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Ingredient solutions that deliver taste, texture, and nutrition in one,
reducing the need for excessive additives or animal ingredients

mission

MULTIFUNCTIONAL INGREDIENTS setting a new standard for creating better food—simpler, smarter, and beyond one-to-one substitutions.

DO

GOOD

TASTE SMELL EAT BITE CHEW SLURP SAVOR NOURISH

without compromises

solutions

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FermiPro ®

Bouillon 
Creamer

[Ready-Meals, Soups,
Sauces, Stews]

An all-in-one solution for ready meals—bringing savory depth, creamy richness, and enhanced nutrition.

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Cultured ProMix

[Plant-based Cheese & Hybrids]

Naturally delivers cheesy flavor with deep umami and kokumi for a rich taste experience—enabling double-digit protein, over 30% less fat, and improved texture, all without additives or modified starches.

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Texture +

[Hybrids]

Rich umami flavor and juicy texture—enabling hybrid products with no additives, just plants and meat.

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Texture +

[Meaty Veggies]

Delivering the cravings to vegetables and a satisfying umami richness and juicy bite  without having to make compromises

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Saucier

[Milky Creamy Pasta sauces]

Creamy, rich white sauce for béchamel-style products—delivering indulgent taste, smooth texture, and improved nutrition without starches or additives.

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Plant Booster

[Chips, Snacks & Seasonings]

Rich umami flavor from whole foods—boosting protein and cutting back on salt without sacrificing taste.

Whole

service

Co-development

Looking for a

tailored solution?

Partner with us in

co-development to unlock new claims and redefine what’s possible.

Waste Stream

Do you have a large side/wastestream you’d like to transform into high-value, multifunctional ingredients? Get in touch to see how our process can unlock its full potential.

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FermiPro

multifunctional
benefits

taste

Umami via Protein

Kokumi Richness

Salt Reduction

texture

High Solubility
Emulsifying
Creaming Mouthfeel

nutrition

Higher Protein Quality

Improved Micro Nutrition

Enables Better Nutrition Profile

®

And this is it

“fermented faba protein“

(Faba Beans, Oats, Sea salt)

ingredients

Wholesome Plants

Fermentation

Drying

Using everything without any additives

Solid State Fermentation

Curation of Microorganismes

process

team

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Nabila Rodríguez

Valerón

Head of Flavor Fermentation

Nabila Rodríguez Valerón, PhD, is a food specialist with a background in chemistry and a PhD in Gastronomic Sciences from the Basque Culinary Center. Her work bridges culinary arts and science, advancing sustainability and flavorful, focused on foods through fermentation and sensory analysis. Her research, conducted in collaboration with Harvard University and DTU Biosustain, explores enhancing the koku sensation to reduce bitterness and improve taste in plant-based foods. Nabila also worked in the R&D team at the Alchemist Restaurant in Copenhagen as a gastronomy scientist. Currently, as Head of Flavor Fermentation at Nutrumami, she creates plant-based flavors using fermentation to elevate consumer experience. Nabila’s research has been published in different journals, and she actively contributes to the European Miso Institute and Mycelium Gastronomy Network.

Nabila@summ-ing.com

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Chuchu

Huang

CTO & Co-Founder

Chuchu Huang, a PhD holder from the University of Copenhagen, is an accomplished professional specializing in food microbiology and fermentation. As an Associate Project Academic at Novo Nordisk, she oversees API purification projects, ensuring validation plans and implementing optimization strategies. Formerly a Fermentation Scientist at Mycorena.

Chuchu@summ-ing.com

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Frederik

Jensen

CEO & Founder

A fine-dining culinary background that evolved into concept and product development. Frederik spent ten years in the US, where he was first the director of food for a healthy fast-casual chain. Later, he co-founded “CHEW”, an innovation lab in Boston, where he, as CIO, created new innovative and better-for-you products and brands mainly for Fortune 500 companies. Frederik helped build a team of 40 chefs and food scientists over 2 locations and helped develop 500+ products in F&B. 

Frederik@summ-ing.com

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Kasper

Bus

COO

Kasper is a food innovator with a Master’s degree in Dairy Science & Technology from the University of Copenhagen. He has built his career at the intersection of food innovation, R&D, and business development across the Nordics and international markets. With expertise in product development, innovation management, and market analysis, Kasper is passionate about transforming consumer insights and technological advances into commercially successful solutions that drive growth and sustainability in the food industry.

Kasper@summ-ing.com

advisors

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Filippo
Della Torre

Non-Executive Director

With 30-year experience in the food industry, where 12 with Executive roles, Filippo has an extensive knowledge of the whole industry chain within Food & Beverage, Nutraceutical, and Medical Nutrition. He has a strong track record in Business Strategy and Commercial Development, Customers, Suppliers and external Stakeholders management, Organisation and Capabilities transformation, Company governance. He worked in 7 different EU countries, including 5 years in Denmark as Aquad'Or General Manager.

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Anders

Gram

PhD, Applied Biochemistry

An accomplished leader and highly skilled professional in Biotech Manufacturing and R&D with more than 25 years of international biotech experience in Denmark, USA, Sweden, UK, Germany, and Australia. Passionate about the science and specializing in Biotech process development, advancing into leadership roles in R&D and Operations with responsibility for QA, QC, and supply chain. 

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Brynjar

Steinbach

Non-Executive Director / Commercial Development

A seasoned supply chain and business development leader with expertise in the health and nutrition biosolutions sector. Currently Head of Supply Chain and Business Development at The Akkermansia Company, he drives operations and partnerships to commercialize biosolution addressing obesity and prediabetes. Previously, Brynjar served as Director of Sales & Operations Planning for Chr. Hansen, managing €450M annually, optimizing global supply chains, and leading strategic projects in biosolutions in health and nutrition. He also held senior roles at Novo Nordisk, contributing to product supply strategies and business development.

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back story

The Story Behind SUMM

A Journey from Parenthood to Innovation

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