We are a leading food technology company that upcycles unwanted produce to create sustainable nutrition products that improve health, performance and positively impacts the environment.
Join us in our efforts to reduce waste, make food accessible and take care of our planet.
Join us in our efforts to reduce waste, make food accessible and take care of our planet.
Location: Canada, Nova Scotia, Halifax
Employees: 11-50
Phone: +1 888-850-9135
Total raised: $13M
Founded date: 2017
Funding Rounds 2
| Date | Series | Amount | Investors |
| 26.02.2021 | - | $10M | District V... |
| 03.01.2020 | - | $3M | - |
Mentions in press and media 11
| Date | Title | Description |
| 29.12.2023 | Top 10 AgTech Startups in Canada | Canada is one of the largest agricultural producers and exporters globally. It is also considered among the most pioneering and technologically advanced countries in the world when one talks about agriculture. In 2016, the agriculture and a... |
| 28.06.2023 | Dr. Darren Burke: Revolutionizing Nutrition Through Upcycled Food Waste | Share Tweet Share Share Email In the realm of sustainable food practices, Dr. Darren Burke has pioneered a groundbreaking technique to rescue nutrients from food waste. He’s achieved this by developing an innovative technology that can tran... |
| 26.06.2023 | 4 North American Producers Championing Veggies in Plant-Forward Products | According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, USA, only one in ten American adults consume the recommended daily serving of vegetables. The organization suggests that businesses should focus more on providing custo... |
| 02.03.2022 | Data Snapshot: 2021’s top deals for food waste startups driven by environment & economics | Data Snapshot is a regular AFN feature in which we analyze agrifoodtech market investment data provided by our parent company, AgFunder. Click here for more research from AgFunder and sign up to our newsletters to receive alerts about new r... |
| 24.11.2021 | Wholly Veggie Continues Retail Expansion with Upcycled Cauliflower Product Rollout Across Canada | Canadian plant-based producer Wholly Veggie is debuting new products made from upcycled cauliflower. Developed with sustainable food tech innovator Outcast Foods, Wholly Veggie’s new Plant-based Mozzarella and Jalapeno Cheddar Sticks featur... |
| 21.05.2021 | Upcycled Vegan Supplement Startup Outcast Foods YOY Online Sales Grow By 3,872% | 3 Mins Read Plant-based food technology startup Outcast Foods, which transforms unattractive produce into nutrient-dense foods and bills itself as ‘the world’s first sustainable supplement company’ has recorded a whopping 3,872% in year-on-... |
| 20.05.2021 | Outcast Foods grows bigger in N.S., expands to Ontario | When you have to use a comma to report sales growth for your business, things are going very well. The Nova Scotia company Outcast Foods saw online sales increase by 3,872 per cent over the last year, dwarfing even the company’s rosy growth... |
| 22.02.2021 | Soup-To-Nuts Podcast: Startups seize fast-growing upcycling trend to drive sales, make social impact | According to the Upcycled Foods Association, approximately $940 billion is lost annually due to food loss and waste that could be converted into value-added ingredients and finished products that many consumers not only would buy, but would... |
| 10.02.2021 | Ugly Food Winners: Meet The Startups Capitalising On Wasted Fruit & Vegetables | 1 1 Share 5 Mins Read It’s not talked about enough, but wasted food is an environmental and health disaster. One third of all food grown is wasted globally, and Asia as a region is responsible for over 50% of all wasted food. And as we get ... |
| 27.10.2020 | Top 10 AgTech Startups in Canada | Canada is one of the largest agricultural producers and exporters globally. It is also considered among the most pioneering and technologically advanced countries in the world when one talks about agriculture. In 2016, the agriculture and a... |
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