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Out of 179, the Global Startup Heat Map highlights 5 Top Frozen Food Solutions created by Startups
The insights of this data-driven analysis are derived from the Big Data & Artificial Intelligence-powered StartUs Insights Discovery Platform, covering 2 093 000+ startups & scaleups globally. The platform gives you an exhaustive overview of emerging technologies & relevant startups within a specific field in just a few clicks.
The Global Startup Heat Map below reveals the distribution of the 179 exemplary startups & scaleups we analyzed for this research. Further, it highlights 5 food startups that we hand-picked based on criteria such as founding year, location, funding raised, and more. You get to explore the solutions of these 5 startups & scaleups in this report. For insights on the other 174 frozen food solutions, get in touch.
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STRONG ROOTS offers Vegan Burger Patties
Frozen food products usually consist of unhealthy preservatives, sugar, and processed ingredients. Besides, vegan frozen products are scarce in the market due to the popularity of meat-based diets. Amongst the available vegan options, a majority of them are unhealthy. Therefore, startups produce healthy vegan alternatives.
UK-based startup STRONG ROOTS makes frozen vegan burger patties. The startup’s Pumpkin & Spinach patty consists of kale, quinoa, and various vegetables that include pumpkin and spinach. It is vegan, low in saturated fat and sugar as well as rich in dietary fiber. The Bean and Beet patty uses bulgar wheat, beans, and beetroot. Since they use natural ingredients, these burger patties are nutritious and safe for consumption.
Happi Foodi provides Frozen Pizzas
Pizzas are a popular dietary option in western cultures. However, baking pizzas is not feasible at home due to a lack of equipment, expertise, and time. In addition, the available microwave-friendly options for such food items are not healthy either. To ensure a healthy and convenient food choice, startups offer frozen pizzas that minimize detrimental health effects on the body.
US-based startup Happi Foodi offers frozen pizzas. The startup’s Three Cheese Cauliflower Crust Pizza combines cauliflower, vine-ripened tomatoes, and a blend of cheeses. The pizza is vegetarian, gluten-free, and uses cauliflower for the crust. Happi Foodi also offers other cauliflower-crust pizzas, including Margherita and pepperoni variants.
Eat Nice Foods makes Vegan Ravioli
Italian cuisine holds many health benefits. For example, the use of tomatoes and garlic in the sauces maintains potassium levels in human body and promotes circulation, respectively. However, the use of cheese and meat in the cuisine deters many vegans from consuming an Italian diet. Startups develop frozen vegan Italian dishes that promote health benefits for such consumers.
Eat Nice Foods is a US-based startup that provides frozen ravioli dishes. The startup offers two variants of its ravioli. The first is Creamy Nada Ricotta Ravioli, which uses al dente pasta and plant-based cheese. The second is Meaty Walnut Ravioli, a combination of organic walnuts and sun-dried tomatoes. The blend of these two ingredients forms a pesto which forms the sauce of the ravioli. The startup’s products are healthy alternatives for vegan and lactose-intolerant consumers.
Fish Club delivers Frozen Seafood
Frozen seafood requires several processes to maintain hygiene till they reach consumers. The foremost of these processes consists of reducing the time between catching the fish and delivering it to a processing plant. In most cases, the increase in this duration leaves a stale smell on the fish. However, suppliers participate in fishing expeditions that last several days to increase profitability. To mitigate this challenge, startups offer frozen fish services where the time between fishing and processing is kept to a minimum.
Malaysian startup Fish Club provides frozen seafood. The startup sources fish from local fishermen in Pontian. As a result, the journey from catching fish to preservation takes under 36 hours, ensuring the freshness of the product. Cleaning, gutting, vacuum-packing, and flash-freezing of seafood further bolsters freshness, offering customers frozen fish with high standards of hygiene and quality.
NewForrest Fingerfood offers Frozen Finger Food
Social gatherings require the serving of finger foods. However, cooking these may not always be a feasible option for many individuals. Moreover, frozen alternatives do not hold up to the taste standards due to inefficiencies in the machines used to manufacture these products, and are not healthy. Businesses typically rely on such means as there are no cost-efficient alternatives. To improve frozen food quality, startups provide finger food manufacturing services to businesses that retain the quality of the various cooking processes.
NewForrest Fingerfood is a Dutch startup that produces frozen finger food for businesses. The startup employs multiple production processes to enable variation in recipes and products as well as emphasizes oven and air fryer technology to make healthier products. It also offers packaging products to assist businesses throughout the process of food retail. The startup’s finger food products include veggie nuggets, falafel balls, cheese tots, and more.
Discover more Food Startups
Food startups such as the examples highlighted in this report focus on natural additives, functional food, quality management, and vegan-friendly food choices. While all of these technologies play a major role in advancing the food industry, they only represent the tip of the iceberg. To explore more food technologies, simply get in touch to let us look into your areas of interest. For a more general overview, you can download our free FoodTech Innovation Report to save your time and improve strategic decision-making.
