Circular Food Co
- Type
- Food & Ingredient Manufacturer
- Location
- Tullamore, Ireland
- Industries
- Food ingredients & products, Waste efficiency, Food reformulation, Finished products, Circular economy
- Domains
- Ingredients, Antioxidants, Prebiotics & probiotics, Fibres, Colours, Flavours, Functional ingredients, Bakery
- Technologies
- Other technologies, Biotechnology & sustainable inputs, Fermentation, Food-waste technology, Circular & resource technologies
About Circular Food Co
Circular Food Co. is an Irish food company focused on upcycling plant-based food side streams into functional ingredients. It works with food brands and producers that want to reduce waste, improve nutrition, and develop products with a stronger sustainability story.
The company positions itself as a circular-economy partner for the food industry, turning surplus, by-products, and waste into ingredients and product concepts. Its messaging emphasizes low-carbon, low-mileage sourcing, food safety, and helping customers meet sustainability and ESG goals while creating tasty, nutritious foods.
Core Values
- Sustainability: Circular Food Co’s core mission is to reduce food waste and support a zero-waste, lower-carbon food system through upcycling.
- Nutrition: The company emphasizes nutrient-rich by-products and ingredients that support fibre, protein, vitamins, minerals, prebiotics, and antioxidants.
- Flavour and product quality: Its process is designed to retain flavour and improve the taste, texture, and overall appeal of finished products.
- Innovation: The company promotes distinctive, market-ready products and collaborative development to help customers create new offerings.
- Food safety: It highlights BRC-aligned sourcing and a commitment to high food-safety standards.
Unique Aspects
- Upcycling focus from Irish side streams: The company rescues surplus and by-products from Irish producers and transforms them into ingredients, with a stated emphasis on minimal food miles.
- BRC-accredited facility: Circular Food Co says it operates a BRC-accredited facility, underscoring its food-safety positioning.
- Documented impact claims: The company states it has upcycled 49,000 kg of food waste so far and has helped over 100 Irish businesses.
- Named customer case studies: Public case studies include work with Deli Lites and O'Donohue's Bakery, showing how its ingredients are used in real product development.
- Innovation partners service: It offers a structured co-development service that connects NPD teams with culinary and food science expertise, including carbon measurement and branding support.