What Z Bio does

ZBIO is a Bali-based circular food waste management company that operates the hospitality sector's first closed-loop ecosystem for organic waste in Indonesia. The company collects organic food waste directly from hotels, restaurants, and kitchens, processes it through natural decomposition and bioconversion into climate-positive animal feed and organic fertilizer, channels those outputs to local Bali farmers, and then receives traceable, nutrient-rich produce back from those farmers for delivery to its hospitality partners. Core products include scheduled waste collection services, sealed odor-proof food waste buckets, on-site sorting training, monthly ESG and impact reporting, organic fertilizer, animal feed, and traceable food ingredients. The service covers three processing modalities — on-site at the customer location, at ZBIO's dedicated facility, or at partner "plasma sites" (livestock farms and waste management facilities) — providing flexibility for hospitality operations of varying sizes.

Underlying technology is biological rather than digital: bioconversion through natural decomposition rather than AI, automation, or proprietary software. The company's value proposition centers on traceability, regulatory compliance with Bali's incoming 2026 organic waste landfill ban, ESG data verification, and a closed-loop supply chain for traceable ingredients that competing waste handlers (e.g., composting services, pig-farm diversion) cannot match.

ZBIO runs a B2B sales-led go-to-market targeting hotels, resorts, and F&B outlets across Bali. Revenue is generated through recurring service fees for waste collection and processing, augmented by downstream monetization of fertilizer, animal feed, and traceable produce. Pricing is quote-based, customized to customer waste volume and operational profile. The company is privately held and operates as part of Bali Micro Technology, which provides group infrastructure and strategic resources. With 6 total employees, the company is sub-scale at present but has assembled an enterprise client roster that includes W Bali, Kempinski, InterContinental, Novotel, Grand Mercure, and several boutique properties, plus five F&B operators including Barbacoa and Dahana.

Name

Z Bio

Legal name

ZBIO

Website

https://zco.bio

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Short description

ZBIO is a Bali-based circular food waste management company that collects organic waste from hotels and restaurants, converts it into animal feed and organic fertilizer via bioconversion, and supplies traceable produce from partner farmers back to its hospitality clients. Serves 15 enterprise customers including W Bali, Kempinski, and InterContinental across Bali.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Food Waste Management Services

NAICS

Compost Manufacturing (325315), Animal Food Manufacturing (3111)

SIC

Refuse Systems (4953)

akta.pro primary industry

Anaerobic Digestion (AD) & Biogas/RNG Production (Organics Feedstocks) (BPALAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digestate & Compost Product Processing, Marketing & Distribution (Soil Amendments, Mulch) (EUAIAEAE), Bio-based Fertilizers, Soil Amendments & Biostimulants (Digestate-derived, biochar-based inputs) (EUAAAIAH)

Keywords

• Food waste management
• Circular economy services
• Organic waste collection
• Bioconversion services
• Hospitality sustainability

Headquarters

HQ city

Bali

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Food Waste Collection and Processing Services: B2B service fees for organic waste collection, processing, and management. Services include waste pickup, bioconversion into animal feed or fertilizer, farmer partnerships, and monthly impact reporting. Revenue likely derived from service contracts with hospitality and F&B businesses, potentially structured as recurring fees based on waste volume or facility size.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ZBIO provides scheduled collection of organic food waste from hotels, restaurants, and F&B kitchens in Bali, then processes it through natural decomposition and bioconversion into climate-positive animal feed and organic fertilizer. Outputs are channeled to local Bali farmers, who in turn deliver clean, traceable, nutrient-rich produce back to ZBIO's hospitality partners, completing a closed-loop circular food ecosystem supported by monthly impact reporting.

Product overview

ZBIO is a circular food waste management ecosystem designed for hospitality and F&B businesses in Bali. The system operates through four stages: Collect (organic food waste collection), Process (bioconversion into animal feed and organic fertilizer), Regenerate (supporting local farmlands with outputs), and Harvest (traceable food ingredients returned to partners). The product portfolio includes Food Waste Collection Service, Food Waste Buckets, Food Waste Sorting Training, and Monthly Impact Report as service offerings, with Organic Fertilizer Production and Animal Feed Production as core processing outputs, culminating in Traceable Food Ingredients as the final deliverable that completes the circular loop.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Food Waste Collection Service
• Organic Fertilizer Production
• Animal Feed Production
• Traceable Food Ingredients

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% of collected organic waste diverted from landfills
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Bali Micro TechnologycoreOthersZBIO is part of Bali Micro Technology, indicating a parent company or affiliated group relationship. This association likely provides operational infrastructure, technology development support, and strategic resources for ZBIO's circular food ecosystem operations in Bali.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Waste4Change: Indonesian integrated waste management company offering waste collection, recycling, and circular economy services for businesses. Directly comparable to ZBIO's B2B organic waste services and Indonesia-based operational footprint, though operating across broader waste streams rather than specializing in food waste.
• Winnow: UK-headquartered food waste technology company that helps hospitality kitchens (hotels, restaurants) measure, monitor, and reduce food waste with digital tracking. Directly comparable target customer base (global hospitality) and overlapping value proposition of bringing transparency and ESG reporting to hospitality food waste.
• Greeneration Foundation: Bali-based circular economy and waste management organization focused on organic waste processing and regenerative agriculture. Operating in the same geography with overlapping circular food waste value chain and farmer partnership components comparable to ZBIO's Regenerate and Harvest stages.
• Leanpath: US-based food waste prevention technology company serving hospitality and food service operators with measurement, tracking, and reduction tools. Directly comparable in target customer base (hotels, restaurants) and focus on measuring food waste with sustainability reporting.
• Kitro: Swiss food waste tracking and analytics company serving restaurants and food service operations. Comparable in target customer base (F&B kitchens) and value proposition of providing transparency, measurement, and ESG reporting on food waste streams.
• Orbisk: Netherlands-based food waste monitoring platform for hospitality and food service operators using computer vision. Directly comparable in target customers (hotels, restaurants) and offering of food waste measurement, reporting, and circular economy enablement.

Broad incumbents

• Too Good To Go: Global surplus food marketplace connecting restaurants and consumers to reduce food waste at the consumer end of the value chain. Adjacent rather than directly competing with ZBIO's B2B collection and processing model, but serving the same hospitality customers with overlapping sustainability narrative.
• Sodexo: Global food services and facilities management company with sustainability programs addressing food waste in hospitality and corporate catering. Comparable hospitality customer base but operating at much larger scale across multiple service lines rather than specializing in food waste circularity.
• Enevo: Finland-headquartered waste analytics company providing sensor-based fill-level monitoring and optimization for waste collection. Adjacent technology provider serving waste management operators rather than directly competing with ZBIO, but enabling similar waste visibility and route optimization capabilities for the broader industry.

Emerging players

• Sirkula: Indonesia-based food waste collection platform connecting households and businesses to waste processors. Operating in similar geographic market with overlapping food waste circular economy positioning, though at earlier stage and focused more on the consumer-side collection layer than B2B hospitality circular ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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