Eighth Day Foods

What Eighth Day Foods does

Eighth Day Foods is an Australian food-technology company headquartered in Melbourne that develops and supplies plant-based protein products to business customers. The company was founded in 2020 by co-founders Jen Drew and Roger Drew and operates at a small headcount of 1–10 employees. It sells exclusively on a B2B basis, targeting two parallel primary segments: industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators (such as hospitals, schools, and corporate cafeterias).

The company's competitive position rests on a proprietary technology platform it calls Rapid Solid-State Fermentation (RSSF), which the company claims transforms pulses and seeds into ready-to-cook plant protein in a single process within one day, without protein fractionation, chemicals, extrusion, or synthetic binders. Its flagship commercial product is Lupreme, a premium plant-protein whole-block made from lupin using RSSF, marketed for its clean label, natural umami flavor, versatility across formats (sliced, fillets, sausages, strips, nuggets, mince), and claimed cost-effectiveness that enables price parity with or below meat. The company also operates an Innovation Centre in Melbourne to support collaborative new-product development with food manufacturers.

Eighth Day Foods monetizes primarily through B2B protein product sales, with technology licensing identified as a potential adjacent revenue stream. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. The company maintains a minimal public footprint — a website with a contact form, a LinkedIn page, and a YouTube channel — and discloses no revenue, funding rounds, named customers, patents, trademarks, awards, partnerships, or management team beyond the two co-founders. No AI/ML capabilities, mobile applications, APIs, or third-party integrations are indicated.

Name

Eighth Day Foods

Legal name

Eighth Day Foods

Website

https://eighthdayfoods.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Eighth Day Foods is an Australian B2B food-tech company that uses its proprietary Rapid Solid-State Fermentation (RSSF) technology to produce Lupreme, a premium plant-based protein from lupin, supplying industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Plant-Based Protein Ingredients

NAICS

Food Manufacturing (311)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Food-Grade Additives & Functional Ingredients Trading/Wholesale (AFAIAKAI)

Keywords

• Plant-based protein
• Food fermentation technology
• B2B food ingredients
• Sustainable protein
• Clean label protein

Headquarters

HQ city

Coburg

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. B2B Protein Product Sales: Supplying protein products (Lupreme) to industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators for use in their menus and own branded products. Operates on a B2B model with technology licensing potential.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Eighth Day Foods manufactures and supplies Lupreme®, a premium plant-based protein made from lupin using its proprietary Rapid Solid-State Fermentation (RSSF) technology. Operating on a B2B basis, the company supplies protein products to industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators for use in their own branded products and menus, and also offers collaborative product development through its Innovation Centre in Melbourne.

Product overview

Eighth Day Foods is an Australian food-tech company providing plant-based protein solutions. The core product portfolio consists of Lupreme®, a premium plant protein made from lupin using the company's proprietary Rapid Solid-State Fermentation (RSSF) technology. The company operates B2B, supplying protein products to industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators. RSSF technology enables production directly from pulses and seeds without protein fractionation, producing highly nutritious protein with minimal processing, cost, and environmental footprint.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Lupreme: Premium plant protein product made from lupin using Rapid Solid-State Fermentation technology. Sold as whole-block format for B2B supply to industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators. Product features include natural umami flavor, affordability priced at or below meat, clean label with minimal ingredients, and versatility for various culinary applications including slicing, fillets, sausages, strips, nuggets, and mince.

Products and services

• Lupreme® Lupreme® is a premium plant-based protein made from lupin using Rapid Solid-State Fermentation technology. It is supplied in whole-block format to industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators for use in sliced, fillet, sausage, strip, nugget, and mince applications. It features natural umami flavor, ultra-clean label, and pricing at or below meat parity.
• B2B Protein Solutions & Innovation Centre Services Customized B2B supply of plant-based protein products along with collaborative new product development via the company's Melbourne-based Innovation Centre, serving industrial food manufacturers and institutional food service operators.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 80% increase in global protein demand expected by 2050 with 10 billion population

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Perfect Day: Precision fermentation company producing animal-free dairy proteins for B2B customers. Comparable as a fermentation-driven, B2B-focused protein ingredient platform selling to industrial food manufacturers.
• NotCo: AI-driven plant-based food company producing dairy and meat analogues. Comparable as a technology-led plant-based protein platform pursuing B2B partnerships with major CPG manufacturers.
• Eat Just: Plant-based and cultivated food company with a B2B ingredient model and proprietary processing technology. Comparable in commercializing alternative proteins through novel bioprocessing for foodservice and CPG.
• Beyond Meat: Largest pure-play plant-based protein company, producing meat analogues for retail and foodservice. Directly comparable as a B2B/B2C plant-based protein supplier targeting similar end-product formats (burgers, sausages, strips, mince).
• Benson Hill: Plant-based ingredient company leveraging proprietary processing and crop innovation to supply protein ingredients to food and feed manufacturers. Directly comparable B2B ingredient model targeting food manufacturers with differentiated plant protein.
• Impossible Foods: Plant-based meat manufacturer with proprietary ingredient technology targeting retail and foodservice. Comparable in that both companies compete on novel processing technology to deliver meat-like formats and functionality.
• Australian Plant Proteins: Australian manufacturer of plant-based protein ingredients from pulses including lupin and faba bean. Directly comparable as a fellow Australian lupin-based B2B protein ingredient supplier with a similar go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Ingredion: Global ingredient solutions provider with a growing plant-based protein portfolio (e.g., pea protein systems). Comparable as a large-scale incumbent supplying protein ingredients to industrial food manufacturers.
• Kerry Group: Global taste and nutrition giant supplying plant protein systems and functional ingredients to food manufacturers. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the B2B clean-label plant-based ingredient space where Eighth Day Foods is competing.

Emerging players

• Wide Open Agriculture: Australian regenerative food and agriculture company with a plant-based protein division (Dirty Clean Food). Comparable as a small-cap Australian clean-label plant protein business targeting B2B channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EDFAus
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/eighth-day-foods
• Facebookfacebook.com/eighthdayfoodsLUPREME

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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