbread, and cake donuts for restaurants, schools, hospitals, grocery and convenience stores, and food service distributors. It delivers fresh products across Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana and ships frozen baked goods nationwide, offering branded and private-label options.

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Knead Tech offers software for managing food rescue operations, coordinating logistics and matching surplus food with recipients in real time. Its platform is used by food recovery organizations and volunteer-led teams to reduce staff time, coordinate volunteers, and track impact data.

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Knotty Pretzels is a snack food brand offering flavored pretzels marketed as pairing with different styles of beer. It positions its products for pretzel and beer enthusiasts through curated flavor pairings.

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Koa produces a natural ingredient extracted from cocoa fruit pulp, harvested and processed in Ghana, that is used by food professionals as a versatile ingredient. The company works with Ghanaian cocoa farmers to utilize previously discarded cocoa pulp, aiming to increase farmer income and reduce food waste.

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Koawach sells caffeinated cocoa drinking powders made with guarana, marketed as a coffee alternative, along with related products such as matcha, milkshake powders, smoothie bowls, lemonades and snack bites. The German direct-to-consumer food brand sells its products online and emphasizes fair-trade ingredients.

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Kobas provides a connected hospitality management system centered on EPoS software, covering stock control, kitchen display, payments, ordering apps, CRM, and HR/rota tools. It serves UK food and beverage operators such as casual dining restaurants, QSR, pubs, bars, clubs, and food halls of varying sizes.

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Kodiak Cakes makes whole grain breakfast foods sold in retail stores. The company also runs a give-back program called Keep it Wild that partners with conservation non-profits.

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Koinz is a mobile app for ordering food and picking up orders directly from branches without waiting, offering a loyalty points program that customers redeem for rewards. It serves consumers ordering from restaurants and food outlets.

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Kokada makes coconut-based spreads and dunkable snacks marketed as lower-sugar, "better for you" treats, using organic, natural, peanut-free, gluten-free, and refined-sugar-free ingredients. The products are sold in retail stores and used as spreads, dips, or additions to smoothies and oatmeal.

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The company uses cellular agriculture and bio-technology to isolate cells from premium cacao strains, culture them in optimized conditions, upscale biomass in bioreactors, and process cocoa for various applications.

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Komari is a beverage company that produces and distributes beverages for consumer markets.

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Koppie makes a coffee alternative from locally grown peas that are fermented and roasted into "beans" designed to roast, grind, and brew like coffee, allowing blends of up to 50% with regular coffee. It targets coffee producers and beverage makers seeking to reduce costs, hedge against supply and price volatility, and lower environmental footprint.

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Koppiku is a Malaysian coffee company selling premium coffee products, from beans to cups, positioned around affordability without sacrificing quality. It targets everyday consumers seeking accessible premium coffee.

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Koro is an online store selling snacks, breakfast foods, oils, juices and other food products, including vegan and organic options, sold directly to consumers. It offers items such as freeze-dried fruits, energy balls, chips and porridge ingredients through its e-commerce site.

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KoRo is an online retailer selling food and snacks—such as nuts, dried fruit, protein products, and bulk pantry items—directly to consumers, with an emphasis on transparency and fair sourcing. It operates an e-commerce shop out of Berlin and also publishes recipes and a blog.

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Kovzy provides an all-in-one platform for restaurants covering online ordering websites, QR-code digital menus, and a POS system. Its tools handle direct online sales, card and mobile payments, delivery cost calculation, menu and recipe management with ingredient cost analysis, and reporting across in-house sales and delivery aggregators like Glovo and Wolt.

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Kraftling sells cold-pressed ginger shots made from Peruvian ginger, preserved via high-pressure processing (HPP) rather than heat, and delivered chilled to consumers by subscription. The product is a direct-to-consumer wellness beverage marketed as a daily morning routine drink.

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Kreatures of Habit (KoH) makes plant-based protein products for daily nutrition, including a prep-ahead breakfast meal with 30g protein, probiotics and Omega-3, a creatine-containing daily bar, and a melatonin-free sleep product. The clean-label products are sold direct to consumers on a subscription basis, aimed at high-performing individuals.

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Kremenak NanoTech (KNT) is a deep tech startup that develops patented and patent-pending nanoengineered material platform technologies and products, including Shredder, which uses material science to prevent microbial spoilage in commercial beverage production. Its R&D laboratory operates out of the University of Missouri Life Science Business Incubator.

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Kresko develops bioactive RNA ingredients using a bioinformatics platform (Serkanto) and a library of identified RNAs, supplying functional ingredients to CPG companies in the dietary supplements, beauty and cosmetics, and functional food and beverage sectors. It positions itself as an R&D partner that helps these companies formulate science-backed, RNA-based products.

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Krispy Krunchy Chicken is a fried chicken brand offering hand-breaded Cajun-style chicken, tenders, wings, biscuits, and sides through a food program placed in convenience stores and retailers rather than a traditional franchise. It operates more than 3,600 locations across the United States, with strong presence in the South.

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