Foodinnov Group

What Foodinnov Group does

Foodinnov Group is a privately held French independent group specializing in food and nutrition R&D, innovation management, and regulatory consulting. Founded as a holding entity in 2016 by Vincent Lafaye through the acquisition of LRBEVA Nutrition and Exportalim, the group traces its operational roots to the 1987 creation of GIE NUTRINOV by major regional French food groups (Triballat, Le Duff, Laiterie du Mont St Michel, Timac groupe Roullier, Sill). The firm operates from two R&D laboratories — a culinary and product development lab at the Nantes Food Technocampus (headquarters) and a nutritional formulation lab at the Ker Lann campus in Bruz/Rennes — supported by a team of approximately 20 staff including 15 engineers and doctors.

The company's core offering is organized around five service pillars: Innovation Management, Product/Process/Packaging Development, Scientific & Regulatory Expertise, Nutritional Expertise (including the proprietary ANAPC® calculation methodology), and Export Regulatory Assistance (Exportalim). Supporting tools include AdditiveScreener for clean label surveillance and NaturalScreener for combined Nutri-Score/NOVA/Eco-Score optimization. The firm is accredited as a Research Institute for Crédit Impôt Recherche (CIR) since 2006 and for Crédit Impôt Innovation (CII), enabling clients to capture French R&D tax credits. Revenue is generated primarily through B2B project-based professional services engagements, supplemented by subscription revenue from the 18-year-old Weekly Nutrition Press Review and Exportalim-Veille regulatory monitoring service.

Foodinnov serves French and international food industry clients across primary segments including food manufacturers, nutrition and health product companies, export-oriented food businesses, and companies seeking industrial transfer support. The export regulatory practice extends coverage to USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, Korea, India, and additional Asia-Pacific markets via a partnership with US FDA agent Registration and Licensing Systems Inc. (RLS). Go-to-market is sales-led, driven by direct consultation, website inquiries, content marketing through the firm's blog, and participation in food industry events and competitiveness clusters such as Valorial. The firm has no disclosed external investors, funding rounds, or parent company, and operates as a founder-controlled entity.

Name

Foodinnov Group

Legal name

FOODINNOV GROUP

Website

https://foodinnov.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Foodinnov Group is a French independent private group providing R&D, nutrition, regulatory, and innovation consulting services to the food industry, operating two laboratories in Nantes and Rennes with proprietary tools for nutritional analysis and clean label reformulation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nantes

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Consulting Services: R&D consulting, nutrition advice, regulatory consulting, innovation management, and scientific advisory services provided to food industry clients on a project basis.
2. Training Services: Training programs oriented towards innovation and nutrition, including customized training sessions for client teams.
3. Premium Subscription (Veille/Press Review): Weekly Nutrition Press Review published for 18 years, providing scientific publications, regulatory developments, advances, new ingredients, industry strategies, and public health policies. Freemium model with premium subscription for full access.
4. Private Label Product Development: Turnkey and customizable product development services for private label food products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Foodinnov Group provides B2B consulting and R&D services to food industry companies across the full innovation lifecycle — from innovation strategy and product/process/packaging development through nutritional analysis, scientific and regulatory compliance (EU and international), and industrial transfer to production. The group operates two R&D laboratories (Nantes and Rennes) and proprietary methodologies (ANAPC, AdditiveScreener, NaturalScreener) to support food manufacturers, nutrition companies, and exporters.

Product overview

Foodinnov Group is a French independent private group providing comprehensive R&D and nutrition services to the food industry. The offering consists of a unified platform of consulting and support services organized around five core pillars: (1) Innovation Management for structuring food innovation strategies; (2) Product, Process & Packaging Development for bringing new food products from concept to industrialization; (3) Scientific & Regulatory Expertise covering Novel Food applications, health claims, and FSMP dossiers; (4) Nutritional Expertise including ANAPC methodology and Nutri-Score optimization; and (5) Export Regulatory Assistance via Exportalim-Veille and FDA procedure support. Complementary tools include Additive Screener for clean label surveillance, Culinary Laboratory Rental for R&D trials, and Customized Training Programs. The company operates two R&D laboratories (Nantes and Rennes) and serves clients across France and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Exportalim: Export regulatory assistance service including regulatory watch, FDA registration support, Prior Notice filing, and assistance with import/export procedures for non-EU countries.
• Addditive Screener

