Domestic and National Advanced Food Technologies
Türkiye's first smart green functional food factory: Designed with science, being built for the future.
The domestic and national advanced food technologies we have developed at YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark since 2018 are the product of our multidisciplinary engineering knowledge. Our factory investment holds an investment incentive certificate under the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology's Local Development Initiative Program.
Our Areas of Activity
An integrated value chain from science to market
Hyggefoods manages mutually reinforcing areas of activity — R&D, industrial digital technologies and consumer products — on a single scientific foundation. Scientific knowledge becomes technology; technology becomes natural, healthy, value-added products and recurring revenue models — a scalable, multi-channel growth architecture.
R&D and Innovation
The science of natural and healthy food.
From plant-based meat and dairy technologies to geriatric nutrition, we work across our innovation areas with a multidisciplinary team combining chemical, food and computer engineering. Our food safety and AI technologies draw on the same scientific backbone.
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Digital Solutions
Our industrial digital platforms.
We digitalize food safety with MenuOnay and chemical regulatory compliance with Regumind; our recurring-revenue digital backbone.
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Our Product Portfolio
From science to the shelf.
With our registered brand portfolio and functional product family, we bring natural, healthy products built on formulation science to consumers and institutions alike.
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Designing the future of food in Türkiye
Our mission is to develop sustainable food product technologies: natural and healthy products that are functional, economical, and meet real needs. Here are some highlights from our areas of work:
Plant-Based Meat Analog and Fermented Product Technologies
From fibrous texture design through high-moisture extrusion to flavor development with fermented plant matrices — engineering that makes no sensory compromise in plant-based alternatives.
Cocoa Alternative Formulation Technologies
Sustainable formulation technologies that approach cocoa's sensory profile by developing Maillard-reaction-based flavor precursors through controlled roasting and fermentation of domestic raw materials.
Functional Snack Reformulation Technologies
Turkish Food Codex-compliant "reduced sugar," "reduced salt" and "reduced fat" reformulation technologies — smart food formats that make no sensory compromise.
Geriatric Nutrition and Texture Engineering Technologies
Purpose-built for the nutritional needs of the silver economy: we develop protein-enriched functional products with chew- and swallow-friendly texture design (IDDSI approach).
Pediatric Nutrition Formulation Technologies
Clean-label, lunchbox-friendly functional foods — portion-controlled, nutrient-dense formats for school age.
Botanical Raw Material Valorization
We process Türkiye's botanical biodiversity through alternative processes and turn it into export-oriented, value-added products.
Digital Solutions
Building the industry's digital backbone
We develop platforms that digitalize the compliance, safety and supply processes of the food and chemical industries end to end; all built on the same principle: scientific accuracy, engineering assurance, full traceability.
MenuOnay
A food safety infrastructure that unites menu, laboratory, inspection and ERP in one platform. A recipe entered once in the kitchen feeds allergen disclosure, the sampling plan, the inspection file and the cost calculation at the same time. Our principle: "not software, but certified service" — every output is signed off with the digital approval of an authorized engineer registered with their professional chamber.
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Regumind
The smart platform for chemical regulatory compliance: KKDİK / Turkey REACH registration, CLP (SEA) compliance, SDS preparation and Only Representative services. Scan your substance inventory; see your tonnage band, registration deadlines and exemption status in a single report.
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Our Product Portfolio
From science to the shelf: our world of natural and healthy products
Every formulation developed on our R&D line reaches the shelf under our registered brands only after passing through sensory panels, stability testing and regulatory review. From functional protein bars to plant-based milks, from probiotic shots to the plant-extract Alkali Damla series — products that can prove their claims. The same formulation discipline also forms the foundation of our corporate solutions for hospitals, schools and public institutions.
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We produce with science, we grow with impact
We design our technologies not only for the product, but for public health, producers and the planet. Our impact framework rests on complementary pillars: public health, zero waste, low carbon, water conservation, local raw materials, animal-friendly production and a smart green factory vision — a framework mapped to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
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İSO (Istanbul Chamber of Industry)
“Industrialist of the Future Grand Award”
Go Global Awards
World third place, food category
Halkbank Women Who Produce
Türkiye runner-up
From 2018 to Today
2018
Founded at YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark · food analysis laboratory infrastructure · İTÜ Big Bang finalist · İSO “Industrialist of the Future Grand Award”
2019
First sales · Young MÜSİAD award · Lions first place · Çalık Holding “My First Business Venture” award · first TÜBİTAK-supported R&D project approved
2020
TİM-TEB Startup House membership · TÜBİTAK BiGG+ Mentor approval
2021
Successful completion of the first TÜBİTAK-supported R&D project · new product launch in the registered brand portfolio
2022
Halkbank Women Who Produce, Türkiye runner-up · YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark & PwC “Shining Stars” honor certificate
2023
Go Global Awards world third place, food category · second TÜBİTAK-supported R&D project
2024
Investments strengthening the company's digital/IT arm
2025
Mass-production infrastructure work under the Turkish Ministry of Industry and Technology's Local Development Initiative Program
2026
Incorporation of Türkiye's first smart green functional food factory · third TÜBİTAK-supported R&D project
Join this journey
Years of accumulated R&D, a multi-layered revenue architecture, and an incentive-certified smart green factory vision — take your place in Türkiye's science-based food technology journey: as an investor, or as part of our team.