Accelerating business in plant-based foods
Bridging the gap between food innovation & commercialization
Challenge & solution
The world population is anticipated to reach 10 billion by 2050 (approx. 40% increase). It is no secret that the current state of the intensive animal protein processing industry is at its limits in terms of the exhaustion of natural resources, contribution to climate change as well as the pollution of international waters. Farming animals for slaughter is undeniably more costly in terms of land use, water and energy than deriving plant nutrients.
“The biggest room in the world is the room for improvement”, a former world leader once stated.
Food XLerator BV therefore aims to accelerate the transition to a plant-based foods diet by actively supporting and investing in thriving & scalable businesses that are marketing plant-based food options.
yuri schaap
Founder
Yuri Schaap is a former Sr. International Sales professional with a 15+ year track record within the Food Ingredient industry. He first worked in the European flavour industry, followed by the International flavour industry. His latest employment in the international Food Ingredient industry encompassed a Strategic Account Manager’s position for meat & vegetable (protein) processors.
Mission & Vision
Mission:
It is our mission to accelerate innovation of tasty & nutritious plant-based foods.
Vision:
We strive to transform our food ecosystem globally. Enabling people around the globe to get equal access to tasty & nutritious foods, balancing the equation of animal vs. plant protein intake.
Partners
CyberColloids Ltd
Business-led contract research company located in Ireland, specialized in polysaccharide & protein chemistry focused on the Food industry.
Plant Protein Alliance of Alberta
We facilitate the development of a diverse, profitable and sustainable plant-protein and plant-ingredient processing industry in Alberta.
Netherlands-Canada Chamber of Commerce
The Netherlands-Canada Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) is a non-profit organization promoting trade, investment, industry, commercial services and cultural affairs between Canada and the Netherlands.
Foodvalley Member
Foodvalley is the primary knowledge-intensive agrifood ecosystem in the Netherlands. This ecosystem is characterized by many world class innovative agrifood and food-related solutions and by the cooperation between companies, knowledge institutions, education and governments.
News
The Future is Plant-Based
At the very early beginnings of my career I was still finding out what my vocation was. Let alone my WHY!? My father once taught me that if you cannot determin your calling as is, then start by striking or defining what you don’t like. Consequently, I think it was during my 3rd job I found what my calling was; food! See one of my previous posts. How I grew up As a young kid in the early 80s (born in 1977), beside playing sports outside, I spent hours and hours in the kitchen watching my...
Giants Joining Forces in Plant-Based
On the 26th of January, it was announced that two giants are joining forces in the plant-based foods space. PepsiCo & Beyond Meat aim ‘to develop, produce and market innovative snack and beverage products made from plant-based protein’. The JV is named PLANeT Partnership, LLC. Financial terms of the deal remain undisclosed. PepsiCo & Beyond Meat The partnership is said ‘to leverage Beyond Meat’s leading technology in plant-based protein development and PepsiCo’s world-class...
What I’m reading…
What I’m reading… You may wonder, what I’m reading under lockdown. Well, what I can tell you is that I have read more books in the last 2 months than I have read over the last two years. Not just for the sake of being confined. This has more to do with myself allocating more time to it! My latest reads were on personal financing and investing. In a previous post I wrote that I was reading Morgan Housel’s last piece ‘The Psychology of Money’. No, I have not shifted my focus from food to a...
Contact
located
Heemskerk
The Netherlands
Call
+31 (0)6 1562 6665