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Growing a food conscious community, one bite at a time.
 

Growing a community of food entrepreneurs, one bite at a time.

FoodHack is the community for early and growth stage food entrepreneurs in Switzerland. At FoodHack, we bring these passionate people together so that they can imagine, shape and create solutions for a better future of food. 

Find out more about upcoming events, our annual food hackathon or how you or your company can get involved. 

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Latest from our blog

Articles
Foodpreneur Highlight #3: Luciana Esteves, Founder of Le Smart Cake
Foodpreneur Highlight #3: Luciana Esteves, Founder of Le Smart Cake

Meet the food entrepreneur, Luciana Esteves and her food startup, Le Smart Cake as she tells us about her journey to start her business in Switzerland as a foreigner. 

Foodpreneur Highlight #2: Florian Bourgeois from Wiine.me
Foodpreneur Highlight #2: Florian Bourgeois from Wiine.me

Meet the Swiss wine startup, Wiine as they tell us more about their subscription-based wine service and what it's like to grow a business in Switzerland. 

The Lausanne Cookie Challenge (3 Winning Recipes)
The Lausanne Cookie Challenge (3 Winning Recipes)

We hunted down the best cookies in Lausanne (including recipes!) Yes, we're talking about delicious barely crispy edges that transition into a chewy moist center with big pockets of delicious gooey chocolate. Check them all out here.

Foodpreneur Highlight #1 : Marie & Michael Tuil from Direct Coffee
Foodpreneur Highlight #1 : Marie & Michael Tuil from Direct Coffee

Meet the Swiss coffee startup, Direct Coffee, that are working on simplifying the coffee supply chain and funding social projects along the way. 

 

Live Social Feeds

Thanks to our speakers @herr_lutz_der_kommissar, @artea.shop and our gift partners @saveurpimenthe !
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the food entrepreneurs meetup & BBQ! With our guest speakers Sana Bahri & Marine de Lageneste co-founders of @artea.shop and Raphaël Lutz Founder of @studioraphaellutz & @le_lab_. Thank you to @cafedestilleuls for hosting us, our drink partners @hempfy_public & @drinkurban , our grill masters 🔥@yan_luong_ @gavruki , and all our guest for the delicious food and good vibes. All photos by @cedricheckly (cedricheckly.ch)
Meet Raphaël Lutz, designer, cook, creator and founder of @studioraphaellutz You probably know Raphaël from hosting the FoodHack events at his loft/kitchen space, @le_lab_ , but did you know his passion for food goes far beyond that. Raphaël has always been involved in food projects some way or another, from representing team Switzerland at Bocuse d'Or 2017, to hosting BBQ's with Soirées Cochonnes. These days, Raphaël is working on the second edition of Designers table, a culinary experience for the senses, where great design meets seasonal, local food. Join us at next Monday's event at @cafedestilleuls as Raphaël shares more about his upcoming work. Reserve your spot: www.picatic.com/FoodLauz8
Meet Sana Bahri & Marine de Lageneste co-founders of @artea.shop and speakers at our event next Monday at @cafedestilleuls . One's a former risk analyst from Tunisia, the other, a life science engineer from France, brought together by their love for food, they started @artea.shop , a cool new bubble tea shop in Lausanne serving freshly brewed tea, artisanal flavors, Swiss milk, tasty Tapioca and toppings! 😋 Join us next Monday at @cafedestilleuls to hear more about their story from ideation to the founding and learn more about the curiously tasty world of bubble tea! Free tickets 👉 www.picatic.com/FoodLauz8
Thanks to the lovely Luciana (@lesmartcake) for helping us facilitate the event and giving a degustation after the pitches! 😋 #EatSmart
And thats a wrap! Another workshop done this time at the @businessin.ch event at @impacthublausanne lastnight. Great fun (scroll 👉 to see a hilarious pitch from Alexandre Badoux director of Swiss Romandie @farmy_ch 😂) & nice to have such a mix of participants/backgrounds including @matthieuhoffstetter of @magazinebilan, Genevìeve Gassmann of #Fenaco, the State of Vaud and others! Thanks to the startups that submitted a challenge @delikits @gosmowl @lesmartcake @enjoyhempfy. In the end #CannabisWinsAgain and the best pitch went to team Funky Forest! 🌲
 

Annual Hackathon

 

On October 27th to 29th 2017, 60 selected participants from around the world came together to tackle 4 food challenges submitted by our partners, WWF, RicoLab, Ambrosus and The Sustainable Living Lab.

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