Develop the next generation of food products at Wageningen Campus
Food Innovation Kitchen for product development and food innovation
The Food Innovation Kitchen at Plus Ultra II Wageningen is a unique shared facility for food innovation, ingredient design, and product development. The kitchen is available for entrepreneurs, researchers, start-ups, and scale-ups, and established food companies. The facility is fully and provides everything needed to accelerate innovation in alternative proteins, functional ingredients, and sustainable food solutions.
Available for flexible (half) daily rental, the Food Innovation Kitchen enables organisations to test, develop, and optimise new food products within the world-leading Agri & Food ecosystem of Wageningen Campus.
A unique food development facility at Wageningen Campus
Located within Plus Ultra II Wageningen, at Wageningen Campus, the Food Innovation Kitchen offers far more than a traditional product development space. Designed specifically for food innovation and ingredient development, the facility enables your company to transform ideas into commercially viable products. Whether you’re developing plant-based foods, alternative proteins, functional ingredients, or solutions for the valorisation of side and residual streams, the Food Innovation Kitchen provides a professional environment where experimentation, collaboration, and innovation come together.
As part of one of Europe’s leading food innovation ecosystems, users benefit from close proximity to Wageningen University & Research (WUR), innovative food companies, and industry experts driving the future of food.
- Shared Food Innovation Kitchen at Wageningen Campus
- Flexible (half) daily rental for food product development
- Ideal for ingredient design
- Suitable for start-ups, scale-ups and established organisations
- Opportunities for co-creation and knowledge-sharing
- Located within Plus Ultra II Wageningen
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Looking for a professional food development facility to accelerate your innovation? Explore how the Food Innovation Kitchen can support your ambitions!
Food product development in a professional innovation environment
The Food Innovation Kitchen is specifically designed for food product development, ingredient design, and food innovation. The facility provides companies and researchers with access to a professional environment where new products can be developed, tested, refined, and validated. Whether you’re working on plant-based products, alternative proteins, functional ingredients, or novel food concepts, the Food Innovation Kitchen supports every stage of the product development process.
Flexible space for every stage of growth
Innovation requires flexibility. That’s why the Food Innovation Kitchen is available for (half) daily rental, allowing organisations to access high-quality facilities when needed. This flexible approach makes the kitchen suitable for start-ups that are exploring new concepts, scale-ups expanding production capabilities, and established food companies developing innovative products for future markets.
A collaborative environment for food innovation
The Food Innovation Kitchen has been created to encourage collaboration between entrepreneurs, researchers, and industry experts. By bringing these different disciplines together, the facility accelerates innovation and helps organisations solve complex food challenges. Knowledge-sharing, co-creation, and open innovation play a central role, thus creating opportunities to develop new products, improve processes, and bring solutions to market faster.
Located within Europe’s leading Agri & Food ecosystem
The Food Innovation Kitchen is situated within Plus Ultra II Wageningen at the heart of Wageningen Campus, internationally recognised as a leading centre for agri-food research and innovation. Here, innovative organisations, researchers, and knowledge institutions work together to shape the future of food. Through the pan-European Kadans Community, companies can also connect with a global network of science parks, industry experts, investors, and research partners.
An impression of the Food Innovation Kitchen at Plus Ultra II Wageningen
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What is the Food Innovation Kitchen?
The Food Innovation Kitchen is a shared food development facility located within Plus Ultra II Wageningen at Wageningen Campus. It has been designed to support food innovation, ingredient design, and product development by providing entrepreneurs, researchers, and food companies with access to a professional environment for testing, developing, and refining new food concepts. The facility is part of a collaboration between Kadans Science Partner, Wageningen University & Research, and StartLife.
Who can use the Food Innovation Kitchen?
The Food Innovation Kitchen is suitable for start-ups, scale-ups, established food companies, researchers, and innovation teams working within the Agri & Food sector. Whether you are developing a new product, validating an ingredient, or exploring sustainable food solutions, the facility offers flexible access to support your innovation goals.
Where is the Food Innovation Kitchen located?
The Food Innovation Kitchen is located at Plus Ultra II Wageningen, at Bronland 10 on Wageningen Campus in the Netherlands. Wageningen Campus is internationally recognised as one of the world’s leading ecosystems for agri-food research, innovation, and collaboration.
What types of food innovation projects are supported?
The Food Innovation Kitchen supports a wide range of food innovation projects, including:
- Alternative protein development
- Plant-based food innovation
- Functional ingredient development
- Sustainable food solutions
- Food product optimisation
- Valorisation of side and residual streams
- New product development and testing
Can I rent the Food Innovation Kitchen on a flexible basis?
Yes. The Food Innovation Kitchen is available for daily rental, or by half the day, allowing organisations to access professional food development facilities without committing to long-term leases or significant upfront investments. This flexible model makes the facility accessible to companies of all sizes.