Kitchen Republic

What a day! Last week the 4th edition of the Kitchen Republic Food Startup Market took place, celebrating the art of craft. We transformed our kitchen and coworking space to host more than 50 stands, exhibiting the most delicious artisanal products from our Community & Kitchen members. More than 250 food professionals, amongst them chefs, buyers and category managers, joined us - and what they found was inspiration, innovation, and potential new suppliers for their businesses, while our members had the opportunity to make new connections and meet relevant customers. All while enjoying (non-alcoholic) drinks and tasting some new and exciting snacks and desserts. We’re super grateful to everyone who made this day a big success and we’re very proud of the 160+ startups and scale-ups in our Community and all the amazing entrepreneurs who keep on innovating and challenging the food industry. 🚀 All photos by Lesley Houtkamp

Save the broccoli! Are you a food producer or chef and can add some broccoli to your products and dishes? Let's work together and help prevent these vegetables from going to waste. Get in touch with Thibaud Van der Steen and the No Waste Army if you'd like to help or know someone who might be interested.

440.000 kilo broccoli van Nico dreigt verloren te gaan vanwege cosmetische eisen! 🚜🥦 Nico uit Slootdorp zit met een groot probleem: hij heeft per seizoen 440.000 kilo broccoli die niet voldoen aan de cosmetische eisen van de inkopers. Deze verlaten nu zijn erf als veevoer terwijl ze kwalitatief goed zijn. Ondanks zijn passie en liefde voor het telen van gewassen, waaronder de heerlijke broccoli, wordt een deel van zijn oogst afgekeurd. 😔 De redenen voor afkeuring: Te kleine broccoli door een nat voorjaar 🌧️ Kleine insectenschade 🐞 Holle stengels 🌿 Verkleuring 🌈 De broccoli moet voldoen aan strikte specificaties van afnemers, zowel in Nederland als in het buitenland. Een keurmeester controleert elke broccoli op maat, kleur en gaafheid. Alles wat niet perfect is, wordt teruggestuurd naar de boer. Soms sturen ze letterlijk een hele vrachtwagen retour. Het grootste probleem dit jaar is dat door het natte voorjaar de broccoli te klein is. 😒 Hoe kun jij helpen? 🧑🌾 We zoeken producenten die van deze broccoli een heerlijk houdbaar product kunnen maken voor in onze boodschappenbox tegen verspilling. Een soep producent hebben we al. 🍲 🧑🌾 We zoeken grote afnemers die samen met ons (structureel) broccoli willen afnemen. 🏢 🧑🌾 Sluit je aan bij No Waste Army via www.nowastearmy.nl en ontvang binnenkort een boodschappenbox tegen verspilling met onder andere een product gemaakt van deze broccoli. 📦 Het delen van deze boodschap helpt altijd! 🙌 #nowaste #voedsel #voedselverspilling #zerowaste #food #strijderstegenverspilling #eenteameentaak

And it’s a wrap! We just finished our last “Meet the Buyer” session with the F&B team at Vermaat, which also marks the end of our community programme before we take a little break in July and August. We’re looking back on a very busy first six months of our 2024 programme: Our Kitchen Republic Food Startup Market, 25 Meet the Buyer sessions, 18 knowledge-sharing sessions with experts & industry professionals, and of course numerous new encounters, collaborations and opportunities for the food & drink entrepreneurs in our community. And just like every year, we ended the first six months with a big party: the annual Kitchen Republic Summer Party that took place last week. More than 100 community members, kitchen members, and partners and acquaintances came together to connect and celebrate. A big thank you goes out to everyone who joined us and made this night a big success, with very special thanks to Roze Bunker, NonnaPepa, Allenbrand's American Popcorn, ZYMI, Chilli Chan’s, Tortillería Taiyari, Fufu the Tofu Family, RESTY and IJsbaart for providing us with delicious drinks, snacks and food. The lovely photos are all by Jules Reijnders Studio. Would you like to hear more about the KR Community and our membership programme? Send us a message, we’d love to hear from you! #networking #foodstartup #community

