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Sugarlogix, whose mission is to create functional sugars with health benefits, is a bioengineering company that makes human milk oligosaccharides (HMOs) for infant nutrition. HMOs are the fiber-equivalents in human breast milk that play crucial prebiotic functions in babies` guts. Sugarlogix` novel HMO-producing technologies offer safe and affordable HMOs for babies without access to breast milk. Founded in 2016 and led by Co-Founder and CEO Chaeyoung Shin, Sugarlogix is headquartered in Oakland and is financially backed by 8VC, Berkeley Catalyst Fund, and SOSV and private investors.
Kalera is a produce grower and a world leader in the science and technology for vertically farming the highest quality produce. Kalera combines the latest data-driven process automation technologies with the science of hydroponics to create the perfect growing conditions for plants to thrive. We give plants everything they need to thrive in nature and in return, they deliver an abundance of clean, fresh, healthy and nutritious produce. Our produce is virtually perfect because we measure and meter every element they require to grow strong. The cleanroom standards of our growing facilities means that pest don’t chew on our leaves, and we never have to kill them with chemical pesticides. We never use genetically modified seeds. Our plants are the cleanest simply because they are never in contact with dangerous environmental pathogens. This is the future of produce, with our growing environments creating an eternal spring in terms of growing cycles and a resulting abundance of everything we grow available year-round. Our flagship HyCube model is installed at the Orlando World Center Resort. Every day, that facility provides produce for the largest Marriott resort and conference center in the world. We also support the restaurant and food service trade with the finest possible selection of specialist produce. Chefs can depend on the absolutely dependable consistency from our HyTaste brand of succulent leafy greens, micro greens, baby greens, flowers and vegetables. Kalera is also offering a number of select living plant products to retailers interested in the best locally grown hydroponic produce. This is the future of farming and the science of great greens.
Chunk Foods is a company that produces plant-based meat alternatives that are loaded with flavor and made from 100% plants. Their products are clean label and have no cholesterol or GMOs.
ABF Ingredients is a division of global holding company Associated British Foods which also includes household names such as Primark and Twinings. Focusing on high value ingredients for both food and non-food applications ABF Ingredients has established strong market positions around the world, with products that include enzymes, yeast extracts, speciality lipids, cereal specialties, excipients and antacids.
The Hillshire Brands Company manufactures and markets meat-centric food solutions worldwide. It operates in two segments, Retail and Foodservice/Other. The company provides various packaged meat and frozen bakery products that include hot dogs and corn dogs, breakfast sausages, breakfast sandwiches and bowls, dinner sausages, premium deli and luncheon meats, and cooked hams, as well as frozen pies, cakes, pastries, muffins, cheesecakes, and other desserts; and pork, beef, and poultry products. The company sells its products under the brand names of Jimmy Dean, Ball Park, Hillshire Farm, State Fair, Sara Lee, and Chef Pierre, as well as artisanal brands that comprise Aidells and Gallo Salame. It serves supermarkets, warehouse clubs, national chains, distributors, restaurants, hospitals, and other institutions through direct sales force and brokers. The company was formerly known as Sara Lee Corporation and changed its name to The Hillshire Brands Company in June 2012.