NoPalm Ingredients

Honored to be named Startup of the Month by FoodBev Media! Startup life brings a unique energy, challenging us to balance our excitement with the realities of time and resources. Yet, building innovative solutions from the ground up and seeing a growing demand for our oil is incredibly rewarding! 🚀 Every step forward is a valuable learning experience, moving us closer to creating meaningful, worldwide change. 🌍 Thank you, FoodBev Media, for highlighting the power of startups!  You can find the 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 through this link: https://lnkd.in/eKQn3dwG #NoPalmIngredients #FoodBevMedia #Startup

𝐉𝐨𝐢𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 𝐚𝐭 NoPalm Ingredients! We’re thrilled to announce two new job openings: 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 & 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧! 🌍✨ Are you passionate about making a global impact, working towards a waste-free world, decarbonizing value chains and protecting natural habitats? Then this might be your next adventure! 👩🔬 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧  We’re looking for an experienced professional with a passion for fermentation and downstream processes, ready to lead! In this position, you’ll oversee daily operations on our pilot fermentation line, provide guidance and mentorship and drive process excellence to ensure efficient and impactful outcomes. 🔧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧   For this role, we're looking for a versatile technician with a solid understanding of substrate pre-treatment, fermentation, and downstream processing. Your day will be hands-on, conducting pre-treatments, running fermentation processes, and fine-tuning downstream processing to achieve optimal results.  If you’re excited about these roles and eager to join a passionate, mission-driven team, 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐤 𝐛𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐰! We are excited to hear from you and expand our team with new bright minds. 🌱    𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 👉 https://lnkd.in/eK9cYgjW 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐧 👉https://lnkd.in/e6wNseD8 #NoPalmIngredients #FermentationTechnician #ProcessingTechnician #Vacancies

🌍 𝐅𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫! 🌱 We’re thrilled to have NoPalm Ingredients included in the latest edition of the ‘𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲’, alongside other inspiring and innovative organizations. It's inspiring to see so many innovators driving meaningful changes. 🚀 A big thank you to Regio Foodvalley for highlighting our journey so far! 💙 You can find the full article about our work, impact, and ambitions through this link: https://lnkd.in/eEggnswd

𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐨𝐲𝐬! 💡 We’re thrilled to have successfully contributed to the development of an animal-free camembert cheese, using our NoPalm Ingredients yeast fat.  This product is an example of how innovative ingredients can open sustainable possibilities for the future of food. And as for the taste? Our alternative fat offers the needed solid fat content, which was once included in the tasty recipe of Those Vegan Cowboys cheese, resulting in a creamy mouthfeel and cheesy texture! Additionally, this alternative provides a natural butter-like color, eliminating the need for added colorants, and a neutral flavor, offering high flexibility for ripened foods like Camembert. 🧀 ✨ This collaboration with Those Vegan Cowboys is part of the PALM+ project, funded by the European Commission & Netherlands Enterprise Agency through an Eurostars grant. Next to Those Vegan Cowboys , we’re also collaborating closely with Flecks Brauhaus Technik GmbH, Loki Foods and University of Iceland (Háskóli Íslands), so stay tuned for more exciting news in the future. Check out the photos and get inspired by what’s possible when scientists meet cowboys. 👨🔬 🤝 🤠 #NoPalmIngredients #ThoseVeganCowboys #Camembert #PlantBasedFoods

The power of collaborating - A special visit from The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) 🤝 Last week, we had the honor of welcoming Abdeluheb Choho, Director-General of RVO, and Frank de Jonge Head of Public Services at RVO, to our office and lab in Wageningen. We’re grateful that such a prominent Dutch organization took the time to visit us and learn more about how we develop a sustainable alternative to palm oil. 👨🔬 The Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO) has supported us financially through several programs, including Eurostars, DEI+, WBSO, and Innovatiekrediet, which have played a vital role in bringing our ambitions to life. During their visit, we discussed how the collaboration with RVO could be taken even further with support in finding a suitable location for our first (demo)factory in the Netherlands and support in our ambition to become international. Jeroen Hugenholtz, Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer of NoPalm Ingredients: “It was great to show Abdeluheb Choho and Frank de Jonge around in our facilities and to hear from them what RVO has to offer to a scale-up such as we are, beyond ‘only’ financial support”. Days like these reaffirm the power of collaboration when aiming for meaningful change. Therefore, a special thank you to the many employees of RVO, amongst others Elke Evers, Martin Duits, Frank Herrman, Irma Borst and Jos Jacobs for their continued support. 💚

𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐭 NoPalm Ingredients! 🎉    We are excited to introduce Gargi, Stefan and Esmée – our current interns! 🌟 Gargi Pravin Kubde is a Food Safety master's student at Wageningen University, specialized in Food Law and Regulatory Affairs. In her internship, she drives regulatory projects by developing in-depth analyses of the EU regulatory framework. Stefan de Boer is a Biotechnology student at Wageningen University. He helps our Fermentation team with optimizing the growth medium and improving other parameters to produce oils as efficiently as possible.  Esmee van der Giessen studies Communication and Innovation at Wageningen University and works as a Marketing and Communication intern. She helps develop communication strategies and is responsible for the online content, including the Linked In posts 😉     Our interns are an important part of the team as they bring new ideas and a fresh mindset!    Find out more about what motivates our interns to work at NoPalm Ingredients in the pictures below 👇 

𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐚 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐩 𝐨𝐟 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩 – 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐧 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞! 🤩 Last week, we took you on our sailing adventure, where we learned to steer together, grounded by three fundamental pillars. This week, we’re taking you beyond the deck, telling you more about a workshop full of insights and other fun activities that made this trip one to remember. In a dynamic workshop by Dorien van Leeuwen, we delved into our management drives, transforming team insights into actionable strategies that boost collaboration and performance in our fast-paced environment. 📚 Reflecting on our teamwork has truly enhanced our ability to 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐲 under pressure and as a cohesive, high-performing team. This was especially noticeable in our 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟-𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫, which included three courses cooked with care, a large portion of chaos, and, above all, great company to share it with. 🥘 Another highlight that showcased our “high performing” spirit was 𝐤𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐨𝐤𝐞 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭, where no genres were being left out and the number of polonaises was almost outrageous. Overall, great memories we won’t soon forget. 🎤 ✨ #NoPalmIngredients #Worktrip #Teambuiliding #Collaboration

𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡 – 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 📚 This month, we want to pay extra attention to one of our core values: continuous learning. In a world that never stops evolving, we’re committed to a culture that embraces 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.  We believe that tackling global challenges requires collective action. That’s why we actively engage in pre-competitive collaborations, working with industry leaders, experts, and partners to develop solutions that benefit everyone. 🤝 Recently, our Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, Jeroen Hugenholtz, participated in an expert meeting on regulatory issues involving novel food products and fermentation-based ingredients, organized by BaseClear. Together with 35 other industry experts, he discussed pathways to approvals and business trajectories for innovative ingredients. 🚀 These collaborations allow us to share insights, align on best practices, and pioneer innovative approaches that accelerate our progress toward sustainable solutions. By 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, we can shorten go-to-market timelines and ensure sustainable alternatives, like ours, are ready to meet the urgent demands of our customers.  We’re excited to continue leading with purpose and connecting with others who share our vision for a sustainable future. Together, we can make a bigger and faster impact. 🌍 #NoPalmIngredients #ContinuousLearning #Collaboration #Innovation #Impact 

𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦-𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩, 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐍𝐨𝐏𝐚𝐥𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝! ✨   Our first day focused on reinforcing the key pillars that will guide us forward. Our co-founder Lars Langhout kicked things off by re-iterating our ambitious mission, key milestones and exciting opportunities. We were also privileged to hear from our investor, David Evans, of Fairtree Elevant Ventures, whose insights truly inspired us for our next steps. We took away some powerful lessons driving our way of thinking and speaking at NoPalm Ingredients. We've aligned on 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐬: 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬, 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲. 🎯 𝐅𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬: With a mindset that says, “we are going to make this work,” we are relentlessly focused on producing the right ingredients. By shifting from a purely science-focused approach to a customer-centric one, we're listening closely to what our customers need and doubling down on what makes us stand out.   🚀 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝: In a fast-paced world, we are making speed our superpower, pushing ourselves to evolve quickly without losing momentum, ensuring we deliver results for our customers with urgency. ❤️ 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐲: We are committed to being transparent by distinguishing our ambitious vision from our current reality. Recognizing where we are today versus where we aim to be, fosters a culture that builds trust, keeps us grounded, and drives meaningful progress. This approach allows us to inspire with our vision while staying accountable to the steps we need to take to get there.     We embraced this opportunity fully as we set sail on our second day, testing our vessels and learnings to steer together 🛞. Next to showing strong teamwork on the boat, we also took a moment to simply enjoy the sun and beautiful views from the deck ⛵.     #NoPalmIngredients #Focus #Speed #RadicalHonesty #Leadership #TeamBuilding #Innovation 

𝐋𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭! 🤝 📆 On 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 15𝐭𝐡, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐖𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 16𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫, we’ll be at the #nextbite24 of EIT Food North-East in Rome!  Our Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer, Lars Langhout, and Head of Business Development, Julie Cortal-Oosterveer, are present to answer all your questions and share the latest breakthroughs of our sustainable ingredients. 🌱 We’re thrilled to talk with like-minded innovators who are passionate about 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. Let’s connect and build partnerships that transform food systems and create lasting impact for future generations. 🚀   #NoPalmIngredients #EIT #FoodIndustry #Sustainability #CircularEconomy #FutureOfFood #NextBite