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Solar Foods

Gas-fermentation protein ingredient Solein, made from air and electricity, for food brands and manufacturers

Vantaa, FinlandFounded 2017solarfoods.comWebsite technologies

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  • Hiring1 open role
  • New on EvolcAdded 2026-10-28

About Solar Foods

Solar Foods is a Finnish food technology company that produces Solein, a protein ingredient grown by fermenting a microorganism with air, electricity and fermentation. Solein is positioned as an all-purpose protein for the food industry.

Its customers are food brands and product developers, to which it sells Solein as an ingredient. The company is commercialising Solein in the United States, starting with the Health & Performance nutrition market, and Solein-based products have been available to consumers in Singapore. Its first US order and first consumer product in the United States are listed among its 2026 news items.

Solar Foods was founded in 2017 and began operations in 2018. Its headquarters and first commercial-scale production facility, Factory 01, are in Vantaa, Finland, where production started in 2024. Factory 02 is planned in Lappeenranta, Finland, to scale Solein capacity from 160 to 6,400 tons annually. The company is listed on the Nasdaq First North Growth Market Finland, reports over 60 staff in 5 countries, and is hiring an Executive Team Assistant in Vantaa.

Product: Solein, a protein ingredient produced by gas fermentation from air and electricity, sold to food companies.

Jobs at Solar Foods (1)

Solar Foods is hiring for one role in operations, based in Vantaa.

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