# 리하베스트 RE:harvest

> Seoul-based RE:harvest collects nutrient-rich by-products from breweries and other food manufacturers, stabilizes them through cold-chain logistics and patented processing, and sells the resulting RE:nergy powder as an ingredient for bread, pizza, snacks and other goods. Its unusually candid Indonesia pilot shows both the promise and the catch: cheap feedstock can become valuable inventory, but certification, local demand, transport and full-scale factory economics decide whether the circular loop actually closes.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Seoul, South Korea
- **Founders:** Alexander Myoung Joon Min (Founder and CEO)
- **Team size:** The supplied company record lists seven employees; a 2025 P4G portfolio lists 24, while the P4G case-study annex reports 40 for 2024. Current headcount is therefore not independently settled.
- **Products:** RE:nergy Powder, RE:nergy consumer foods, B2B product co-development, Upcycling process and equipment services, Education, consulting and campaigns
- **Notable:** Founded on August 14, 2019 as South Korea's first specialist food-upcycling company., Won the Thai Wah Circular Bio-Economy Prize at Future Food Asia 2021., Accepted as the first Asian member of the Upcycled Food Association, according to the company and Korean public sources.

## Products & services

- **RE:nergy Powder** — Alternative food ingredient made by collecting, cleaning, dehydrating, drying and milling grain-based manufacturing by-products such as brewer's spent grain and sikhye residue.
- **RE:nergy consumer foods** — Finished foods including bars, granola, shakes, crackers, bread and baked goods that demonstrate uses for RE:nergy powder.
- **B2B product co-development** — Recipe and ingredient development with food makers for pizza dough, bakery products, sauces, noodles, batter, snacks and private-label goods.
- **Upcycling process and equipment services** — Tailored upcycling systems with prospective revenue from equipment, maintenance, operations and royalties in overseas markets.
- **Education, consulting and campaigns** — Programs that help companies and consumers understand food upcycling, ESG applications and resource efficiency.
- **Non-food by-product applications** — R&D using material unsuitable for food in products such as pencils, golf tees, paper goods and other consumer items.

## Achievements

- Founded on August 14, 2019 as South Korea's first specialist food-upcycling company.
- Won the Thai Wah Circular Bio-Economy Prize at Future Food Asia 2021.
- Accepted as the first Asian member of the Upcycled Food Association, according to the company and Korean public sources.
- Opened a Hwaseong plant described in 2022 as having 120 tons per month of planned capacity, up from a five-ton pilot line.
- Selected as Korea's 46th A-Venture in February 2023.
- Selected for two consecutive P4G partnerships with ASEIC, with the second running from April 2024 to March 2025.
- Established Indonesian local company PT.REH Jaya and reported 30 local jobs as of April 2025.
- Reported 19 offtake agreements in 2024, up from seven in 2023.
- A zero-sugar whole-wheat bread reportedly reached number two in Coupang Rocket Fresh's frozen bakery category.
- Certified B Corporation listing appears in B Lab's directory.

## Latest updates

- **2024-04** — RE:harvest and ASEIC began a second P4G-backed Indonesia program supported by an approximately KRW 400 million grant.
- **2024-12** — Public company profiles described expanded R&D into cocoa shell, carrot and kale residues plus non-food uses for material not suitable for food.
- **2025-04** — The P4G case study reported establishment of PT.REH Jaya, 30 local jobs, a five-year small-scale test agreement with Multi Bintang and the launch of an upcycled cookie at an Indonesian restaurant.
- **2025-04** — The company suspended plans for both pilot and full-scale Indonesian production facilities until revenue and market demand justify capex, using its Korean facility for the pilot instead.
- **2025-08** — P4G's startup portfolio listed RE:harvest with US$8.3 million in capital raised and 24 employees, illustrating that public headcount sources remain inconsistent.

## Links

- Website: https://reharvest.net
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/reharvestofficial
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reharvest_official/

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Last updated: 2026-08-21