iba.START UP AREA

Freshly baked innovations.

The iba.START UP AREA in Hall 13, D61 presented visitors with a varied programme. This ranged from daily start-up pitches and specialist presentations to the presentation of the iba.START UP AWARDS. The focus was always on innovation and dialogue.

The winner

You have voted for your favourite: The winner has been chosen. It is Fonte Ingredientes.

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Fonte Ingredientes

Shelf-life extention made easy, accessible and effective

Specialist in long-life baked goods, Fonte Ingredientes is helping industries across the world to avoid mold spoilage losses, supporting growth, food safety and delivering peace-of-mind for it's customers. Fighting mold spoilage from the tropics to the Tundras.

Programme

A varied programme awaited visitors to the iba.START UP AREA, providing them with fresh input on topics relating to innovation.

To the programme

Exhibitors

All exhibitors of the iba.START UP AREA at a glance

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Fonte Ingredientes

Specialists in long life industrial bakery, manufactures safe preservatives easy to apply on a array of baked goods, stopping mold spoilage and helping business growth and sustainability

13 / START23

Win-Win

Win-Win is a food tech company reinventing chocolate for a more sustainable future. We’re launching our cocoa-free chocolate across Europe—creamy, delicious, and made from plants. It delivers the same indulgence with 80% less CO₂e and water use, and none of the ethical concerns.

13 / START26

SMOX – smart logistics

SMOX - smart logistics supports companies in the optimization of business processes. Innovative solutions have been developed to solve the current challenges in logistics and transportation. www.smox.de

13 / START4

WECARRY

WECARRY is the first deposit-based reusable system for packaging baked goods. We revolutionize the time-honored concept of the bread bag, offering a sustainable, reusable alternative to the paper bag.

13 / START17

ProSeed

At ProSeed, our vision is to drive a more resilient food system. We developed a processing solutions to preserve the value of wet biomass like Spent Grains or Okara. We offer products throughout the value chain, from drying process, to baking ingredients and finished products.

13 / START21

Peerox

A lack of skilled workers as well as high operating, resource and energy costs pose major challenges for food production companies. PEEROX solves this problem with the MADDOX software and revolutionizes knowledge transfer in production.

13 / START11

HY5

Serve hygienically and sustainably without disposable waste. HY5 is the sustainable hygienic glove for your staff at the sales counter.

13 / START10

ENLYZE - Eine Datenbasis für alle Werke

Production data that makes sense: real-time monitoring, traceability, and optimization — without a costly IT project. One platform lets you precisely analyze process parameters, efficiency, energy consumption, waste, or downtime. Unlike many IoT platforms, we help reduce the burden on your team!

13 / START25

FairCup GmbH

As a system provider in the reusable sector, FairCup GmbH offers everything that is required to implement a reusable deposit system, individually tailored to the respective partner.

13 / START7

Snaggit UG

Snaggit - Pre-ordering eats better! Snaggit digitalises the ordering process in the catering industry. With our app, customers can pre-order and pay for food and drinks - quickly, easily and efficiently. Catering businesses benefit from optimised processes, better planning and much more.

13 / START9

CupToYou, Innovative Paper Cups and Lids

Premium, innovative, eco-friendly paper cups & lids with low minimum order quantities (starting from just 1,000 pcs) and door-to-door delivery across the EU and UK.

13 / START19

GO GERMAN - Auszubildende aus Asien

GO GERMAN connects bakeries with dedicated apprentices from Southeast Asia. We find suitable candidates, prepare them linguistically and culturally, and support the entire process through to successful integration in the workplace. This way, you secure a sustainable pipeline of skilled workers.

13 / START12

369Sonic - Ultrasonic kitchen knives

We specialize in the production and sale of ultrasonic cutting tools such as wireless electric ultrasonic kitchen knives and cutters. The built-in transducer moves the blade of the knife 40,000 times per second, which amplifies the cutting properties of the knife to a fascinating level.

13 / START24

  Discover the future of baking

JAC

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Precise dough dividing for maximum efficiency

Paniform from JAC revolutionizes dough processing: fully automatic, versatile and perfect for any type of dough. With a capacity of up to 19 kg and over 100 grids, it ensures precision and efficiency in the bakery. Find out how Paniform optimizes your production!

Reading Bakery Systems

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Perfecting the Crunch: The RBS Baked Multi-Crisp Snack System

Discover how the RBS Baked Multi-Crisp Snack System delivers precision, efficiency, and consistency to create perfectly baked, crispy, and delicious snacks.

Coperion FHN

several locations

Experience at the booth

Discover Coperion Dough Processing Solutions: Fermentation, Mixing, Forming and Dividing

We're thrilled to showcase at iba, the innovative technologies from our brands: Baker Perkins, DIOSNA, Shaffer, Peerless, and VMI! Together, we provide integrated solutions that enhance every stage of dough processing, from fermentation and mixing to forming and dividing.