Did you know that roughly 30% to 40% of the startups that showed up at Future Food-Tech London are using fermentation as their core production method?

This is a massive pattern my team noticed while they were there.

They spent two days talking to the founders, watching demos, asking about their timelines and bottlenecks.

Based on those conversations, we have mapped 35+ startups across seven innovation buckets within food tech to show you where the industry is placing its biggest bets:

One of the startups, Solar Foods, has created Solein®, a yellow powder that is 78% protein, made through hydrogen fermentation. They capture CO2 from the air, pair it with water and renewable electricity, and feed the resulting mix to Xanthobacter bacteria. As the bacteria feast on this mix, they rapidly multiply. This resulting biomass is then harvested and dried into a nutrient-packed powder. The production is entirely independent of agriculture.

It’s already being tested in Singapore in ice cream and headed for protein shakes and bars in the US.

Nourished, another UK based start up, creates a single personalized gummy tailored to what your body needs. You take an online quiz about your lifestyle, and their 3D printer stacks seven layers of nutrients into one gummy on demand. They’ve partnered with Colgate for oral health and Neutrogena for skincare gummies.

Now that the San Francisco summit is a few weeks away, knowing who showed up last time can give you an idea of what to expect in the next one.

We profiled 8 companies, including Solar Foods and Nourished to show you:

• Current TRL stage and commercial status
• Regulatory status across FDA, EFSA, and SFA
• Funding amounts and investor names
• Active partnerships (Colgate, ADM, Neutrogena, Ajinomoto)

If you’re attending FFT SF 2026, this gives you a good sense of the types of startups and innovation you can expect there.

Grab the complete FFT London Report here (it’s free!)- https://greyb.com/resources/future-foodtech-2025-report/