SPENTIGO SUSTAINABILITY SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

In their own words

wastED is a mission-led ingredient intrinsic innovator house that leverages existing food technology to better utilize and transform food waste and by-products into superfoods. Our hero ingredient - Mr. Brewise, is a nutritional, economical, and multifaceted grain blend that reduces environmental footprint while being a versatile fit for existing commercial applications, allowing food manufacturers to produce better nutrient-rich foods and sustainably enabling a circular economy set to eliminate food waste. While working as an operations executive for B&B for about 10 months, I realized that the most abundant by-product of brewing - brewers spent grain, was currently disposed of in landfills or as low-cost cattle feed because it was highly perishable. Its relatively low cost made it an interesting raw material that could have the potential to be used for the production of goods with much higher added value. Our ingredient currently has 22-25% protein - which is as much as almonds, with a price advantage; 70-75% dietary fiber - which is 3 times as much as oats; very low glycemic index because all sugars were extracted during brewing. The elevated availability, economic procurement, and high nutritional value along with encouraging a circular economy with improved waste mitigation were the driving forces for our hero. We started evaluating new ways to exploit BSG in foods and animal feed, in the pharmaceutical and cosmetic sectors. The process that has been developed obtains a biologically stable, commercially profitable, and environmentally impactful product. Phase 1- Hauling and logistics company that specifically manages spent grains produced by urban craft breweries and distributes them to local farm partners via a demand-driven mobile app. Phase 2 - B2B – Processing our BSG to create a long-life flour that can then be provided to animal feed companies. Phase 3 - B2B – Processing our BSG alongside food safety approvals to create a long-life flour that can then be provided to existing commercial food applications like Bakeries, Flour industries, etc Phase 4 - B2C – Now that we know the rules of the game, stepping into D2C to process our BSG alongside food safety approvals to create a long-life flour, and eventually a hero product catering to a niche. Phase 5 - simultaneously, alongside phase 4, we want to explore the possibilities of plant-based meat using the very fibrous BSG The idea going forward is to never stop innovating with BSG.

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