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Alternative ingredients for tomorrow.

That’s the reason Planet A Foods exists today.

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Our mission

Transforming the food industry by creating high-quality, resilient alternatives at scale.

Our ingredient solutions are designed for mass-market products in a variety of applications.

Planet A Foods co-founders Max and Sara
Our journey

One of the world’s fastest-growing foodtech startups.

A success story made in Germany: visionary food technology for resilient, future-oriented supply chains.

Planet A Foods has grown from a small German food technology startup into an established B2B partner for the global food industry – in just a few years. What drives us is a strong belief in the power of science to rethink how food is made.

With ChoViva, our cocoa-free chocolate alternative, we have shown that chocolatey indulgence doesn’t have to depend on cocoa: it can be produced at scale from an independent supply chain. Building on this, we continue to develop new ingredient solutions that help food manufacturers become more resilient to raw material volatility.

Our story

From an idea to a platform

Six years, one mission – how Planet A Foods grew, year by year. Open a year to see what happened.

  1. It starts with an idea

    Planet A Foods is founded with one question: can the world’s most-loved ingredients be made without depending on fragile crops?

    1. Q1

      Foundation of Planet A Foods

    2. Q2

      Development of first test recipes for ChoViva

  2. From the lab to first samples

    A development center in Munich turns the first recipes into ChoViva samples – and the market gets a first taste.

    1. Q1

      Munich, Germany: opening of our office & development center on 2,000 m²

    2. Q2

      Market test launch with first ChoViva product samples

  3. Going industrial

    Our own production site in Pilsen, a growing team and the first products on shelf: ChoViva goes to market.

    1. Q2

      Pilsen, Czech Republic: initial commissioning of our IFS-certified production site

    2. Q2

      Planet A Foods counts over 30 employees

    3. Q3

      Market launch of ChoViva with pioneering partners Griesson - de Beukelaer and Peter Kölln

    4. Q4

      Planet A Foods counts over 50 employees

  4. Breakthrough on the shelf

    Sold-out editions, private labels and two funding rounds take ChoViva into the mainstream.

    1. Q1

      Lindt limited edition with ChoViva is sold out within hours

    2. Q1

      Launch of 9 private label products with REWE Group

    3. Q1

      Planet A Foods announces Series A funding of US$ 15.4M

    4. Q2

      ChoViva travels with Deutsche Bahn as Lieblingsgast edition

    5. Q3

      20 products with ChoViva are launched in German supermarkets

    6. Q4

      Planet A Foods announces Series B funding of US$ 30M

  5. Across Europe – and beyond

    ChoViva reaches new countries, its first market outside Europe and a global partner in Barry Callebaut.

    1. Q1

      ChoViva expands across Europe: first Easter ranges in France, the UK and Germany – now available in France, the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria

    2. Q2

      Top 3 finalist for the German Entrepreneurship Award and “Rising Star” at the Game Changer Award 2025

    3. Q3

      First launch outside Europe: Aeon brings ChoViva to Japan

    4. Q3

      Start of development of our coffee alternative

    5. Q4

      Long-term commercial partnership with Barry Callebaut to bring ChoViva to manufacturers worldwide

  6. From one product to a platform

    Global brands adopt ChoViva while new ingredient alternatives – from coffee to the Cocoa Booster – join the portfolio.

    1. Q1

      Nestlé Germany launches NESTLÉ CHOCO CROSSIES “Snack Vibes” with ChoViva

    2. Q1

      Start of development of several alternative ingredients

    3. Q2

      Mars pilots a cocoa-free Balisto with ChoViva at REWE

    4. Q2

      Barry Callebaut becomes exclusive distributor of ChoViva to industry customers in the US

    5. Q2

      Launch of ChoViva No Added Sugar for confectionery and bakery manufacturers

    6. Q3

      ChoViva is now in more than 230 products on the market

    7. Q3

      First public tastings of our coffee alternative

    8. Q4

      Launch of the Cocoa Booster Discover the Cocoa Booster

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