The 16 leading projects of the VII edition in acceleration and consolidation
Business Factory Food (BFFood), the benchmark accelerator for the Galician food sector, once again takes center stage in innovation with the selection of 16 entrepreneurial projects that will take part in its 7th edition. Following Pitch Day, held on September 19 at the FEUGA auditorium, the Evaluation Committee decided which initiatives would move forward to the acceleration and consolidation phases, thus giving new momentum to ideas set to transform the food industry.
Acceleration: the boost to grow
Ten projects have successfully completed incubation and now move on to the acceleration phase, where they will receive specialized support to validate their business models and scale in the market. Among them are diverse proposals such as an agricultural prediction platform using artificial intelligence (Agro4Data), a solution to revalue sea urchin roe through freeze-drying (INNOCOSTA), or a system to recover nutrients from wastewater and transform them into fertilizers (FLOC Ammonia Solutions).
Innovation also makes its way to the consumer’s table with initiatives such as Rumbo Norte, which combines canning tradition and digital technology through QR codes; TOLA, a natural and sustainable Galician energy drink; or Untables Vanetta, which reinvents sobrasada and pâté in a 100% plant-based and healthy version.
Other projects, like Fishnet Expo, aim to improve the sustainability of the fishing sector through an online channel for surplus commercialization, while Optimuu Nutrition applies artificial intelligence to optimize dairy farm feeding. Robotics also has its place with Troo4Food (Binarial Automatización), a robot adapted to food factory environments, and bakery tradition is modernized with Lévedo, which develops liquid and dehydrated sourdough made from Galician ingredients.
Consolidation: maturity and expansion
Alongside them, six more projects are moving into the consolidation phase, aimed at startups with greater maturity and market traction. Here we find proposals delivering high-impact technological solutions, such as AInwater, AI-based software to optimize water treatment plants, or BRAINR, the first cloud-native MES software for the food industry, connecting all production processes in real time.
Sustainability once again takes the spotlight with Agrikola, which replaces chemical fungicides with autonomous robots using UVC technology, and FreeShakes, a range of fermented plant-based beverages with reduced sugar content but high nutritional value. At their side, Masel is working to transform hospitality management through digitalization and traceability, while Mareterra Postres proposes an innovative line of canned desserts, free from additives and gluten, capable of maintaining their quality for up to four years.
An ecosystem that drives innovation
Beyond funding —which includes participative loans and non-repayable grants from the Xunta de Galicia through Igape and XesGalicia—, the selected projects will have access to comprehensive support. This means personalized mentoring from leading companies, high-level training, coaching, technical services, and resources tailored to the challenges of the food sector. The combination of entrepreneurial talent with industry expertise is what makes BFFood a unique platform. In this way, startups not only find support to grow but also real business opportunities and collaborations with leading companies in the sector.
With this 7th edition, Galicia strengthens its role as a European hub for food innovation. The selected projects address the sector’s key strategic challenges: digitalization, automation, traceability, sustainability, logistics, and the development of new products and processes. BFFood is not just an accelerator: it is a meeting point for entrepreneurs, industry, and institutions, working together to promote a more competitive, sustainable, and internationalized food future.
Congratulations to the 16 selected teams. With their talent and vision, the future of food continues to be written from Galicia.
