Companies
Solar Foods
Solar Foods operates the world's first commercial-scale gas-fermentation food-protein plant, Factory 01 near Helsinki, producing up to 160 tonnes of Solein a year since April 2024 from a 20,000-litre bioreactor.
- Country
- Finland
Commercial
Novel Food (SG)
FDA GRAS
Coverage
| CN | EU | US | |
|---|---|---|---|
| food-alt-protein | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
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Verifiable facts
| Fact | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Funding | EUR 77.8 million in grants and loans from Business Finland (June 2026) | agfundernews.com · investors.solarfoods.com |
| Capacity | 160 tonnes per year at Factory 01, with plans to increase to 230 tonnes per year in 2026 | agfundernews.com · investors.solarfoods.com · solarfoods.com |
| Certification | FSSC22000 food safety certification obtained in H2 2024 | investors.solarfoods.com · greenqueen.com.hk |
| Regulatory approval | Approved in Singapore (2022); self-affirmed GRAS status in the U.S. (2024) | agfundernews.com · investors.solarfoods.com · nutritioninsight.com |
| Production site | Factory 01 in Vantaa, Finland; Factory 02 (planned) in Lappeenranta, Finland | investors.solarfoods.com · solarfoods.com · nutritioninsight.com |
| Headcount | 61 employees at the end of H1 2026; average of 56 in 2025 | investors.solarfoods.com · ir-cdn.inderes.com |
| Revenue | EUR 123,595 in 2025; EUR 100,000 in H1 2026 | ir-cdn.inderes.com · inderes.fi |
Independent sources: agfundernews.com · greenqueen.com.hk · inderes.fi · ir-cdn.inderes.com · nutritioninsight.com
Technologies
| Name | Cluster | Risk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gas fermentation of food protein | food-alt-protein | Medium | → |
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