Seasonal kabocha pumpkins have a short fresh-market window and consumers need nutrient-rich alternatives to dairy milk.
R&D Focus
Shelf-stable kabocha vegetable milk and nutrient retention.
Innovative Solution
Kabocha Milk processes New Zealand kabocha pumpkin into a shelf-stable plant beverage.
Solution Effectiveness
The company states that each bottle contains an average of 114 g of New Zealand kabocha and is high in vitamin A.
Investment Funding
Last Funding Stage
Pre-Seed
Total Funding Amount
200.K
Last Funding Amount
200.K
Last Funding Date
01-02-2022
Startup Stage
Seed
Lead Investors
Big Idea Ventures
About
A high quality, nutrient rich, healthy vegetable milk that you can drink every day. There is no other shelf stable Kabochamilk available in the market today. It solves the issue of NZ Kabocha only having a short window on shelf during the year.
Products
Product
Kabocha Milk: vegetable-based milk for drinking, smoothies and food preparation.
Star Product
Kabocha Milk Original, because it is the company’s defining single-category product.
Demo Product or Complete Product?
Complete commercial shelf-stable beverage.
Awards and Recognitions
Awards
World Plant Food Awards, Best Plant-Based Beverage (2021); World Food Innovation Awards, Best Health & Wellness Drink and Best Plant-Based Beverage (2022); InnoBev Awards, Best New Brand, Best New Drink Concept and Best in PET (2022).
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