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Marine Taste
Producing highly sustainable food products from cultured sea vases
- Foodtech
- Seed
Location
Stenungsund, Sweden
Revenue size
EUR 260,000
Year founded
2018
Funding raised
EUR 3,650,000
Founders
Fredrik Norén, Olle Stenberg and Jan-Olof Lundberg
Most relevant investors
Pronofa AS
Team size
10
Problem
Marine Taste addresses two issues: Firstly, there is a need for more sustainable food sources from the sea. Second, the seas around Sweden suffer from too high levels of nutrients and planktonic algae, leading to eutrophication.
SOLUTION
Marine Taste is the world's first producer of food products from cultured sea vase. Sea vase is a fast growing invertebrate native to the Swedish coast and can be organically cultured in large amounts rapidly. The sea vase gives both a meat used for further processing to hamburgers and meatballs and the boiling water is reduced to a tasty broth, rich in umami and kokumi. The broth is very similar to fish sauce of high quality, but without the fishy smell and can be used in many food applications, even sweets. Additionally, Sea Vase animals improve water clarity by eating planktonic algae. The more we cultivate and eat - the better the marine environment.
KEY CUSTOMERS AND INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE
Grocery and wholesale in the Nordic countries Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Finland. The umami broth has been on the Swedish market since 2018. Meat products will be placed on the market 2024.
Team
The team is a group of marine biologists and dedicated food nerds who care about taste and the environment in equal measure.
Unique selling point
Marine Taste-products have an exceptionally low carbon foot-print: 0.8 kg CO2 / kg protein, and have a 7x higher biomass yield per hectare compared to vegetable crops (21 tons vs 3 tons). Marine Taste boasts zero-waste production, and doesn’t use fertilisers or pesticides, nor fresh water or arable land. Harvest removes nutrients from the sea. High biodiversity in the cultivation.
Asia Connection
Marine Taste believes their natural marine flavour enhancer (broth) is a great business opportunity. They are looking to connect with importers for wholesales and food developers that will benefit from this new natural flavour booster.
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