Introducing the Vitafoods Europe

The inaugural Vitafoods Europe Startup Innovation Challenge offered health, wellbeing, and nutraceutical startups a unique opportunity to pitch their solutions and projects before a panel of expert judges for the chance to win high-value prizes. Startups also pitched their solutions on stage before the Vitafoods Europe audience.

The judges were looking for entrepreneurs making ground-breaking finished products and ingredients for nutraceuticals, supplements, or functional food and beverages and innovative technologies, services, and digital solutions that support the nutraceutical industry.

Meet the finalists of the 1st edition of the Vitafoods Europe Startup Innovation Challenge 2023!

1. Most Innovative Finished Nutraceutical Product

This category covers finished nutraceutical products offering innovation in ingredient composition, consumer focus, or delivery format.

Sweet Victory Gum

Sweet Victory Gum is a plant-based functional confectionery that blocks the sugar receptors on the tongue, helping reduce one’s sugar intake.

R3set

R3SET develops products that offer specific stress-related benefits like calming, unwinding cravings.

Terraseed

Terraseed creates sustainable and ethical supplements for vegans that are packaged in fully biodegradable and industrially compostable pill bottles.

Bread Free S.L

Bread Free produces gluten-free wheat flour that is suitable for celiac people, using a combination of biotechnology, AI, and by-products of the agrifood industry.

Plant Made Foods SIA / Fermentful

Fermentful unlocks the power of green buckwheat, producing fermented plant-based drinks that are free from gluten, dairy, and soy; and with zero added sugar.