Fifty small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world have been announced as the Best Small Businesses of the “Good Food for All” competition, held in conjunction with the UN Food Systems Summit.
Selected from nearly 2,000 applications from 135 countries, the 50 winners all showcase inspiring, diverse, and impactful solutions in improving access to healthy, sustainable food.
Each winner was celebrated as a “Best Small Business: Good Food for All” and shared US$100,000 in cash prizes. At the UNFSS event to announce the winners, this short video was shared to showcase their stories and highlight SMEs’ vital work in sustainably nourishing families all around the world.
Each winner was selected for how their business contributes to healthier, more sustainable and equitable food for the communities they serve; the strength of their vision for the future; and how well they communicate the current and future impact of their business.
These food SMEs are quiet revolutionaries. Their founders embody an ascending worldwide cohort of passionate, values-driven, innovative food entrepreneurs. Half are youth and nearly half are women. Winners come from a total of 42 countries from Europe & Central Asia (10); Africa & Middle East (13); East Asia & Pacific (10); South Asia (8); and North and Latin America (9).
Despite their importance to the future of food, small businesses are too rarely heard on the international stage. This competition, which included a survey, captured their ambition and needs. These are presented in a report, “A Small Business Agenda for the UN Food Systems Summit”, that calls for the world to rally behind SMEs as the vanguard of a food revolution.
With a conducive business environment, positive incentives, and greater influence, SMEs can deliver a more nourishing, sustainable, equitable and resilient food system. As part of the announcement ceremony held in conjunction with the UN Food Systems Pre-Summit, other small businesses around the world will be encouraged to join in the call to do their part in this decade of action by signing a pledge.
Find out more about the 50 winners by viewing the details below, as well as visiting their company profiles, by clicking on their names.
| Name | Country | Sector(s) | Stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agrojusto Transforming the food market | Argentina | Agritech, Big data, Blockchain | Startup stage |
| Fresh.Land Shortening and digitizing the food supply chain | Denmark | Agritech, Clean technology, E-commerce | Growth stage |
| Toothpick Company Ltd., Kenya (Toothpick Project) Improving food security with a agri-biotech revolution against weeds | Kenya | Agribusiness, Agrichemicals, Crop farming | Startup stage |
| Amader Khamar Amader Khamar is an initiative to serve city people with safe foods | Bangladesh | Agribusiness, Agritech, Food production | Startup stage |
| Yolele Foods Building markets and supply chains for African ingredients | United States of America | Crop farming, Food and beverage, Food production | Startup stage |
| TruLuv Granola Improving every Ethiopian’s nutritional status | Ethiopia | Food and beverage, Food production | Growth stage |
| iPAGE BANGLADESH LTD Grow smartly | Bangladesh | Agritech, Artificial intelligence, Food production | Startup stage |
| DV Excellus Pvt. Ltd. Sustainable Food Systems via agrifood Tech Innovations | Nepal | Agribusiness, Agritech | Startup stage |
| Massöva Stronger producers, offering quality products | Madagascar | Agribusiness, Crop farming | Growth stage |
| NUU The brazilian taste for a regenerative world. | Brazil | Food and beverage | Growth stage |
| North Lanka Family Foods ( PVT ) Ltd Promoting peace & reconsiliation through the Crafting of Good Taste . | Sri Lanka | Agribusiness, Food production, Manufacturing | Growth stage |
| Integrated Aerial Systems Data Driven Drones | South Africa | Agrichemicals, Agritech, Environmental services | Startup stage |
| ColdHubs Solar-powered cold storage for developing countries | Nigeria | Agribusiness, Clean technology, Clean technology a… | Growth stage |
| Bulaccino Farm/Cafe Real Coffee . Real Food . Real People | Fiji | Animal farming, Crop farming, Food and beverage | Growth stage |
| Treedom Plant a tree with a click and follow it online, supporting farmers, | Italy | Agribusiness, E-commerce, Information technology | Mature stage |
| AGRO IRIS d.o.o. Healthy and socially responsible snacks from small orchards and fields | Serbia | Food and beverage, Food production | Startup stage |
