# Foodberry

> Foodberry is a Boston food-technology company that reverse-engineers the way nature wraps fruit. Its proprietary plant-based coatings turn purees, nut butters, dairy, and even ice cream into self-contained, mess-free, bite-sized snacks - no plastic wrapper required. Spun out of Harvard and MIT lab research and backed by 20-plus issued patents, Foodberry works as a B2B innovation and co-manufacturing partner to consumer brands, with a recent strategic partnership with Bel Group (Babybel, GoGo squeeZ) aimed at the $6B+ U.S. fruit-snack category.

- **Founded:** 2012
- **Headquarters:** Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- **Founders:** Marty Kolewe (Co-founder & CEO), David Edwards (Co-founder (Harvard professor, originated the edible-skin concept))
- **Team size:** ~18 employees
- **Products:** Plant-based coating platform, Co-manufacturing, R&D / product development, Trailberries
- **Notable:** Portfolio of 20+ issued utility patents around its edible membrane technology, Built a 42,000 sq ft GFSI/SQF Level 2 certified manufacturing facility in Boston, Closed a $15M Series A in 2023

## Products & services

- **Plant-based coating platform** — Proprietary edible, non-permeable coatings made from fruit and vegetable fibers, phytonutrients, and minerals that encapsulate fresh, frozen, and shelf-stable foods. Built on microencapsulation and controlled-release science from Harvard and MIT labs.
- **Co-manufacturing** — A 42,000 sq ft GFSI/SQF-certified production facility in Boston that scales and manufactures coated snack products for brand partners.
- **R&D / product development** — Collaborative development that turns purees, nut butters, dairy, cheese, and ice cream into novel bite-sized formats for CPG partners.
- **Trailberries** — Foodberry's own consumer product: poppable bites of creamy peanut butter coated in real fruit (Wild Berry and Peach Mango), vegan, gluten-free, non-GMO, 4g protein and 4g fiber per pouch. Sold on Amazon.

## Achievements

- Portfolio of 20+ issued utility patents around its edible membrane technology
- Built a 42,000 sq ft GFSI/SQF Level 2 certified manufacturing facility in Boston
- Closed a $15M Series A in 2023
- Signed strategic partnership with Bel Group in January 2026
- Technology originated in Harvard and MIT (Langer Lab) research

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — Announced strategic partnership with Bel Group to develop fruit-and-protein bite-sized snacks for the U.S. fruit-snack category.
- **2024-10** — Launched Trailberries, a direct-to-consumer poppable peanut-butter-and-real-fruit snack, on Amazon.
- **2023-05** — Raised a $15M Series A led by life-science and consumer investors.

## Links

- Website: https://foodberry.co
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/foodberry-co
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/foodberry_co/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FoodberryInc/

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Last updated: 2026-06-09