The Mediterranean Food Lab Overview
The Mediterranean Food Lab develops a fermentation-based approaches to produce a natural, honest flavor solutions made from real food - simple ag-commodities and food side streams. The solutions is designed to bring satisfying, meaty, multi-layered flavor profiles to a wide range of dishes traditionally flavored with animal protein. MFL's line of ready-to-use stocks is sold under the brand SHO; Umami-packed meat-free stocks made for professional foodservice cooks. The stocks are made by fermenting grains and legumes, containing 100% natural ingredients, with no additives, emulsifiers, colors, preservatives, or flavoring agents.
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$17.0MAug 2023
$19.5MJan 2021
Latest News
growth-positive
מעבדת האוכל התל אביבית שפיצחה את סוד הטעימוּת
MFL, a Mediterranean food lab based in Tel Aviv, has been developing natural flavoring ingredients through fermentation for the past two years. The labs products, which aim to provide viable alternatives to meat for vegans and vegetarians, will soon be available to major food manufacturers and chefs worldwide. Chef Yair Yosefi, involved in the project, emphasizes the importance of frequent taste tests to ensure product quality. The labs innovative approach is expected to attract significant interest from the culinary industry.
Customers
growth-positive
Mediterranean Food Lab raises $17m series A to scale up AI-powered solid state fermentation tech
Mediterranean Food Lab (MFL), an Israeli startup, has secured $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Gullspång Re:food, with participation from PeakBridge, Arancia International, and FoodBridge. The investment will enable MFL to scale up its solid state fermentation technology, which is used to create flavor ingredients that enhance plant-based foods. MFLs technology combines fermentation with AI to produce clean label savory ingredients, aiming to improve the sensory experience of plant-based eating. The company plans to expand its production capabilities in the Netherlands and establish an R&D center in France, focusing initially on the European market. MFLs ingredients are positioned as foodstuffs rather than additives, offering a clean label alternative to traditional flavor solutions.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
מנקודת מבטו של שף: החברה הישראלית שיוצרת תחליפי מזון בדרך קצת שונה
MFL - Mediterranean Food Lab, an Israeli company, has developed a unique approach to creating food substitutes. The company, founded by chef Yair Yosefi and filmmaker Ben Zion Goldberg, focuses on creating natural, green, and healthy taste and smell materials for food substitutes, particularly meat substitutes. The company has already raised $2.5 million and is currently preparing for another funding round to meet the growing demand from large food companies. The companys products are entirely plant-based and are designed to provide the taste experience of meat that carnivores are familiar with.
Investment
growth-positive
Mediterranean Food Lab Wins €100,000 from EIT
The Mediterranean Food Lab, an Israeli startup, has won €100,000 in the EIT Food Accelerator Network program. The company develops natural solutions to improve the taste of plant-based foods and meat alternatives. They focus on developing natural, healthy flavor bases that are sustainably produced and affordable. The Mediterranean Food Lab also received a grant from the Good Food Institute to research the potential of traditional Southeast Asian foods for the development of rich flavors in the alternative meat sector. The company aims to provide great-tasting alternatives to animal protein and contribute to the growth of the alternative meat industry. The EIT Food Accelerator Network is a pan-European program that supports and advises startups and entrepreneurs in the food industry.
Investment
growth-positive
חדשנות טכנולוגית - המפתח לשיפור מערכת המזון
The Mediterranean Food Lab, an Israeli startup, is one of three winners of the EIT Food Accelerator Network, a program by the European Union that accelerates startups that will shape the world of food in the coming decades. The company, founded by Yair Yosefi, Omer Ben Gal, and Bizi (Ben) Goldberg, has been working independently in recent years on the research and development of plant-based flavors. Each of the winning companies will receive 100,000 euros.
