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Planet A Foods
Sustainable cocoa-free chocolate
- 1-20 employees
- Retail
- B2B
- Enterprise
- Sustainability
- Food
- Environmental
- Martinsried, Planegg, Germany
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Company mission
Planet A Foods' mission is to create a world with access to just and sustainable food for everyone.
Our take
Cocoa farming commits some of the biggest sins of the food industry such as deforestation, child labour, and soil degradation. Planet A Foods is seeking to replace the ingredient in mass-market applications for the ever-growing segment of conscious consumers.
The startup is adopting a different approach to players like Voyager Foods. Instead of a chemical substitute, it has developed a fermentation process that uses natural by-products from other food-making processes for its base material. Its vegan product is built from there with the use of proprietary micro bacteria.
The company has been focused on customer feedback regarding the taste and texture of its products, through methods such as a ‘test-kit’ of 9 samples. Most recently, it has plans to trial the first-ever product purchases of its ice cream at an exclusive pop-up stall in Germany, with the aim of having permanent products on the market very soon.
Planet A Foods hopes to follow in the footsteps of companies like Oatly that have won significant market share, which means overcoming the challenge of delivering a quality product that is on parity with its unethical counterpart.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Benefits
- Flexible working hours
- Regular team events
- Free drinks & snacks
- Learning & Development program
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Dec 2024
$30m
SERIES B
Feb 2024
$15.4m
SERIES A
Total funding: $51.6m
This company has top investors
Leadership
Dr Maximilian Marquart
(CEO)Co-founded 27pilots which supported leading corporations to boost their innovation by collaborating with startups. Holds a PhD in Material Science and Mechanical Engineering.
Dr Sara Marquart
(CTO)Previous Principal Scientist for Atomo Coffee, a Seattle-based startup making molecular coffee without the coffee bean, and Chief Curator at the world’s largest science museum. Holds a PhD in Food Chemistry.