King Carl XVI Gustaf’s Prize
Swedish royal recognition for entrepreneurs with a foreign background.
FoodTech.wiki is the editorial intelligence directory for agri-food technology across the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and North Africa. Companies, accelerators, investors, events, and the people building cross-border food systems, all on one continuously updated map.
The agri-food ecosystem between Europe and the MENA region is underdocumented. Gulf capital does not systematically see Egyptian and Moroccan founders; European accelerators have not mapped their MENA peers; journalists covering the space work from fragmented sources. FoodTech.wiki closes that gap with a single, opinionated, continuously updated map of what is being built and who is backing it.
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Food system architect linking European agri-food innovation with the GCC and North Africa. Swedish-Egyptian, based in Malmö. Founder of Lupinta and NexFood Sweden AB, three-time FoodTech 500 listee.
Eslam studied Agricultural Science at Al-Azhar University in Cairo and Project Management at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) in Skåne. He co-founded the Skåne Food Entrepreneurs Network in 2017. In 2019 he founded Lupinta, whose plant-protein products are listed by ICA, Coop, and Ekolivs. The company has raised $2M USD.
Swedish royal recognition for entrepreneurs with a foreign background.
Listed three times in the “Fortune 500 of foodtech.”
1 of 10 startups selected from 800+ applicants across 78 countries. Won the People's Choice Award at THRIVE Demo Day, Calgary.
Keynotes, master classes, lectures, and panels across Europe and the MENA region.
Exhibitor and speaker at Saudi Arabia's flagship food industry event. Delivered a master class on plant-based proteins alongside former US Presidential Chef Vincent Tropepe.
Master classSpeaker on food systems and the future of protein at Singularity's European summit.
KeynoteSelected interviews, features, and media coverage.
Sustain Europe magazine long-form interview with the founder & CEO of Lupinta.
“Sustainability shouldn't be about sacrifice.”
Swedish national television feature on the food of the future.
“Svenska lupinsuccén skalar upp, vill nå hela landet.”
“Lupin, en böna att räkna med.”
The innovator who wants Swedes to eat lupin-based food.
8th global accelerator cohort announcement.
Forward Fooding's official Lupinta profile page.
Speaker event on food innovation and entrepreneurship.
FoodTech.wiki is published by NexFood Sweden AB, a food corridor studio building, publishing, and researching across Europe, the Gulf, and North Africa.
Swedish lupin-protein company, listed by ICA, Coop, and Ekolivs. The product arm.
This directory. The editorial and intelligence arm covering the EU, GCC, and North Africa corridor.
Stealth venture. Details to follow.
EU-funded research and development on cross-border food systems.
Keynotes, master classes, and corridor strategy work for operators, investors, and policy bodies.