Planet A Foods Press Room
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Planet A Foods in the Press
August 2022
General-Anzieger – August 18, 2022
Startup macht Schokolade ohne Kakao
1E9 – August 14, 2022
Tech-Innovationen für nachhaltiges Essen: Schoko ohne Kakao, vegane Steaks und mehr Individualismus
NW Nachrichten – August 14, 2022
Schokoladeneis ohne Kakao: So schmeckt klimafreundliches Eis
Munich StartUp – August 9, 2022
Wir testen das erste kakaofreie Schokoladen-Eis der Welt
Utopia – August 4, 2022
Schokolade ohne Kakao? Diese Startups halten das für eine gute Idee
Kieler Nachrichten (print only) – August 4, 2022
Schokoeis ohne Kakao
Frankfurter Rundschau (print only) – August 3, 2022
Ein Eisbrecher für kakaofreie Schokolade
Greenspotting – August 3, 2022
Dem Klima zuliebe: Schoko-Eis ohne Schokolade
in München – August 2, 2022
Schmeckt das? Kakaofreie Schokolade „Nocoa“
Münchner Merkur (print only) – August 2, 2022
Schokolade ohne Kakao
Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger (print only) – August 2, 2022
Start-up stellt Schokoladeneis ohne Kakao her
Straubinger Tagblatt (print only) – August 2, 2022
Das erste kakaofreie Schokoladen-Eis
RND – August 1, 2022
Neue Alternative aus Deutschland: So schmeckt Schokoladeneis ohne Kakao
Abendzeitung München – August 1, 2022
Münchner erfinden erste kakaofreie Schokolade
Dresdner Neueste Nachrichten (print only) – August 2022
Schokoeis ohne Kakao
Regensburger Zeitung (print only) – August 2022
Das erste kakaofreie Schokolade
Garmisch Partenkirchner Tagblatt (print only) – August 2022
Schokolade ohne Kakao
July 2022
heise online – July 20, 2022
Kakaofreie Schokolade: Firmen haben neue Rezepturen
June 2022
TechRound – June 13, 2022
Startup Of The Week: QOA
May 2022
Digitale Optimisten (Blog + Podcast) – May 16, 2022
Interview in German with Sara Marquardt on the early stages of QOA
April 2022
Stuttgarter Nachrichten – April 18, 2022
Schokolade – ganz ohne Kakao
Frankfurter Rundschau (print only) – April 14, 2022
Die Neuerfindung der Schokolade
Die Rheinpfalz – April 12, 2022
Kakaofreie Schokolade für eine bessere Welt
Green Queen – April 5, 2022
Top 5 Things I Tasted At Future Food Tech San Francisco
March 2022
Unicorn Bakery (Jungunternehmer Podcast) – March 7, 2022
Interview in German with Sara Marquardt, QOA | Female February
February 2022
top agrar – February 27, 2022
Schokolade aus Hafer statt Kakao
WiWo – February 25, 2022
“Wir sind das Oatly für Schokolade”
The Atlantic – February 23, 2022
Silicon Valley Is Coming for Your Chocolate
Forbes – February 14, 2022
A Love Affair? How America’s Insatiable Appetite Is Inspiring Innovation In The Chocolate Sector
Focus – February 10, 2022
Deutsches Startup will den Klimakollaps verhindern – mit Schokolade
January 2022
The Appetizer – January 27, 2022
Podcast interview with QOA’s co-founder and CTO Dr. Sara Marquart
December 2021
Süddeutsche Zeitung – December 16, 2021
Die Schoko-Revoluzzer
The Chocolate Life – December 9, 2021
Review: QOA Cocoa-Free “Chocolate”
Innovation Origins – December 3, 2021
QOA makes sustainable cocoa-free chocolate
November 2021
1E9 Magazine – November 12, 2021
Dieses Start-up will mit Schokolade das Klima retten
ingredients network – November 4, 2021
Cocoa-free chocolate company raises $6M for expansion
Munich Startup – November 4, 2021
Qoa sichert sich 5,2 Millionen Euro
October 2021
Green Queen – October 28, 2021
Germany’s QOA Raises $6M In Seed Funding For Cocoa-Free Fermented Chocolate Production
Business Insider / Gründerszene – October 28, 2021
Kakao-freie Schokolade zweier Wissenschaftler überzeugt namhafte VCs
Startbase – October 27, 2021
Qoa überzeugt Investoren
CompassList – October 27, 2021
QOA: Gourmet guilt-free chocolate, without the cocoa
TechCrunch – October 27, 2021
QOA brings in $6 Million seed round to do for chocolate what Oatly did for milk
Lebensmittel Zeitung (print only) – October 15, 2021
Ganz ohne Kakao – Das Startup QOACompany will den Schokoladenmarkt revolutionieren und fermentiert anstelle von Kakao verschiedene Nebenprodukte der Lebensmittelproduktion
September 2021
Food Entrepreneurs – September 22, 2021
Interview with Maximilian Marquart from QOA
International Confectionery – September 13, 2021
alt.Chocolate – a cost effective solution?
Periodismo – September 6, 2021
Un chocolate libre de trabajo infantil y deforestación
August 2021
Green Queen – August 24, 2021
QOA’s Lab-Made Fermented Chocolate Comes Free From Cocoa and Unsustainable Production Practices
The Optimist Daily – August 22, 2021
This lab-fermented chocolate solves the industry’s child labor problems
The Cocoa Post – August 21, 2021
Forget China! Germany Is Replacing Cocoa From Chocolate In 14 Years
Mashed – August 21, 2021
Why This New Chocolate Is Intentionally Made Without Cocoa
People Magazine – August 20, 2021
Company Creates Cocoa-Free ‘Chocolate’ to Curb Industry’s Environmental and Child Labor Issues
The Takeout – August 19, 2021
Cocoa-free “chocolate” created in lab tastes just like the real thing
Homecrux – August 17, 2021
QOA’s Cocoa-Free Chocolate is Made Using Sustainable Precision Fermentation
Design Taxi – August 17, 2021
Cocoa-Free ‘Chocolate’ That’s Fooled Even Experts Could Soon Be Sold Near You
Food Digital – August 17, 2021
Qoa, the foodtech company developing lab-grown chocolate
Fast Company – August 16, 2021
This lab-fermented no-cocoa ‘chocolate’ solves the industry’s climate and child-labor problems