Next week on June 5 we’ll be attending veg-net 2024 in London, together with KR Community members RESTY & One Planet Pizza. We’re looking forward to getting new insights on the plant-based food sector and connecting with new challenger brands. Doreen Westphal, Mike Hill & Joe Hill 🍕 - we’ll see you soon! Are you in London and would like to connect? Or are there any new food concepts we shouldn’t miss? Send us a message! #vegnet24 #networking #foodinnovation #plantbased

It's messages and connections like these that make us happiest! Glad to hear you got together in order to move quickly! Agility, combined with a getting things done - mentality and the will to cooperate makes for the most exciting innovations! Great work Pacha de Cacao and degrow lab!

Productiekeuken beschikbaar bij Kitchen Republic —— Vanaf juni hebben we weer een volledig ingerichte, turn-key keuken unit beschikbaar (Unit 14 A2 op de plattegrond - ca. 110m2) te gebruiken voor productie en/of voor het ontwikkelen van nieuwe productinnovaties voor jouw bedrijf. Naast de keuken unit is er ook kantoor / vergader en evenement ruimte aanwezig en krijg je toegang tot alle evenementen die we organiseren bij Kitchen Republic waarbij je een community van meer dan 200 food food startups, scale-ups, productontwikkelaars en andere creatieven leert kennen. Heb je interesse voor jouw bedrijf of ken je iemand voor wie dit interessant is like of deel dan dit bericht en stuur een mail naar veldhuizen@kitchenrepublic.nl

We strongly believe that collaboration between startups and larger corporations is key for driving innovation in the food industry. That’s why we are opening up our community programme for ambitious and mission-driven young professionals who work at (large) corporate food producers. You can now be part of the Kitchen Republic Community to connect with 200+ food startups and get inspired by all the new developments in the market. The KR Community membership gives you not only access to the fastest growing food business community in the Netherlands, but also to the events on our agenda: Discover, taste and meet at Community Lunches & Dinners, Food Tours, Food Startup Market & Summer party. Join the movement and challenge the food industry together with us and all the amazing entrepreneurs in our Community! For more information see here: https://lnkd.in/gB3EXcdk Any questions or thoughts? We'd love to hear from you!

Crowdfunder news: Invest in a "Better" future with Willicroft! Kitchen Republic Community member Willicroft is on the home straight with their crowdfunder with 75% committed, and just under a week remaining. The Crowdfunder will support the launch of their "Original Better" at both retail and horeca. The Original Better is already available at 5 Michelin star restaurants and sold out at Crisp in its first 24 hours. As top chefs attest it's 'like butter but better' - as it is 7 times lower in emissions than dairy butter. Plus: It's based on 100% natural ingredients and of course not just tastes great, but can also be used for cooking and baking. We did a lot of testing and tasting ourselves, and can confirm all of the above. Learn more about the crowdfunder & how to support Willicroft's mission here: https://lnkd.in/e6psi7Uy 🙌

1 WEEK TO GO: KITCHEN REPUBLIC FOOD STARTUP MARKET ON JANUARY 18! 🎉 We’re still processing all the inspirational talks, tastings and encounters during the last few days at Horecava. It was so great seeing Kitchen Republic members busy presenting their products, as well as meeting some new challenger brands from Europe. And with Horecava coming to an end today, we’re all set and ready for our own event: The Kitchen Republic Food Startup Market! On January 18, we will celebrate the art of craft - with the most innovative and delicious artisan products. More than 50 Community & Kitchen members will showcase their products at the Kitchen Republic Food Startup market, so we can guarantee you that you will meet new brands that you haven’t seen this week (we did the math, more than 80% of the Food Startup Market exhibitors actually weren’t present with a stand at Horecava). What can you expect? New and innovative snacks and sauces, refreshing (non-alcoholic) drinks, and some delicious chocolate, cakes, and desserts. Join us and more than 200 food professionals that have already signed up for an afternoon full of delicious tastings, inspiration, and innovation. You can RSVP using this link: https://lnkd.in/gewbCwDg And of course feel free to bring colleagues, business partners or potential customers. We hope to see you there!