Upfood - Upcycling Surplus Food
UPFood upcycles surplus fresh produce and industry side streams into nutritious vegan B2B ingredients economically and sustainably. They have developed proprietary technologies in the following areas: solar-hybrid drying system, mobile heat pump drying unit and industrial waste heat drying system, with considerations of the on-ground challenges and limitations of resources.
Milestone
  • Achieved distribution for their product, all-natural dried fruit snacks from upcycled fruits, in the Danish supermarket chain MENY
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  • In conversations with COOP Group, the second largest supermarket chain, and FreshLand, the largest sustainable fresh food ecommerce platform, for product distribution
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  • Secured wider collaboration with FreshLand to upcycle fresh produce that loses its cosmetic appearance during transportation, the dried fruit snacks will be sold on their website, thus representing a circular economy solution to food waste
Clients
Incorporation Location
Denmark
Cohort
  • GBA Demo Day
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  • FoodTech
Category
Food Technology
Meet the founders
Sajjad Haider
CEO