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Sustainability starts with using what already exists

Sustainability starts with using what already exists

Sustainability starts with using what already exists

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What's new

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WHAT CLIENTS SAY

What's new

Reduced & Royal Greenland form partnership to develop premium taste solutions from prawn side streams.

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What's new

Our technology
Our technology

Our technology

The combination of fermentation and koji is the base of our proprietary W2T (Waste-2-Taste) technology.

Umami, kokumi & maillard reaction notes are  extracted via our

‎W2T

These function as clean-label alternatives to MSG, yeast extracts, or hydrolyzed vegetable proteins. 

Reduces C02e by up to

83% 

compared to traditional  ingredient production.

Energy usage reduced by

90%

compared to traditional  ingredient production.

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Fermentation has been doing this for ages. We just learned to bottle it

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Emil Munck de Voss

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Former lawyer and board member of the Danish Flavour Organization.

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Meet the team

We’re a hybrid team of chefs and food scientists bridging the gap between the kitchen and industrial scale food productions.

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Kaspar Wehrhahn

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Rebecca Rocchi

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Adnan Akcay

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Tori

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Alon

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Paulina

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Sofie

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Mathias

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Asger

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Nicolai

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Frederik

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Frederik

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Alice

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Florin

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Katty

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Felix

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Lorenzo

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Lillith

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Rasmus

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Lorenzo

Featured Investors

Together, we’re proving that upcycled, sustainable ingredients can win on both performance and taste.

We’re supported by a group of culinary visionaries, circular economy specialists and life-science giants. They are helping us scale our fermentation platform from the lab to global industrial supply.

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Managing Partner & CEO

Mathias Brink Lorenz

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Investment Director

Jowita Sewerska

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Planetary Health Investments

Thomas Grotkær

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Managing Director

Sara Sande

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Managing Director

Sara Sande

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Managing Director

Sara Sande

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Imagine5 & David Zilber visited our office and production to explore how fermentation technology can help transform our food systems.

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Aroma development in solid-state Koji fermentations of processing side streams

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Reduced & Royal Greenland form partnership to develop premium taste solutions from prawn side streams.

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Emil Munck de Voss and William Lauf Olsen. Forbes 30 under 30.

Founders , REDUCED.

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Amadori partners with REDUCED to create upcycled ingredients.

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REDUCED named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies.

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The Danish Academy of Gastronomy. 2024,

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CEO / Co-founder

Former lawyer and currently board member of the Danish Flavour Organisation.

Emil

Munck de Voss

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Head of R&D

Adnan

A. Akcay

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Flavour Scientist

Researcher specializing in flavour analysis and sensory science. PhD in Plant Science.

Alon

Cna'ani

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Fermentation Scientist

Product developer, fermentation scientist and PhD in Food Microbiology.

Rebecca

Rocchi

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Our Team

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CEO / Co-founder

Former lawyer and currently board member of the Danish Flavour Organisation.

Emil

Munck de Voss

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COO

Former vice-president of Novonesis/Novozymes

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Steen Mortensen

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Head of R&D

Adnan

A. Akcay

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Flavour Scientist

Researcher specializing in flavour analysis and sensory science. PhD in Plant Science.

Alon

Cna'ani

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Fermentation Scientist

Product developer, fermentation scientist and PhD in Food Microbiology.

Rebecca

Rocchi

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CEO / Co-founder

Former lawyer and currently board member of the Danish Flavour Organisation.

Emil

Munck de Voss

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Investors

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Thomas Dyrberg

Board Chairman

CEO / Co-founder

Former lawyer and currently board member of the Danish Flavour Organisation.

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Mathias Brink Lorenz

Board member / managing partner

Head of R&D

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Thomas Grotkær

Board Member

COO

Former vice-president of Novonesis/Novozymes

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Sara Færch Hansen

Board member

Flavour Scientist

Researcher specializing in flavour analysis and sensory science. PhD in Plant Science.

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Jowita Sewerska

Board Observer

CEO / Co-founder

Former lawyer and currently board member of the Danish Flavour Organisation.

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Jan Grøndal

Board observer

Fermentation Scientist

Product developer, fermentation scientist and PhD in Food Microbiology.

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REDUCED

sustainability starts with using what already exists

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Emil

Munck de Voss

CEO / Co-founder

Former lawyer and board member of the Danish Flavour Organization.

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Rasmus

Steen Mortensen

CCO

Former vice-president of Novonesis/Novozymes.

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Rebecca 

Rocchi

Head of R&D

Product developer, fermentation scientist and PHD in Food Microbiology.

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Alon

Cna'ani

Flavour Scientist

Postdoctoral Researcher specializing in flavor analysis and sensory science.

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Our Team

We’re a hybrid team of chefs and food scientists bridging the gap between the kitchen and industrial scale food productions.

From mastering and designing our high performance flavours to researching, testing and accelerating a fermentation-based platform, we’re here to push the boundaries of what’s possible.

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Mathias Brink Lorenz

Managing Partner & CEO

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Jowita Sewerska

Investment Director

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Thomas Grotkær

Planetary Health Investments

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Sara Færch Hansen

Senior Investment Associate

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Our Investors

Together, we’re proving that upcycled, sustainable ingredients can win on both performance and taste.

We’re supported by a group of culinary visionaries, circular economy specialists and life-science giants. They are helping us scale our fermentation platform from the lab to global industrial supply.

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