Alícia

What Alícia does

Alícia (Fundació Alícia Alimentació i Ciència) is a Spanish private non-profit foundation established in 2004 and based in Sant Fruitós de Bages, operating under the umbrella of Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera. It conducts research at the intersection of culinary practice and clinical medicine, organized into two divisions: Alícia Salut, focused on diet's role in disease prevention and management, and Alícia Territori, focused on food heritage, sustainability, and territorial development.

Its core offerings include the Oncoalicia.com and Diabetesalacarta.org digital platforms for condition-specific nutritional guidance, the Aliclínic training program developed with Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, and Diaita, an AI-powered dietary assistant for cancer patients built with Bestiario. Additional initiatives include the SALSA social-prescribing project for loneliness, the NourishWell Erasmus+ program (Spain, Croatia, North Macedonia), and a culinary medicine course distributed through semFYC to more than 22,000 family physicians. It has also partnered with Compass Group España to extend its health-focused methodology into contract catering and participated in international outreach such as the SENAC São Paulo congress.

As a non-profit foundation, Alícia is funded primarily through Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera and supplemented by public and European research grants and corporate partnerships. Its monetization is largely grant- and donation-driven rather than transaction-based, with emerging commercial activity through corporate catering partners and institutional training programs.

Name

Alícia

Legal name

FUNDACIÓ ALÍCIA ALIMENTACIÓ I CIÈNCIA, F.P.

Website

https://alicia.cat

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Alícia is a Spanish non-profit foundation (founded 2004, Sant Fruitós de Bages) that researches the intersection of culinary practice and clinical medicine, serving patients with diet-sensitive conditions, healthcare institutions, and corporate catering partners through digital platforms, AI dietary tools, and training programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Culinary Research and Clinical Nutrition

NAICS

Special Food Services (7223)

SIC

Food And Kindred Products (2000)

akta.pro primary industry

Nutrition, Special Diets & Wellness Cooking (EDAOAKAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Culinary Arts (Chef Training) (EDAOAKAA), Institutional & Commercial Kitchen Training (Schools/Healthcare/Corporate) (EDAOAKAL)

Keywords

• Culinary medicine research
• Food heritage preservation
• Clinical nutrition training
• Therapeutic diet programs
• Culinary science foundation

Headquarters

HQ city

Barcelona

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation/Funded Research: As a private foundation (Fundació Privada), Alícia operates primarily through funding from Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera as its main patron. The foundation also receives funding from public administrations (Generalitat de Catalunya, Spanish Ministry), European research grants (Erasmus+ projects), and project-based funding from corporate partners and foundations.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Alícia (Fundació Alícia Alimentació i Ciència) is a private non-profit foundation that operates as a culinary research center investigating the relationship between food, health, and culture. It delivers evidence-based dietary guidance through two core divisions — Alícia Salut (culinary medicine and clinical nutrition) and Alícia Territori (food heritage and gastronomy) — developing digital therapeutic platforms, training programs for healthcare professionals, and culinary heritage research.

Product overview

Fundació Alícia is a culinary research foundation operating two main divisions: Alícia Salut (culinary medicine for health conditions) and Alícia Territori (food heritage and sustainability). The organization offers web platforms including Oncoalicia.com for cancer patients and Diabetesalacarta.org for diabetes management, alongside educational programs like the Aliclínic online course developed with Hospital Clínic. Key products include the AI-powered Diaita dietary assistant for cancer patients, the SALSA social eating research project, and the NourishWell European training initiative. The foundation also publishes recipe collections for specific conditions (dysphagia, cancer, sleep disorders) and conducts culinary medicine training for healthcare professionals through partnerships with medical societies like semFYC.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Oncoalicia: Online platform providing dietary advice and culinary strategies for cancer patients during treatment
• Diabetes a la Carta
• Aliclínic
• Alicia Salut
• Alicia Territori

Products and services

• Oncoalicia

Quantifiable outcome

• Trained over 22,000 family medicine specialists through semFYC partnership in culinary medicine
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability5 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and key.

