Clean Smoke Coalition

What Clean Smoke Coalition does

The Clean Smoke Coalition (CSC) is a Brussels-headquartered, membership-based industry association founded in 2017 that represents stakeholders in the purified smoke (CleanSmoke) food processing sector. Its membership spans authorisation holders and manufacturers of smoke primary products, industrial users of smoke products, traders, equipment and service suppliers, and individual experts, with named members including Kerry Taste & Nutrition, Red Arrow, Viscofan, Viskase, Die Räucherei, The Family Butchers Nortrup, Kleinemas Fleischwaren, and Michael Schara. The Coalition operates across more than 20 countries spanning Europe, North America (USA, Canada), and Oceania (Australia), and is registered in the EU Transparency Register under number 511252324776-05.

CSC's core technology proposition is CleanSmoke — purified smoke generated from purified primary products (smoke condensates) and applied as a gaseous process in food production — together with the CleanSmoke-Seal, a registered trademark that member companies may apply to products smoked via CleanSmoke processes subject to a licensing agreement. The association operates Working Groups on Regulatory Affairs, Science, and Marketing; hosts an annual CleanSmokeCoalition Congress; and engages with regulatory and scientific bodies including the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), the EU Joint Research Centre (JRC), the Codex Alimentarius Commission, and the German Max Rubner-Institut. CleanSmoke is recognised as a Best Available Technique (BAT) for emissions reduction by JRC.

CSC's revenue is generated through recurring membership fees from stakeholder members and from CleanSmoke-Seal trademark licensing, with no public pricing disclosed and no venture funding evidenced. The organisation is governed by a General Assembly, an elected 10-member Council, and a Brussels-based Secretariat, and shows no ownership changes, M&A activity, or recapitalizations in the available record.

Name

Clean Smoke Coalition

Legal name

CleanSmoke Coalition

Website

https://clean-smoke-coalition.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Clean Smoke Coalition is a Brussels-based membership association founded in 2017 that promotes purified smoke (CleanSmoke) food processing technology and licenses the CleanSmoke-Seal trademark to manufacturers, users, and traders of smoke products across Europe, North America, and Oceania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Industry Association

NAICS

Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing (31193)

SIC

Meat Packing Plants (2011), Prepared Fresh Or Frozen Fish & Seafoods (2092)

akta.pro primary industry

Smoke Flavors (Liquid Smoke, Smoke Condensates) (AFAJADAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Smoked Meats & Seafood (Hot/Cold Smoking) (AFANAEAB)

Keywords

• Smoke flavouring technology
• Food smoking methods
• Smoke condensates production
• Clean smoke certification
• Food industry association

Headquarters

HQ city

Brussels

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: The coalition operates through membership fees from stakeholders in the food smoking sector including authorisation holders, manufacturers, users, traders, and suppliers of smoke products, as well as individual natural persons.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CleanSmoke Coalition is a membership-based industry association that promotes purified smoke (CleanSmoke) technology for food processing—physical smoke generated from purified primary products (smoke condensates) used as a healthier and more sustainable alternative to conventional smoking. It also issues the CleanSmoke-Seal, a registered trademark that member companies can license to label foods smoked through CleanSmoke processes, and represents member interests vis-à-vis regulators.

Product overview

The Clean Smoke Coalition is an industry association rather than a product company. Its core offering is CleanSmoke (purified smoke) technology — a smoking method using purified primary products that makes food processing healthier and more sustainable. The organization also provides the CleanSmoke-Seal, a quality certification trademark that member companies can use on product labels to indicate their products were smoked using CleanSmoke processes. The association promotes innovative smoking technologies and represents stakeholders' interests vis-à-vis regulators.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CleanSmoke (Purified Smoke)
• CleanSmoke-Seal (Certification Trademark) Internationally recognised, registered trademark/symbol available to member companies to label foods smoked using CleanSmoke processes. Members must subscribe to the trademark licensing agreement and obtain approval before applying the seal to products or promotional materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• Sweden uses 90 percent CleanSmoke

