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At Foodberry, we believe nature has provided the template for delicious, healthy, and sustainable food.

We’ve turned this design into a technology platform and are using it to transform the way we eat, for the good of people, and the planet.

Nature Inspired Fresh Snacking

On a mission to

Transform the way we eat.

Our technology platform can be used to directly address key sustainable development targets, by creating nutrient dense food forms which last longer, utilize diverse ingredient inputs, and reduce packaging waste.

Plastic Free Packaging

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Our technology removes the need for plastic packaging, meeting consumers' increasing desire for sustainability.

Bioavailable Nutrition

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Balanced nutritional profile based on Nature’s Macros, including high moisture content, plant-based fibers, and phytonutrients, for increased absorption and decreased inflammation.

Limitless Applications

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From familiar foods like yogurt and hummus to the next generation of plant-based alternatives to the personalized foods of tomorrow, the Foodberry format is compatible with virtually any food imaginable.

How we create

A better kind of food.

Our products mimic botanical fruit with protective coatings of fibers, phytonutrients, and minerals surrounding a nutritive and delicious core. Our patented library of fruit skin barriers allows us to create berries of food you already know, or can only imagine.
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Tapping into Mother Nature's secrets.

The essence of our platform is deeply intuitive: our simple secret is that we’ve unlocked Mother Nature’s secret for protecting what she makes. We learned how to wrap up goodness just like nature does.

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Creating a new class of materials.

Through design principles and natural chemistries found in fruit skins and peels, we’ve created an entirely new class of edible barrier materials.

Biomimicry isn’t just the form, it’s also the function (moisture barrier, nutrition, flavor) and the substance (fruit + veg fibers, phytonutrients, natural polymer networks).

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Designing products that make an impact.

Our always on-the-go modern lifestyle has created demand for convenient foods that are easy, portable and highly craveable. That convenience has come at the cost of decreased nutritional value, declining health outcomes & increased plastic waste.

Foodberries provide that convenience in a format that is inherently nutritious and sustainable, with a limitless variety that offers a glimpse into the future of regenerative and personalized food.

Capabilities

Rooted deep in science.

IP & Patent Portfolio

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IP & Patent Portfolio

We have a portfolio of patents around edible membranes. This protected space was initially staked out prior to product commercialization.

Product Development

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Product Development

We create products integrating this patented technology. We develop and test products using rapid iteration, e-commerce, and speed launch models.

Manufacturing

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Manufacturing

We have designed and commissioned two first-in-kind manufacturing lines in our state-of-the-art facility in Boston, MA. We plan to build more.

The Latest In

News & Press

 |  FoodNavigator USA

Foodberry showcases its versatile, sustainable plant-based coatings at Summer Fancy Food Show

As nutrition and sustainability continue shaping consumer snacking preferences, Foodberry is using edible plant-based fiber coatings for convenient and healthy snacks, company CEO Marty Kolewe, Ph. D., told FoodNavigator-USA at the Summer Fancy Food Show in New York City earlier this summer.

view Foodberry showcases its versatile, sustainable plant-based coatings at Summer Fancy Food Show

 |  Sustainable Brands

Change the Product, Not Just the Packaging: A Crucial Step Towards a Sustainable Food Future

A growing industry solution to plastic packaging pollution is to create food products that are more stable and compatible with more minimal and sustainable packaging materials.

view Change the Product, Not Just the Packaging: A Crucial Step Towards a Sustainable Food Future

 |  Refrigerated & Frozen Foods

Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Cold Chain: Ripe for Innovation

Powered by over 20 patents, Foodberry replicates nature's ability to wrap and protect foods with non-permeable, plant-based coatings made from fruit & vegetable fibers—and can accurately mimic an endless array of sweet and savory flavors and varying textures.

view Refrigerated and Frozen Foods Cold Chain: Ripe for Innovation

 |  Axios

Food tech startup Foodberry raising $15M Series A

Foodberry, a Boston-based food tech startup, is raising a $15 million Series A round that will close by the end of this year, CEO Marty Kolewe tells Axios exclusively.

view Food tech startup Foodberry raising $15M Series A

 |  The Business Journals

Coming to a store near you: Coffee, ice cream and more — inside plant-based coatings

In nature, the skins and peels on fruit help protect the food from damage and preserve the delicious insides for people to enjoy. A Boston startup is taking this concept and applying it to foods like hummus, yogurt and coffee.

view Coming to a store near you: Coffee, ice cream and more — inside plant-based coatings

 |  AgFunder News

Foodberry creates novel snacking experiences

Materials tech startup Foodberry has a series of patents covering technology to create novel hand-held snacks with edible coatings, from hummus bites with a red pepper skin to ‘yogurt berries’ with yogurt on the inside and fruit on the outside, CEO Marty Kolewe told AFN.

view Foodberry creates novel snacking experiences

 |  Foodberry

Foodberry Launches New Consumer Product Partnership With NadaMoo!, Showcasing Its Patented Food Technology Platform

Foodberry has partnered with NadaMoo! dairy-free ice cream to develop a new class of snackable frozen treats, which are beginning to roll out this Spring in 750 retail locations.

view Foodberry Launches New Consumer Product Partnership With NadaMoo!, Showcasing Its Patented Food Technology Platform

 |  FoodDive

Foodberry brings its tech to a sweet spot: fresh and packaging-free snacking

After 10 years, two rebrands and a short-lived consumer line, the company is ready to bring its reverse-engineered fruit skins to new applications.

view Foodberry brings its tech to a sweet spot: fresh and packaging-free snacking

Led and run by

Visionaries & operators.

Leadership team

Marty Kolewe

President & CEO

Marty led R&D, before becoming the CTO and now Chief Executive of the company. Marty’s experience includes biotechnological plant systems and pharmaceutical manufacturing. Marty has a BS from Johns Hopkins University and a PhD from UMass Amherst, both chemical engineering, and completed a postdoc in drug delivery at the Langer Lab at MIT.

Kristen Enright

Head of Innovation & Products

Kristen Enright is Head of Innovation and Products. Kristen has a background in nutritional biochemistry and metabolic physiology. She has a BA in chemistry from Colby College and worked previously at Joslin Diabetes Center, UChicago and NASA. She has been with the company since it first opened in Cambridge. Kristen is also an avid home cook for her three sons.

Stefan Catsicas

Investor & Board Member

Stefan is the former Chief Technology Officer of Nestle S.A. and an Executive Board member. Prior to Nestle, Stefan was a department head at GlaxoSmithKline, and helped co-found several biotechnology companies and investment funds. Stefan served as Professor and Chairman of Cell Biology at the School of Medicine of Lausanne and Professor of Bioengineering and VP Research at the École Polytechnique Federale.

David Edwards

Founder & Board Member

Founder of Incredible Foods and Professor of Engineering at Harvard, David co-founded AIR (Advanced Inhalation Research), which sold to Alkermes in 1999. He is the founder of Le Laboratoire, a cultural center in Paris and Cambridge, where artists and designers perform experiments at the frontiers of science.

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