Investment
| Sector | Agriculture & Food Technologies |
Funding
| Total funding | $19.61M |
| Last funding | $17M |
| Stage | A |
| Rounds | 3 |
| Investors | 5 |
Team Members
6
Employees: 11-50
Web & Social Links
| Website | www.med-food-lab.com/ |
Locations
Simtat Beit HaSho'eva, Tel Aviv-Jaffa, Israel
Photos & Videos
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The Mediterranean Food Lab Business
Business models
B2B
Product stage
Released
Employees
11-50
Sector
Climate TechFood & Land UseSustainable ProteinsClean Industry Tech Sustainable Materials & CircularityAgriculture & Food TechnologiesFood TechNovel Food & IngredientsTarget Customer
Agriculture & FoodFood Retail & ConsumptionCore Technology
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circular-economyclimate-technovel-ingredientsbiotechnologynutritionfood-ingredientsfoodtechGeographic Markets
EuropeThe Mediterranean Food Lab Financials
$19.61M
Total funding
Undisclosed
Capital raised
$17M
Last funding
A
Funding stage
3
Total rounds
5
Investors
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time ($)
$17.0MAug 2023
$19.5MJan 2021
Private Equity Funding
A Round
Aug 2023
$17M
Gullspång Re:food (Lead)
,
PeakBridge , FoodBridge, Arancia International
Seed
Jan 2021
$2.5M
PeakBridge , Lever VC
Non-Equity Funding
GrantEvent
Dec 2020
$106K
EIT Food Accelerator Network
The Mediterranean Food Lab Lifecycle
Cumulative Funding Raised Over Time
$17.0MAug 2023
$19.5MJan 2021
All Events
A Round
Aug 2023
$17M
Gullspång Re:food (Lead)
,
PeakBridge , FoodBridge, Arancia International
Seed
Jan 2021
$2.5M
PeakBridge , Lever VC
GrantEvent
Dec 2020
$106K
EIT Food Accelerator Network
The Mediterranean Food Lab News
5 articles
growth-positive
מעבדת האוכל התל אביבית שפיצחה את סוד הטעימוּת
MFL, a Mediterranean food lab based in Tel Aviv, has been developing natural flavoring ingredients through fermentation for the past two years. The labs products, which aim to provide viable alternatives to meat for vegans and vegetarians, will soon be available to major food manufacturers and chefs worldwide. Chef Yair Yosefi, involved in the project, emphasizes the importance of frequent taste tests to ensure product quality. The labs innovative approach is expected to attract significant interest from the culinary industry.
Customers
growth-positive
Mediterranean Food Lab raises $17m series A to scale up AI-powered solid state fermentation tech
Mediterranean Food Lab (MFL), an Israeli startup, has secured $17 million in a Series A funding round led by Gullspång Re:food, with participation from PeakBridge, Arancia International, and FoodBridge. The investment will enable MFL to scale up its solid state fermentation technology, which is used to create flavor ingredients that enhance plant-based foods. MFLs technology combines fermentation with AI to produce clean label savory ingredients, aiming to improve the sensory experience of plant-based eating. The company plans to expand its production capabilities in the Netherlands and establish an R&D center in France, focusing initially on the European market. MFLs ingredients are positioned as foodstuffs rather than additives, offering a clean label alternative to traditional flavor solutions.
InvestmentExpand
growth-positive
מנקודת מבטו של שף: החברה הישראלית שיוצרת תחליפי מזון בדרך קצת שונה
MFL - Mediterranean Food Lab, an Israeli company, has developed a unique approach to creating food substitutes. The company, founded by chef Yair Yosefi and filmmaker Ben Zion Goldberg, focuses on creating natural, green, and healthy taste and smell materials for food substitutes, particularly meat substitutes. The company has already raised $2.5 million and is currently preparing for another funding round to meet the growing demand from large food companies. The companys products are entirely plant-based and are designed to provide the taste experience of meat that carnivores are familiar with.
Investment
growth-positive
Mediterranean Food Lab Wins €100,000 from EIT
The Mediterranean Food Lab, an Israeli startup, has won €100,000 in the EIT Food Accelerator Network program. The company develops natural solutions to improve the taste of plant-based foods and meat alternatives. They focus on developing natural, healthy flavor bases that are sustainably produced and affordable. The Mediterranean Food Lab also received a grant from the Good Food Institute to research the potential of traditional Southeast Asian foods for the development of rich flavors in the alternative meat sector. The company aims to provide great-tasting alternatives to animal protein and contribute to the growth of the alternative meat industry. The EIT Food Accelerator Network is a pan-European program that supports and advises startups and entrepreneurs in the food industry.
Investment
growth-positive
חדשנות טכנולוגית - המפתח לשיפור מערכת המזון
The Mediterranean Food Lab, an Israeli startup, is one of three winners of the EIT Food Accelerator Network, a program by the European Union that accelerates startups that will shape the world of food in the coming decades. The company, founded by Yair Yosefi, Omer Ben Gal, and Bizi (Ben) Goldberg, has been working independently in recent years on the research and development of plant-based flavors. Each of the winning companies will receive 100,000 euros.
Investment
The Mediterranean Food Lab Team
Employee Info
| Employees (range) | 11-50 |
| Exact count | 31 |
| Team members | 6 |
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| Confidence | 90/100 |
| Missing | markets, not claimed |
| BI Verification | Maor Perlov |
| Registrar ID | 515884849 |
| Crunchbase | the-mediterranean-food-lab |
| Phone | +972544955385 |
| Creator | Maor Perlov |
| Creator email | maorperlov@gmail.com |
| Last updater | Ortal Wein |
| Updater email | ortalw@sncentral.org |
| Last update | 2024-11-13T00:00:00.000Z |
| Created | 2020-12-20T00:00:00.000Z |
| Claimed | Yes |