Named customers9 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Codex Alimentarius CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe global food standards body adopted a Code of practice for the reduction of contamination of food with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) from smoking and direct drying processes, Codex Standard for Smoked Fish, and Recommended International Code of Practice for Smoked Fish. The coalition works within this regulatory framework.
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEFSA provides scientific expertise on smoke flavourings. The coalition participates in EFSA Stakeholder Forum meetings and adhoc meetings related to food safety.
• Joint Research Centre (JRC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJRC provides technical and scientific support on food law, environmental law, and establishes Best Available Techniques (BAT) reference documents. CleanSmoke is recognised as BAT for emissions reduction.
• rapidmail GmbHminorOthersNewsletter dispatch service provider. rapidmail GmbH, Augustinerplatz 2, 79098 Freiburg, Germany handles the sending of the coalition's newsletter.
• German Max Rubner-InstitutcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe coalition visited the German Max Rubner-Institut in Kulmbach (October 2019), a federal research institute for food and meat science that supports the coalition's scientific positioning.
• EFSAcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe coalition participates in EFSA Stakeholder Forum meetings in Parma and adhoc meetings related to smoke flavourings and food safety assessment.
• Kerry Taste and NutritioncoreOthersAuthorisation holder and manufacturer of smoke primary products. Kerry is a major global player in taste and nutrition solutions.
• Red ArrowcoreOthersAuthorisation holder and manufacturer of smoke primary products. US-based company specialising in smoke flavours.
• ViscofancoreOthersUser of smoke products. Spain-based global leader in casings for meat products.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances): IFF is one of the largest global flavor and ingredients companies, including savory and smoke-related flavor portfolios through its acquisition of Frutarom. It overlaps with Clean Smoke Coalition's ingredient focus but operates as a broad incumbent across many flavor categories.
• Symrise: Symrise is a major global flavor and nutrition company with a savory and meat-processing portfolio that includes smoke flavors. It competes broadly with coalition members on smoke ingredient supply.
• Givaudan: Givaudan is a leading global flavors and fragrances house with savory and smoked-food applications across its portfolio. Comparable as a broad flavor industry incumbent that includes smoke-related solutions.

Others

• Codex Alimentarius Commission: Codex is the global food standards body whose Code of Practice for reduction of PAH contamination from smoking the coalition aligns with. Relevant as a regulatory and standards-setting ecosystem peer.
• European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) Stakeholder Community: EFSA is not a commercial peer but the coalition's primary regulatory interlocutor on smoke flavorings. Relevant as an ecosystem participant that shapes the standards and authorization framework CSC depends on.

Regional players

• Viscofan: Viscofan is a Spain-based global leader in casings for meat products and a coalition member/user of smoke products. While not a smoke flavor maker, it is a key downstream customer of CleanSmoke technology in meat processing.

Direct peers

• Kerry Group: Kerry Taste & Nutrition is an authorisation holder and manufacturer of smoke primary products, and a member of the Clean Smoke Coalition. It is a global taste and nutrition player with direct overlap in smoke flavoring technology.
• Hela Spice: Hela Spice is a European supplier of seasonings, marinades and functional ingredients for the meat and food industry, including smoke-related solutions for smoked-meat processors. Comparable in serving smoked-food manufacturers with flavoring inputs.
• Red Arrow International: Red Arrow is a US-based manufacturer of smoke primary products and a coalition member. It is one of the leading global producers of smoke flavorings and directly comparable in core CleanSmoke technology.

Emerging players

• R2H Flavor Technology: R2H Flavor Technology is a US-based authorisation holder and manufacturer of smoke primary products listed as a coalition member. Comparable as a smaller specialty player in the same smoke flavoring niche.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CleanSmokeCSC
• Facebookfacebook.com/cleansmokecoalition
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-cleansmoke-coalition

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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