Just Food · Mar 2026
Nestlé Germany planned to launch Choco Crossies Snack Vibes in April 2026 with ChoViva, marking a major mainstream brand partnership for Planet A Foods.
Building the next generation food ingredient champion.
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Overview
Planet A Foods is a Munich-area B2B food-tech company founded in 2021, best known for ChoViva, a sunflower-seed-based cocoa-free chocolate alternative and broader ingredient platform for confectionery, bakery, and other food manufacturers.
Primary product
ChoViva
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Fraunhoferstr. 11a, 82152 Planegg (Munich area), Germany
Team size
51-200
Industry
Biotechnology Research
Sub-industry
Food technology / cocoa-free chocolate ingredients
Offices
Planegg/Munich, Germany
Pilsen, Czech Republic
Business model
B2B ingredient supplier
brand and retailer co-development
commercial partnership / manufacturing supply
Funding
Stage
Series B
Total raised
$74.2M
Latest round
Series B · Dec 2024
Latest amount
$30M
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Head of Sales & Partnerships
Head of Expansion & Capital Investment Projects
Head of Marketing & PR
Work & culture
Public careers material emphasizes fellowship, discovery, impact, and a hands-on 'just do it' mindset. LinkedIn/company posts also highlight a fast-moving startup culture, international teamwork, and an on-site, operations-heavy environment centered around Munich/Planegg.
Compensation
Public job postings mention a competitive compensation package / very competitive compensation, but no salary bands were publicly posted.
Benefits
30 days vacation per year
tasty lunches
snacks and drinks
vouchers
gym membership
chocolate every day
talent pool / internal mobility
Product & market
Pricing
B2B ingredient pricing via commercial contracts; public product pages show minimum order quantities (e.g. 12T) and sample requests, but no list pricing.
Differentiators
- —Sunflower-seed-based cocoa-free chocolate
- —proprietary fermentation and roasting process
- —industrial-scale production
- —more than 80% lower carbon emissions than conventional chocolate
- —no tempering required
- —available in chips and liquid forms
- —broad application fit across confectionery, bakery, cereals, and ice cream
- —supply-chain resilience and reduced cocoa exposure
Technology
Proprietary fermentation platform
precision fermentation
Personio
Salesforce
Spendesk
Deel
Datev
Slack
Notion
AutoCAD
Python
MATLAB
Customers
Confectionery manufacturers
Bakery manufacturers
Retailers and private-label brands
Nestlé Germany
Barry Callebaut
Aeon
Aldi
REWE Group
Lindt
Deutsche Bahn
Peter Kölln
Griesson - de Beukelaer
Lambertz
Treets / Piasten
Wawi-Schokolade
Competitors
Voyage Foods
Win-Win (WNWN)
Nukoko
Foreverland
Prefer
EcoFinia
Von Georgia
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
USD 1M–10M (public estimate)
Estimated monthly visits
5.7K
Traffic estimate as of Mar 2026
Latest news
Barry Callebaut · Nov 2025
Barry Callebaut and Planet A Foods announced a commercial long-term partnership to scale ChoViva globally and expand across Europe and beyond.
Planet A Foods · Sep 2025
Aeon launched ChoViva in Japan, marking Planet A Foods' first market entry outside Europe.
Just Food · Feb 2025
Planet A Foods entered the UK via Aldi's Dairyfine line and said it was also moving into France through product launches with partners including Wawi-Schokolade.
TechCrunch · Dec 2024
Planet A Foods closed a $30M Series B round co-led by Burda Principal Investments and Zintinus, with participation from several existing investors, to scale production and international expansion.
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