Caroline Sorlin

Climax is creating the future of food with its deep plant intelligence, a proprietary machine learning approach to creating foods by unlocking smarter paths from plants to products, creating a new generation of plant-based foods that will out-compete animal-based predecessors on taste, nutrition, environmental impact and cost.

Standing Ovation is a French protein company specializing in precision fermentation. The company has developed its first patented ingredient, Advanced Casein®, which is produced with 10 times less CO2, and significantly less water consumption and land use than regular casein, while offering nutritional, functional and taste qualities on par with the animal-sourced protein. Standing Ovation will launch its flagship protein in the United States in 2025 and aims to be a global leader in the food and environmental transition. As a winner of the French Tech 2030 program, Standing Ovation has received government backing and support from leading shareholders for its industrialization, and signed a strategic partnership with the Bel Group in 2022.

Yofix Probiotics LTD. develops and manufactures dairy & soy free fermented plant-based pre & pro-biotic foods. The products have an excellent taste and texture, are clean label and have no artificial or preservative added The ingredients are simply cereals, lentils, grains and seeds. The products contain high nutritional values and are have a sustainable production process. The first product ready to market is plant-based fermented yogurt style which will be followed by plant-based yogurt style drinks, desserts, frozen yogurts, ice cream base and many more plant-based products.

Climax is creating the future of food with its deep plant intelligence, a proprietary machine learning approach to creating foods by unlocking smarter paths from plants to products, creating a new generation of plant-based foods that will out-compete animal-based predecessors on taste, nutrition, environmental impact and cost.

Standing Ovation is a French protein company specializing in precision fermentation. The company has developed its first patented ingredient, Advanced Casein®, which is produced with 10 times less CO2, and significantly less water consumption and land use than regular casein, while offering nutritional, functional and taste qualities on par with the animal-sourced protein. Standing Ovation will launch its flagship protein in the United States in 2025 and aims to be a global leader in the food and environmental transition. As a winner of the French Tech 2030 program, Standing Ovation has received government backing and support from leading shareholders for its industrialization, and signed a strategic partnership with the Bel Group in 2022.

Superbrewed Food (formerly White Dog Labs) is a unique microbial fermentation based alternative protein startup based out of New Castle, Delaware. Big things are brewing at Superbrewed Food!

The Bel Group is a major player in the food industry through portions of dairy, fruit and plant-based products, and one of the world leaders in branded cheeses. Its portfolio of differentiated and internationally recognized brands includes The Laughing Cow®, Kiri®, Babybel®, Boursin®, Nurishh®, Pom’Potes®, and GoGo squeeZ®, as well as some 30 local brands. Together, these brands helped the Group generate sales of €3.645 billion in 2023. Some 10,902 employees in 51 subsidiaries around the world contribute to the deployment of the Groups mission to champion healthier and responsible food for all. Bel products are prepared at 30 production sites and distributed in more than 120 countries.

Yofix Probiotics LTD. develops and manufactures dairy & soy free fermented plant-based pre & pro-biotic foods. The products have an excellent taste and texture, are clean label and have no artificial or preservative added The ingredients are simply cereals, lentils, grains and seeds. The products contain high nutritional values and are have a sustainable production process. The first product ready to market is plant-based fermented yogurt style which will be followed by plant-based yogurt style drinks, desserts, frozen yogurts, ice cream base and many more plant-based products.