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Cultured Food Labs was born from a simple but powerful belief — that the next generation of better-for-you foods will be built by passionate entrepreneurs and small teams - and we're here to help.

We are a small, collaborative food innovation lab designed specifically for start-ups, emerging brands, and passionate food entrepreneurs who are ready to turn their vision into reality. Whether you're perfecting a first formulation, scaling a concept that could change the way people eat, or expanding your product line, Cultured Food Labs is where that journey begins.

Our lab is intimate and designed for food scientists, chefs, founders, and dreamers come together to create products that are better for people and better for the world. We provide the tools, the expertise, and the environment so that our brands can focus on what matters most: building something meaningful.

At Cultured Food Labs, we don't just support food brands — we grow them. Because when emerging entrepreneurs succeed, communities eat better, live healthier, and thrive.

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Our mission

At Cultured Food Labs, our mission is to empower emerging food brands and passionate entrepreneurs with the tools, space, and expertise they need to bring better-for-you foods to life. We believe that healthier communities begin with better ingredients, smarter formulations, and bold innovation. By providing a collaborative environment where start-ups can experiment, refine, and grow, we're cultivating a new generation of food brands dedicated to nourishing people — not just feeding them.

Our vision

To be the catalyst for a healthier world — one innovative food brand at a time. We envision a future where every community has access to nutritious, thoughtfully crafted foods, and where the entrepreneurs bold enough to create them have a place to start, grow, and thrive. Cultured Food Labs exists to close the gap between a great idea and a better tomorrow.

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About our founder

Cultured Food Labs was founded by Eric Kinniburgh, a classically trained chef turned C-suite food industry executive whose nearly three decades of experience spans the full spectrum of food — from Michelin-caliber kitchens in Europe and New York City, to scaling groundbreaking plant-based brands. Eric's rare and hyper-unique blend of classical culinary artistry, deep food science expertise, and executive-level operational mastery — spanning manufacturing, supply chain, federal regulations, food safety, and natural preservation — gives Cultured Food Labs an unmatched foundation to guide emerging brands from bold idea to market-ready reality. His passion for harnessing the power of fermentation, gut health, and nature's own ingredients to create foods that truly nourish, drives everything Cultured Food Labs stands for — because for Eric, food has never just been about business, it's been about nourishment in every sense of the word.

Eric Kinniburgh

Founder / Chef / executive