CRUST Group
At LESS & CO, our mission is to harness innovation and technology to transform surplus food into premium-quality, sustainable beverages. Through our B2B Valorisation as a Service (VaaS) model and our proprietary brands, #CRUST and #CROP, we aim to collaborate with F&B chains, retailers, and hospitality partners to reduce food waste, drive economic value, and foster positive environmental impact. …
Profile
CRUST Group (also referenced as LESS & CO) is a Singapore food-tech company founded in 2019 that upcycles surplus/otherwise edible food waste (e.g., bread, fruit/vegetable peels and other surplus ingredients) into beverages for food-service and retail partners. Core offerings include CRUST sustainable craft beers made from surplus bread and other ingredients, and CROP non-alcoholic drinks made from surplus fruits/vegetables (including their peels). Technology centers on fermentation and extraction to “valorise” ingredients, delivered via a plug-and-play valorisation-as-a-service model (Stand-Alone wholesale, White Label co-branded products, and Sustainable Unique Label/SUL co-branded products using partner waste). Headquarters: 71 Ayer Rajah Crescent, 02-10/11, Singapore 139951. Ownership/stock: described as private (no stock listing in results) and venture capital-backed; employees ~21. Funding/investors mentioned include Glocalink, Plug and Play, Synchro Food, Tech Planter, and 144 Ventures; total raised ~$1.75M (deal amounts include a $988K seed round in 2023). Known partners/customers include Tiong Bahru Bakery, Gardenia, Cold Storage, Redmart, Bettr Barista, Maison Kayser, Café Company, Zipangu Curry Café, and hospitality/retail partners such as Aman Tokyo and The Ritz-Carlton, Osaka; SUL collaborations also include Cafe Company, Maison Kayser and Zipangu Curry Café; additional named partners include FairPrice Finest and Marina Bay Sands (and others). Scale where known: total production reported as ~50,000L of beer and ~2,560kg food waste saved (as of 2023-07); close to 70%+ CAGR since FY19/20; mentioned outcomes include brewing close to ~100 variations of beer and exploring spent-grain upcycling for future foods. Latest 2025–2026 developments and whether still active: no 2025–2026 activity or status updates are present in the provided search results, so current operational status cannot be confirmed from them.-
Sources#
- CRUSTについて | CRUST JAPAN
- https://gif.osaka.cci.or.jp/archive/gif2022/en/company/index.php?mode=show&seq=24
- https://avpn.asia/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/CRUST-Presentation-Deck-1.pdf
- LESS & CO 2026 Company Profile: Valuation, Funding & Investors | PitchBook
- Fighting Food Waste One Crust at a Time — 2022-04-18
- The Climate Conversations: The company making beer from unsold bread - CNA — 2023-03-19
- Upcycled beverages firm CRUST Group brews ‘strong results’ in Japan, eyes other Asian markets with sustainability demand — 2023-07-04
- Travin Singh Aims To Reduce Global Food Loss By One Percent By 2030 | a+ Singapore — 2023-04-14
- Industry
- Energy, Waste & circular economy
- Topics
- Upcycled food ingredients, Biomass, bagasse & waste valorisation
- Role
- Distributor — “…-service model (Stand-Alone wholesale, White Label co-branded products, and Sustainable Unique Label/SUL co-br…”
Bio-solutions it supplies 0
Not yet cited as a supplier in a graded solution.
What they offer
Subsidiaries: CRUST Japan (Japanese subsidiary established Feb 2021)
News & status 6
- Status review: unclear — No news naming the company; only database entries.
- 2025-10-09 Crust Network Security Announcement: Intel SGX Vulnerability Response | by Crust Network | CrustNetwork | MediumCrust Network emphasizes a strong focus on security and trust through multi-layer defenses, including remote attestation, TEE/TDX evolution, data encryption, and rapid key rotation to mitigate hardware-based and side-channel risks. It reassures users that …
- 2026-01-05 Crust Network Integrates Crust Files Into Base App, Bringing Decentralized Storage To Everyday UsersCrust Network is expanding practical, user-friendly decentralized storage by integrating Crust Files into Base app, signaling a push to bring verifiable, privacy-preserving storage to a broader audience via mainstream Web3 apps. In short: CRUST is focusing on …
- 2025-03-06 Crust Network Secures Million Dollars Investment From Victus Global In Latest CollaborationThe Crust Network has secured a $1 million investment commitment from Victus Global, signaling strong backing from a Web3 ecosystem builder to accelerate Crust’s decentralized storage platform and grow its Web3 infrastructure. This partnership emphasizes …
- 2025-05-14 Discover Beyond Crust: A New Halal Pizza Destination in Singapore Serving Up Detroit-Style GoodnessBeyond Crust, a Halal Detroit-style pizza joint in Singapore led by pizzaiolo Shamin (formerly of Red Stone Oven), represents CRUST Group’s expansion into bold, Halal-certified, craft pizza with a focus on Detroit-style expertise and delivery across key …
- 2026-10-01 Pizza Studio Tamaki Singapore to close on October 31 | The Straits TimesCRUST Group is not mentioned in the article. The piece focuses on Pizza Studio Tamaki’s closure in Singapore and notes broader F&B closures in the city, but it does not reference or discuss CRUST Group.
- 2026-10-02 Crystal Jade holding companies in S'pore, Hong Kong placed under receivership - The Business TimesCrystal Jade’s holding entities in Singapore and Hong Kong are under receivership with Kroll reviewing finances and operations, signaling a management-led effort to stabilise the business and explore restructuring options as L Capital Asia’s eventual exit from …
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Ownership & investors 1
| subsidiary | CRUST Japan |
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