Curious what the future of food looks like? This is your fast-forward button. From a large pool of ambitious start-ups that applied to our Start-up Program, we’ve selected the ten most promising brands to take the stage. Bold ideas. Fresh business models. Serious transition potential. And you? You’re the audience that matters — investors, retailers, partners, decision-makers. Meet the frontrunners shaping what’s next in plant-forward innovation:

• Eatpol (NL) – Helps food companies launch products people love with AI-driven, in-home consumer testing
• Fabas (CH) – Builds clean-label fava-bean protein ingredients for plant-based food innovation.
• Tsarona (DE) – Turns climate-resilient African superfoods to modern plant-based products.
• My Treats (NL) – Helps users discover planet-friendly restaurants that satisfy cravings while nourishing both body and soul.
• Novameat (ES) – Develops technology to produce realistic whole-cut plant-based meats using advanced food engineering.

We will kick off this session with a short interview "How to fall in love with your partner" together with Meala Foodtech and their partner dsm-firmenich.
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Please note that this session is hosted in collaboration with our partner OostNL