Viva Maris GmbH
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Schenefeld, Germany
- Industries
- Alternative proteins, Food ingredients & products, Food reformulation, Food safety & quality, Direct to consumer, Shortening supply chain, Supply chain monitoring & traceability, Controlled environment agriculture, Crop / plant science, Plant-based
- Domains
- Seaweed, Plant based primary products, Algae, Feed, Fish, Animal based primary products
- Technologies
- Biorefining, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Platform technology, Platform & Service technologies
About Viva Maris GmbH
Viva Maris is a young company based in Schenefeld, Schleswig-Holstein, focused on algae-based foods and on promoting more sustainable ways of eating. It presents itself as a Blue Economy business that combines product development with education, research, and advocacy for ocean protection.
The company works with seaweed from the North Atlantic and also with land-based cultivation of algae, and it emphasizes regional production in Germany. Its products are positioned as everyday foods that make algae easy to use in ordinary meals while staying natural, vegan or vegetarian, and free from artificial additives.
Core Values
- Sustainability: The company repeatedly stresses resource-saving production, no use of freshwater or artificial inputs in cultivation, and climate-conscious food choices.
- Natural ingredients: Products are described as natural-quality foods made from whole seaweed and other natural ingredients, without artificial additives, flavors, or preservatives.
- Ocean protection: Viva Maris links its business to protecting the seas, raising awareness of marine ecosystems, and supporting initiatives such as Mission Ozean.
- Regional responsibility: It highlights regional production in Germany and the preservation of jobs in the sea economy, especially through cooperation with former fishers and local cultivation.
- Healthy eating: The company frames algae as a nutrient-rich ingredient with vitamins, minerals, fiber, and protein, suitable for modern plant-based diets.
Unique Aspects
- Blue Economy positioning: Viva Maris explicitly brands itself as a Blue Economy company, tying commercial food products to marine stewardship and public awareness.
- North Atlantic sourcing: It says its seaweed comes from clean North Atlantic waters near Norway and Ireland, and that it avoids Asian algae and inland-water cultivation.
- Land-based algae cultivation: In addition to marine seaweed, the company works with land-based algae cultivation projects and research, including Chlorella grown in Germany.
- Mission Ozean initiative: The company supports ocean-protection outreach through its own Mission Ozean initiative and donates 2 cents per glass for the Verein Mission Ozean on some products.
- Recognition for a product: Its vegan algae bratwurst was presented as an ÖKO-TEST winner in 06/2021, which gives the range a notable third-party validation.