2025 was a year of positive systems change across the Re:food portfolio.

‍Our partners moved beyond innovation to deliver change at scale and reshaping how food is produced, regulated, distributed, and consumed. Across agriculture, biomanufacturing, climate, nutrition, and water, portfolio companies hit critical inflection points: regulatory firsts, infrastructure coming online, commercial adoption across millions of acres and consumers, and trust-building certifications that enable entire markets to function.

These milestones reflect Re:food’s core belief that lasting impact comes from rebuilding from a system change perspective, not just improving products. Whether unlocking new value chains for farmers, creating scalable fermentation and cultivation infrastructure, decarbonizing supply chains, or expanding access to nutritious food and clean water, our portfolio companies are demonstrating what it takes to move from pilot to platform.

Here we highlight some milestones across our portfolio that illustrate how our partners impacted the food and agriculture sector last year.

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NewLeaf Symbiotics

A breakout year for scale and impact. NewLeaf Symbiotics delivered a standout year of scaling and commercial traction. The company’s proprietary microbial solutions continued to gain rapid adoption across U.S. row crops, with usage now spanning millions of acres, a testament to the impact and market demand for its biologics platform. The commercial expansion of EPA-registered bioinsecticide TS201 and the commercial launch of EPA-registered biofungicide TS601 provided growers with first-of-their-kind biocontrol options that combat pests using Induced Systemic Resistance (ISR). This progress reflects NewLeaf’s role as a key driver of sustainable crop performance and farmer outcomes. (NewLeaf) Watch as NewLeaf put PPFM Technology to the test across the United States on the 2025 Pink Performance Tour!

Planted

Redefining plant-based meat and scaling global reach. In 2025, Planted reached a major inflection point by bringing its industrial fermentation facility in Memmingen, Germany, online. The site delivers up to ~5,000 tons of annual capacity and proves the scalability of Planted’s proprietary solid-state fermentation platform, materially improving unit economics and supply reliability. This milestone enables Planted to scale up its fermentation technology faster and sign off proof points to underpin global expansion. (Planted)

Agreena

A defining year for trust and credibility. 2025 marked a major milestone for Agreena as it crossed one of the highest bars in the voluntary carbon market - successfully achieving verification under Verra's Verified Carbon Standard (VM0042 v2.0) methodology, delivering real, measurable climate impact across more than five million hectares, benefiting over 2,500 farmers in over 20 countries. (Agreena, Linkedin)

Nick’s

Building a global better-for-you brand. Driven by steady product innovation, strong brand building, and capacity-expanding investments in its own protein and chocolate bar factory, Nick’s accelerated both top and bottom line growth in 2025. European retail sales increased by 40 percent, ice cream sales more than doubled in its home market of Sweden, and margins expanded, improving the bottom line by more than eight million dollars.

Everytable

A major mission milestone in Compton Unified School District! In 2025, Everytable achieved a major milestone by becoming the official meal provider for the Compton Unified School District, marking its first full partnership with a public K–12 district. This partnership will bring fresh, scratch-cooked meals to 31 schools across the Compton community. This achievement reflects Everytable’s bold vision of transforming school food systems and deepening impact in the neighborhoods it serves, expanding beyond retail into large-scale institutional nutrition. (SFGATE, LA Business Journal)

Matsmart / Motatos

Relentless momentum against food waste. Throughout 2025, Matsmart/Motatos continued expanding its European footprint by entering its sixth market, Switzerland, reinforcing its position as one of the most visible and scalable surplus-food platforms. It is now present in Sweden, Finland, Germany, Denmark, Austria, and Switzerland.

Pow.Bio

Turning biomanufacturing ambition into reality. Pow.Bio hit a major achievement in 2025 in industrial biomanufacturing with its continuous fermentation platform scaling to 3,000 L in collaboration with ATV Technologies and Bühler Group. Building on this success, Pow.Bio and Bühler announced a strategic collaboration to bring an integrated continuous precision fermentation platform to market, combining Pow.Bio’s technology with Bühler’s global engineering and deployment expertise and setting the stage for broader industry adoption. (GlobeNewswire, Buhler)

Mission Barns

A historic regulatory breakthrough. In 2025, Mission Barns became the first biotech ingredients company using cell cultivation to fully clear U.S. regulatory requirements and enter the market. The company received an FDA “no questions” letter in March, followed by USDA inspection approval and label sign-off in June, enabling commercial sales. Initial product launches using Mission Bars ingredients began in October, marking the transition of cultivated pork fat from regulatory approval to real-world commercialization. (AgFunderNews)

The Mediterranean Food Lab

Fermentation meets culinary craft. In 2025, The Mediterranean Food Lab took a major step toward market adoption, introducing chef-forward fermentation solutions designed to deliver deep flavor without compromise to France, Germany, and the Netherlands. The year also marked MFL’s entry into Spain through a chef-led partnership and local distribution, supported by masterclasses, gastronomy events, and direct collaboration with chefs to embed solid state fermented flavor solutions into real menus. (foodingredientsfirst.com)

Wayout

💧 Infrastructure innovation with global relevance. Wayout took a huge stride in bringing its game-changing decentralized water systems to new geographies with the signing of new strategic partnerships that will enable a product launch in Mexico and in Ukraine. This marks the company’s strategic entry into two of the world’s most critical water markets. The expansion underscores Wayout’s mission to future-proof drinking water and replace millions of single-use plastic bottles with sustainable, circular micro-factory solutions that deliver high-quality water locally and with full digital traceability. 

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