| Woolley’s Lamb Naturally Raised Woolleys’ Lamb…Count the Differences | Canada | Animal farming | Growth stage |
| Nutrition Innovation Singapore Pte Ltd Making the world a healthier place. | Singapore | Agribusiness, Agritech, Food and beverage | Growth stage |
| Varacco Inc Kay Sarap Maging pilipino(translated:it Feels Great to be a Filipino) | Philippines | Food and beverage, Food production, Hospitality | Growth stage |
| Naturally Divine Live Natural, Live Divine | Peru | Agribusiness, Food and beverage, Food production | Growth stage |
| AQysta Innovating for Impact | Netherlands | Clean technology, Crop farming | Growth stage |
| AFEX Commodities Exchange Limited Growing Markets, Connecting Trades | Nigeria | Agribusiness, Agritech | Growth stage |
| Sara’s Organic Food Providing Goodness by Supplying Healthier Food | Egypt | Agribusiness, Crop farming | Growth stage |
| LightBlue Environmental Consulting Reconcile business excellence with sustainability | Thailand | Consulting and business development, Hospitality, … | Growth stage |
| Sierra Agri Foods Eat Healthy, be Nutrition Wealthy | Sierra Leone | Agribusiness | Startup stage |
| Plantpack by Lifepack PACKAGES that are transformed into life | Colombia | Agritech, Manufacturing, Packaging | Growth stage |
| Manq’A Restaurante Manq'a is a social restaurant that celebrates national products. | Bolivia | Diversified services, Food and beverage, Hospitali… | Growth stage |
| InnoFaso Nutrition autonomy for all in Burkina Faso | Burkina Faso | Food production | Growth stage |
| Oorja Development Solutions India Powering Last-Mile Rural Markets | India | Community water systems, Crop farming, Solar power | Growth stage |
| ALIET GREEN As full service provider to the Wholesalers | Indonesia | Food production | Growth stage |
| SmartFish At smartfish we are fish lovers and ecosystem protectors | Mexico | Animal farming, Fish farming, Retail and wholesale | Growth stage |
| Blagichka Ltd. – the zero waste company Blagichka - zero waste restaurant and informal education for students | Bulgaria | Educational products, Educational services, Food p… | Growth stage |
| Encantado de Comerte App to save food and improve food insecurity | Spain | Food and beverage, Mobile | Growth stage |
| Kuruwitu Conservation Welfare CBO KCW-CBO | Kenya | Fish farming, Food production | Growth stage |
| Karwan saffron agricultural and livestock company Agricultural and livestock services and activities | Afghanistan | Food production, Packaging, Wholesale | Growth stage |
| Briskly Technological platform for unmanned trading | Russian Federation | E-commerce, Food and beverage, Retail | Growth stage |
| Food Nation Food for all | New Zealand | Food production | Growth stage |
| Taru Naturals Taru All Day! Hand Grown by Small Farmers | India | Agribusiness, E-commerce, Food and beverage | Growth stage |
| Whole Surplus Digital food surplus management system building recovery ecosystem | Turkey | Artificial intelligence, Big data, Internet of thi… | Growth stage |
| IUV #packaging #plasticfree #future | Italy | Agribusiness, Clean technology and energy, Packagi… | Startup stage |
| Edible Routes Private Limited Conscious food for all! | India | Agribusiness, Consulting and business development,… | Growth stage |
| Yunnan Qiutu Agriculture Company Limited We treat people, animal, plants and earth with pure love. | China | Crop farming, Food and beverage, Food production | Growth stage |
| ADC Aquatic Development Co. Ltd. Affordable fish seed for all | Laos | Educational services, Fish farming | Growth stage |
| Red Sea Farms Unlocking the potential of saltwater | Saudi Arabia | Agribusiness, Agritech, Clean technology and energ… | Growth stage |
| A Cozinha by António Loureiro Nature and all she has to offer is what truly inspires us. | Portugal | Business services, Financial services, Hospitality | Mature stage |
| Innovopro Creating a chickpea protein based solutions for the F&B industry | Israel | Food and beverage, Food production | Growth stage |
| YouKuai Group Creating a holistic plant based food & beverage ecosystem from China | China | Events, Food and beverage, Marketing and PR | Growth stage |
| Indiegrow – Creating economic and social equality We connect smallholder women producers with international customers | Colombia | Agritech, E-commerce, Food and beverage | Startup stage |
| Soil Carbon Co. The world's smallest organisms solving the world's biggest problem | Australia | Crop farming | Startup stage |