• Institute for Gastroenterological Tumors (IGET)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 April 2026IGET (Croatia) coordinates the European Erasmus+ NourishWell project, which integrates gastronomy, nutrition, and health to strengthen competencies in feeding and cancer for future culinary and hospitality professionals. Fundació Alícia contributes its expertise in culinary medicine, transforming scientific evidence into useful gastronomic proposals for daily life of oncology patients.
• Prehrambeno-tehnoloska skola (Croatia)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerVocational school participating in the NourishWell European project, contributing to the interdisciplinary training of future culinary professionals in oncology nutrition.
• Vancho Pitosheski Secondary School of Hospitality and Tourism (North Macedonia)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerSecondary school of hospitality and tourism participating in the NourishWell European project for training culinary professionals in cancer nutrition.
• semFYC (Sociedad Española de Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnersemFYC is the federation of 17 family and community medicine societies in Spain, grouping more than 22,000 specialists. Alícia and semFYC have launched a pioneering culinary medicine training program 'Comer bien para envejecer mejor' to position daily food management as a fundamental therapeutic pillar in addressing patient fragility, within the context of population aging and increased nutritional vulnerability.
• Hospital Clínic de BarcelonacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership through the Aliclínic project, a training and dissemination program that promotes food culture among medical professionals so they can translate it to their patients. The hospital provides medical expertise and validates scientific content for recipes and dietary plans.
• Compass Group EspañakeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCompass Group España and Fundació Alícia jointly drive a new gastronomic innovation project to improve hospital diets, promoting diets that favor a diverse microbiota to contribute to patient recovery. This agreement continues a previous joint project for oncology patients.
• BestiariokeyTechnology or IntegrationBestiario and Alícia collaborate on Diaita (A Digital Diet Assistant for Cancer Patients and Caregivers), an AI-powered dietary assistant for colorectal cancer patients. Selected among 100+ proposals from 40 countries for the European Foodity Open Call. Bestiario provides AI integration and technology development while Alícia contributes nutritional expertise and scientific rigor.
• SENAC São PaulokeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerSENAC São Paulo and Fundació Alícia co-organized the 2nd International Congress 'O Caminho da Alimentação para Todas as Pessoas' (September 2024), bringing together experts in food, nutrition, and sustainability. This partnership demonstrates Alícia's international reach and knowledge sharing mission.
• AdSalutem Instituto del SueñosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the book 'Dime qué comes y te diré cómo duermes', combining Alícia's food research expertise with AdSalutem's sleep science knowledge to provide practical and scientific tools for addressing sleep disorders through diet.
• ICS Catalunya Central – IDIAPJGol (Hub de Innovación Social y Sanitaria)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlícia conceived and designed the SALSA project (Salud, Alimentación y Sociabilidad) jointly with the Research and Innovation Unit of ICS Catalunya Central. The project was selected among 10 initiatives in the first Integrated Attention Call of the Health and Social Innovation Hub (HiSS). SALSA prescribes restaurant meals to combat unwanted loneliness and improve nutritional health.
• ATADES / a·AutismosupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerATADES is an organization serving people with autism. Alícia collaborated with ATADES on an observational research study on food habits in people with autism, developing a web tool with study results, tips, recipes, and professional support services.
• Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación (Spain)keyStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Spanish Ministry of Agriculture initiated the National Food Strategy (ENA) with Toni Massanés, Alícia's Director General, participating as a speaker. Alícia contributes to discussions on promoting healthy and sustainable food in Spain.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Culinary Institute of America (CIA): The largest US culinary education institution, offering degree programs and continuing education for culinary professionals. Comparable as a broad culinary education and applied research institution, though with a commercial education model rather than Alícia's foundation structure.
• Danone Institute: Network of non-profit foundations supporting research and education in food, nutrition, and health. Comparable as a foundation-driven nutrition research and dissemination organization with similar scientific communication and grant-funded model.
• Le Cordon Bleu: Global network of culinary arts and hospitality schools with international brand recognition. Comparable as a broad culinary education incumbent with global reach and strong brand, though oriented toward for-profit culinary training rather than research.

Direct peers

• Basque Culinary Center: World-leading gastronomy research and education center based in San Sebastián, Spain. Directly comparable to Alícia as a culinary R&D foundation that combines chef training, food innovation research, and industry partnerships, with similar event presence at San Sebastián Gastronomika.
• Oldways: US-based nonprofit food heritage and health organization that creates Mediterranean and traditional diet resources and promotes cultural food traditions for health. Directly comparable in mission to translate evidence-based nutrition science into accessible food guidance.
• EAT Foundation: Global nonprofit foundation focused on transforming food systems through science-based targets and partnerships, including the EAT-Lancet Commission. Comparable as a foundation driving evidence-based change at the intersection of food, health, and sustainability.
• Fundació Dieta Mediterrània: Catalonia-based foundation promoting the Mediterranean diet for public health. Operates in the same regional ecosystem as Alícia and shares its nonprofit foundation structure aimed at translating nutritional evidence into public dietary guidance.
• AZTI: Spanish food and marine research center conducting applied R&D for the food industry across nutrition, food safety, and sustainability. Comparable as a Spanish food science research organization serving institutional and B2B clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fundacioalicia
• YouTubeyoutube.com/FundacioAlicia
• Facebookfacebook.com/profile.php?id=61574899540449
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fundacioalicia
• Instagraminstagram.com/fundacioalicia

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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