Bakkersgrondstof

The program gave us a lot of inspiration and energy. Our demo plant is realised, we are already selling our product and are now searching for funding to grow.

Bakkersgrondstof is led by three passionate bakers who collect excess bread from bakeries and reprocess them into tasty bread flour. Their aim is closing the loop on the 130,000 loaves of bread that are left on the shelf at Dutch bakeries every day. Sebastiaan Hetterschijt, is the Circular Value Chain manager at Bakkersgrondstof. Sebastiaan about participating Circular Factory in 2022: "Participating Circular Factory gave us al to of inspiration and energy. Our demo plant is realised, we are selling our product and are searching for funding to grow. A must have program for serious circular startups, from SME to international orientated startup."

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