Saledo
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Fatih, Turkey
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Food reformulation, Food safety & quality, Direct to consumer, Waste efficiency, Finished products
- Domains
- Plant based primary products, Tropical fruits, Ingredients, Fibres, Flour, Starches, Vitamins & minerals, Prebiotics & probiotics
- Technologies
- Processing
About Saledo
Saledo is a Turkish food venture based in Antalya that upcycles green bananas from its own banana greenhouse into value-added food products. The company says it grows about 20,000 tons of bananas a year in a 500,000 m² greenhouse, and that part of this crop does not meet retail cosmetic standards, which led to the idea of turning those bananas into flour and other products instead of wasting them.
The brand positions itself around circular production, nutrition, and practical product development. It presents its green banana flour as a functional, gluten-free ingredient and extends that platform into ready-to-use baking mixes, snacks, and foodservice-oriented solutions for both consumers and professional kitchens.
Core Values
- Sustainability: Saledo emphasizes upcycling, circular production, and reducing food waste by giving non-retail bananas a second life as ingredients and finished products.
- Nutrition: The company highlights fiber-rich, gluten-free, and functional formulations, with a focus on ingredients that support healthier everyday eating.
- Practicality: Its mixes and foodservice products are designed to save time, standardize recipes, and make gluten-free baking easier for both consumers and professionals.
- Innovation: Saledo presents itself as a first mover in green banana flour production in Turkey and as a company that develops new applications for banana-based raw materials.
Unique Aspects
- Built on its own banana supply chain: Saledo says it works from bananas grown in its own greenhouse, allowing it to connect cultivation, processing, and product development in one model.
- First green banana flour production in Turkey: The company states that it carried out the first green banana flour production in Turkey and later expanded into mixes and snacks.
- International research and innovation exposure: Saledo says it has worked with TNO, appeared in Wageningen University and Foodvalley’s Food Reformulation Guide, and participated in programs such as EIT Food Waste2Plate and EWA.
- Foodservice-ready product line: Beyond retail products, Saledo has a dedicated HORECA offering aimed at helping professional kitchens produce consistent gluten-free items more efficiently.
- Laboratory testing focus: The company states that its products undergo regular pesticide and gluten testing in internationally accredited laboratories.