Investing in the future of food
Our mission is to bring Solina's entrepreneurial value to life by participating in promising and ambitious companies which contribute to the future of the global food scenery.
About Solina
About Solina
Expert in savoury food solutions.
Solina is an expert in customized food solutions for food processing industrials in the area of meat, ready meals, snacks, vegetables and new protein foods, turning taste, visual, functional and nutritional ingredients into culinary promising and inspiring food concepts.
Solina’s aim is to draw on our unrivalled expertise and passion to create innovative food solutions. We want to contribute to the production of food that is good: delicious, healthy and environmentally friendly. Each solution is a unique combination of our expertise. Our role is to offer tailored market & consumer insights, technical expert advice and cutting-edge food solutions to our customers.
Solina website
Our mission
A leading role in the future of the global food scenery.
Partnering with inspiring people, entrepreneurs, start-ups, scale-ups and other ambitious companies to fulfill a leading role in the future of the global food scenery.
With both strategic and operational experience in the food market, we are in the right position to reveal investment-worthy people and companies bringing disruptive and breakthrough concepts, solutions and tools to our businesses of which we believe they bring a valuable contribution to Solina's mission of 'creating savoury food solutions' and to the global food market in general.
OUR VALUES AS A PARTNER
- Financial support: to follow-up and strengthen your growth plan.
- R&D expertise: with taste & visual and functions solutions.
- Pilot plants: to drive innovation into semi industrial production.
- Sales network: multichannel distribution opportunities.
- Operations: capabilities in our factories for wet and dry blends.
- Market intelligence: operational and strategic knowledge.
- Sourcing: to help finding good supplier partners.
- Quality control: to support in certification and quality management.
Our team
Flexible and knowledgeable.
Composed of a flexible, knowledgeable team of investment and operational experts, we are committed to ensure a company's autonomy. SolinaVentures invests in innovative companies which are bringing high potential concepts or capabilities to the market.
We nurture promising companies to the next stage of development by providing R&D know-how, marketing intelligence, operational support, sales networks, financial assistance as well as business expertise. In doing so, the cross-fertilization potential is unlocked, enabling Solina to leverage from its partners.
Contact
Thomas Decroix
Thomas Decroix
Group Business Development & Transformation Director
Baptiste Farrando
Baptiste Farrando
M&A & Ventures Director
Christophe Gyselinck
Christophe Gyselinck
Group Technical & Innovation Director
Felix Hurtaud
Felix Hurtaud
Ventures Project Manager
Jean Weulersse
Jean Weulersse
Ventures Project Manager
Innovation strategic drivers
Future food
New ingredients
Allergen free, additive free, healthy, sustainable… with POC and ready to use material
New protein food
Cultured meat, fermented protein, biomass, functional protein… for early stage cooperation
New technology
Texturizing technologies such as 3D, shear cell…
Digital & Big Data
Digital tools and data analytics which can help Solina to step-up in various fields like traceability, transparency, block chain, sourcing, sustainability…Traceability & Transparency
Blockchain & Supply Chain
Data & Analytics
Sustainable Agri-Practicing
Patronage (mécénat) and support for some projects in emerging countries such as India, South America… sustainable sourcing ideas/projects with local communitiesSocietal initiatives
Sustainable project
Fair trade
Our portfolio
A diversity of entrepreneurs and companies.
Peace Of Meat
Real meat. Guilt free. For a sustainable future. Peace Of Meat improves the taste, texture and nutritional value of plant based and cell based meat alternatives.
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Contact
We are based in France, the country of food, but we are investing anywhere inspired people are thinking of tomorrow food companies.
WHERE TO FIND US
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