Fooditive specializes in sustainable plant-based and animal-free ingredient innovation. Its core product is an upcycled calorie-free natural sweetener that replicates the taste and functionality of sugar. The sweetener is produced from apple and pear side streams, turning fruit waste into a functional ingredient. The company emphasizes upcycling and reducing food waste through ingredient development. In March 2023 Sparkalis took a minority stake in Fooditive to bolster its animal-free and upcycled ingredient work. The article does not provide additional financial or operating metrics. Fooditive Group is a Rotterdam-based plant-based ingredient manufacturer founded in 2018 that develops 100% natural ingredients focused on taste, affordability and sustainability. Its portfolio includes a well-known sweetener and a growing range of products, including GoPeasy, a pea-based plant milk launched for consumers. The company says it has expanded its product range to seven items and has grown its headcount in recent years. Fooditive emphasizes using side streams of food production and a circular-economy approach in product development. It has received awards and was nominated for the Index Award 2021. Management frames the business as a movement to make healthy food affordable for everyone and cites close collaboration with investors and partners such as Rabobank and several VCs.

Total raised

$8M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Oct 2021