December 25, 2024|
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|11 months agoSwiss Lab Pioneers Breakthrough in Lab-Grown Cocoa Production
Swiss start-up Food Brewer develops innovative laboratory-produced cocoa, promising sustainable alternative to traditional chocolate production.
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- Food Brewer is a Swiss start-up based in Horgen developing lab-grown cocoa
- The company was founded in 2021 and employs around 20 people
- Food Brewer raised over CHF5 million in funding in February 2024
- The company aims to bring cell-based chocolate to market by 2026
By The Numbers
20%
potential market demand satisfaction through local production
2 weeks
initial cell regeneration period
tens of thousands
tonnes of cocoa production goal by 2035
They Said
"I was immediately fascinated by the idea of cell culture. This production has the potential to revolutionise cocoa and coffee cultivation, making it more environmentally sustainable and fairer for people."
"We harvest cells from a cocoa bean. These are placed on a nutrient gel, where they start to regenerate and form a callus, a kind of repair tissue."