Foodpairing
Foodpairing.com is the largest creative chef network. Nowadays, our palates have evolved to eat much more adventurously than before. With unexpected ingredient combinations becoming the new norm, chefs and other food professionals are challenging themselves to develop innovative menus so as not to miss out on the next big food trend. Half a million food professionals across 125 countries trust and rely on Foodpairing’s technology and computer-aided intelligence to develop their own surprising new flavor combinations to create healthy, exciting, and sustainable recipes.
Foodpairing
Foodpairing.com is the largest creative chef network. Nowadays, our palates have evolved to eat much more adventurously than before. With unexpected ingredient combinations becoming the new norm, chefs and other food professionals are challenging themselves to develop innovative menus so as not to miss out on the next big food trend. Half a million food professionals across 125 countries trust and rely on Foodpairing’s technology and computer-aided intelligence to develop their own surprising new flavor combinations to create healthy, exciting, and sustainable recipes.
TL;DR
What they do: AI- and chemistry-driven flavor intelligence platform and large ingredient/flavor database for chefs and CPG companies
Headquarters: Ghent, Belgium
Founders: Johan Langenbick and Bernard Lahousse
Customers / Reach: Used by ~500,000 food professionals across 125 countries (company claim)
Notable funding: Grant / convertible support from EIT Food (Aug 2020)
Company Overview
Problem Domain
Foodtech — product ideation, formulation, flavor discovery, and consumer prediction for food & beverage
Industry
Foodtech / Flavor intelligence
Funding Track Record
500000.00
Reported as a grant/convertible support from EIT Food in August 2020 (Dealroom lists €500k).
Investor Signal
“EIT Food (grant/convertible funding)”