Hydrosome Labs wins Americas Global Food Tech Award 2025

The Global Food Tech Awards 2025 announced its winners for the Americas region. The competition highlighted innovative start-ups recognized for their advancements in food technology. Hydrosome Labs from Chicago emerged as the regional winner. Hydrosome Labs uses a unique, chemical-free process to enhance fermentation. This start-up developed technology involving microbubbles and nanobubbles, which helps improve fermentation performance and cell growth rates. The awards aim to promote innovation in the food tech sector across three regions: the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. Their goal is to celebrate creative solutions that can shape the future of food. The Americas heat included ten finalists, judged by a panel of five experts in the field. Hydrosome Labs excelled in five key areas: scalability, sustainability, novelty, market opportunity, and an "X factor." The judges praised its innovative approach, calling it simple and promising with many potential uses. Alongside Hydrosome Labs, two runners-up were recognized. Careit developed a food donation platform that efficiently connects businesses with local nonprofits to reduce food waste. Marine Biologics transforms seaweed into a biomass that can be used in food, enhancing nutrition and taste. Other finalists included AQUA Cultured Foods, Better Juice, DProtein, Future Biome, Kresko RNAtech, RegenCrops AI, and Soiltech Wireless. These companies aim to address various challenges in the food industry, from reducing sugar content to improving food sustainability. The competition continues in EMEA and APAC this year, with the grand finale planned for December 2025.