Summary
- Profile Type
- Research & Development Request
- POD Reference
- RDRBE20250606008
- Term of Validity
- 16 June 2025 - 16 June 2026
- Company's Country
- Belgium
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
- Targeted Countries
- All countries
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General information
- Short Summary
- A Belgian start-up developing plant-based dairy alternatives based on pulses, with a first focus on chickpeas, is seeking research and industry partners for a Horizon Europe proposal (HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025-IA-03). The company wishes to join a consortium focused on scaling up nutritional proteins from alternative sources. They seek partners including dairy/plant-based food companies, co-manufacturers, and legume producer organisations. Research cooperation agreement is envisaged.
- Full Description
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Double Triple Foods is a Belgian start-up innovating in the plant-based dairy sector. They are developing a dairy alternative based on pulses, first chickpeas, using a unique direct milking process for clean label products with improved nutritional and functional properties.
Their R&D activities include:
- Optimisation of processing of pulses to dairy alternative products;
- Formulations;
- Upscaling of processing & production;
- Piloting Regenerative chickpea cultivation in Belgium.
Double Triple Foods is actively seeking to join a consortium for the Horizon Europe call HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025-IA-03: Scaling-up nutritional proteins from alternative sources. They aim to contribute as industrial partner in the value chain and testbed development. Their ambition is to develop nutritious and affordable plant-based products, promote regenerative agriculture and expand European protein autonomy.
The company looks for partners with complementary expertise and infrastructure:
- Food manufacturers in the dairy/plant-based sector exploring diversification to chickpea-based alternatives;
- Co-manufacturers with capacity for small- to mid-scale production and fermentation of plant-based drinks;
- Producer organisations/cooperatives of legumes (chickpeas, fava beans, etc.) open to supply chain cooperation and agro-ecological innovation. - Advantages and Innovations
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Double Triple Foods distinguishes itself through its integrative approach combining food innovation, sustainability, and supply chain impact:
- The developed base & drinks mimic dairy properties without common allergens (e.g. lactose, soy, nuts...);
- Contains added micronutrients tailored to consumer health needs;
- Focuses on scalable, clean-label fermentation processes avoiding synthetic additives.
- Integrates regenerative agriculture into protein ingredient sourcing, enabling local value creation. - Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
- Goal 13: Climate Action
- Goal 2: Zero Hunger
Partner Sought
- Expected Role of a Partner
- Partners are expected to co-develop, pilot or validate components of the value chain: from chickpea cultivation and processing to co-manufacturing and market uptake of the final product.
- Type and Size of Partner
- University
- Big company
- SME 50 - 249
- R&D Institution
- SME 11-49
- SME <=10
- Type of partnership
- Research and development cooperation agreement
Call details
- Framework program
- Horizon Europe
- Call title and identifier
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Scaling-up nutritional proteins from alternative sources
HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025-IA-03 - Submission and evaluation scheme
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Single-stage
- Coordinator required
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No
- Deadline for EoI
- Deadline of the call
- Project duration in weeks
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144
- Web link to the call
- https://ec.europa.eu/info/funding-tenders/opportunities/portal/screen/opportuni…
- Horizon Europe
HORIZON-JU-CBE-2025-IA-03
Dissemination
- Technology keywords
- 08001004 - Food Processing
- 06006011 - Fermentation
- 08001005 - Food Technology
- Market keywords
- 07003002 - Health food
- Targeted countries
- All countries