Products and services

• Innovation Management Organizational structuring and strategic planning for food innovation processes, including audit of current processes, strategy definition, team training, and market trend monitoring. For food industry companies seeking to formalize and accelerate their innovation pipeline.
• Product, Process & Packaging Development End-to-end development services from recipe formulation to industrialization, including consumer testing, process design, pilot testing, and industrial scale-up support. For food manufacturers bringing new products to market.
• Scientific & Regulatory Expertise Regulatory compliance services including Novel Food applications, health claims, FSMP dossiers, and scientific support for product development and market authorization. For food companies navigating EU and international regulatory frameworks.
• Nutritional Expertise Product formulation optimization, nutritional analysis by calculation (ANAPC), Nutri-Score calculation, clean label audits, and nutritional progress planning. For nutrition and health-focused food companies.
• Exportalim-Veille International regulatory monitoring subscription service providing updates on non-EU food regulations through a secure online interface and bi-monthly newsletter, covering USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, China, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. For food companies exporting to international markets.
• Export Regulatory Assistance Compliance verification for export markets outside the EU, including regulatory overviews, additive/ingredient authorization checks, and labeling validation for US and Canadian markets. For food companies exporting outside the EU.
• Industrial Transfer Support Feasibility studies, subcontractor selection, industrialization structuring, documentation preparation (specifications, technical files), and initial production supervision. For food companies scaling from pilot to full production.
• Private Label Turnkey and customizable product development solutions for private label offerings, including concept development, formulation, and production support. For retailers and brands launching private label food products.
• US FDA Procedures Support Assistance with FDA registration, US Agent designation, Prior Notice filing, and FSMA compliance for food exports to the United States, delivered in partnership with American FDA agent RLS. For food companies exporting to the US market.
• Training Programs Customized training programs focused on food R&D, innovation, and nutrition for food industry professionals. For client teams seeking to build internal innovation and nutrition capabilities.
• Culinary Laboratory Rental Rental of food R&D laboratory facilities for product trials, pilot process testing, and R&D project meetings. For food companies needing R&D infrastructure on a project basis.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30+ years of validated nutritional expertise through ANAPC service
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Food Technocampus NantescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018Foodinnov Development transferred to the new Food Technocampus facility in Nantes in January 2018, enabling collaboration with other food industry innovators and researchers.
• BOSS TO BOSSsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2016Nantes-based consulting company that supported Foodinnov in strategy consolidation work during the unprecedented COVID-19 crisis. All employees participated actively in strategic planning workshops.
• ValorialsupportingStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1987Competitiveness cluster that Foodinnov has historically collaborated with, including participation in conferences dedicated to food naturalness and innovation.
• RLS (Registration and Licensing Systems Inc.)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAmerican partner and FDA agent supporting clients through FDA registration procedures, Prior Notice filing, and FSMA compliance for export to the United States.
• Competitiveness Centers and Academic InstitutionssupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnerships with competitiveness centers and academic institutions (LabCom) to facilitate access to scientific and technical platforms for collaborative research projects.
• EIT FoodsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstitute of Innovation and Technology supporting the 'Health Claims Unpacked' project in which Foodinnov experts contribute research on consumer understanding of health claims.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SGS SA: Global testing, inspection, and certification company with a major food and agri division offering safety, quality, and regulatory services to food manufacturers.
• Bureau Veritas: International testing, inspection, and certification firm with agri-food and commodity services overlapping Foodinnov's regulatory and quality-adjacent offerings.
• Intertek Group: Global quality assurance and testing group with significant food and agri services including analytical testing, certification, and regulatory advisory.
• Eurofins Scientific: Global leader in food testing, sensory and product authenticity, with extensive regulatory and innovation services across the food value chain — a much larger incumbent overlapping Foodinnov's testing/regulatory scope.

Direct peers

• Diana Food (Symrise): Food ingredient innovation and application lab business inside Symrise, providing formulation, sensory, and nutritional R&D to food brands; comparable in the R&D-and-formulation service model.
• CTCPA: French technical center for agri-food product preservation providing R&D, innovation, and regulatory support to French food companies — essentially a domestic institutional peer of Foodinnov.
• NSF International: Independent food safety, certification, and regulatory consulting organization serving CPG and private-label brands; comparable to Foodinnov's regulatory and quality-focused services.
• Campden BRI: UK-based food and drink research organization offering applied R&D, sensory, nutrition, and regulatory science — a direct analogue to Foodinnov's lab-and-expertise-driven service model.
• Mérieux NutriSciences: Global food testing, safety, and regulatory consulting firm serving food manufacturers with R&D, nutritional, and compliance services — closely overlapping with Foodinnov's core service platform.

Emerging players

• Rousselet: French food ingredient specialist providing formulation support and application development to food brands — an emerging regional peer with overlapping formulation/innovation capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/foodinnov-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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