Celleste-Bio

growth-positive

Trendlines Group has announced the establishment of Celleste Bio, a company focused on producing high-value cocoa ingredients using cell culture methods. This technology will ensure a consistent cocoa yield supply and address issues related to climate change, as the harvests will not be weather-dependent. The company aims to provide a more sustainable supply of cocoa ingredients, reducing the risk of deforestation, child labour, and high carbon emissions associated with traditional cocoa cultivation. Celleste Bio received seed investment from The Trendlines Group, Mondelēz International, Barrel Ventures, and Regba Group.

growth-positive

Celleste Bio, a cell-based food tech startup from Israel, is producing high-quality cocoa using conventional cell culture methods to tackle chocolates sustainability and labor issues. The company aims to offer people the pleasure and health of high-quality cocoa products while eliminating the challenges of sustainable production. With support from Mondelēz International, Barrel Ventures, Regba Group, and Trendlines, Celleste Bio is closer to bringing its cell-based chocolate to market. The cocoa industry is linked to climate change, deforestation, human rights violations, and biodiversity loss. Celleste Bios cell-based chocolate is one potential answer to these problems. Other cocoa alternative producers include Seminal Biosciences and WNWN.

growth-positive

The Trendlines Group has announced the establishment of Celleste Bio, a company focused on producing high-value cocoa ingredients using cell culture methods. This technology eliminates the dependence on cocoa tree cultivation and addresses sustainability challenges associated with cocoa production, such as deforestation and child labor. Celleste will make cocoa ingredients from naturally occurring cocoa cells without genetic modification. The seed investment for Celleste was provided by The Trendlines Group, Mondelēz International, Barrel Ventures, and Regba Group. The establishment of Celleste presents a growth-positive impact for The Trendlines Group, as it taps into the increasing demand for sustainable cocoa ingredients.