Leading plant-based proteins provider
Nutris at a glance & key developments in 2025
Nutris is a next-generation producer of high-quality plant-based ingredients made from locally sourced fava beans. Headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, with production in Novi Senkovac, the company supplies fava bean protein isolates and starch ingredients to food manufacturers across the EU, the United States and Asia. Through close partnerships with farmers, Nutris has built a rapidly expanding sourcing network of more than 400 farming families. The company is also advancing regenerative farming practices across its supply chain to improve soil health and agricultural resilience. Together with its partner Bioptimate in Copenhagen, Nutris continues to develop and expand its plant-based protein platform.
- Year acquired
- 2024
- Revenue
- EUR 6m
- Location
- Croatia and Denmark
- Employees
- 71
- Website
- https://nutris.hr/
- Investment theme
- Sustainable Food
- Contact
- jacob.frandsen@summaequity.com
- SDG alignment
12, 13
What are the challenges Nutris addresses
-
26%
of GHG emissions stem from the global food system
-
60-70%
of EU soils are degraded due to unsustainable land management
-
Who is impacted?
Farmers, food producers, consumers and the planet are impacted by Nutris’ plant-based ingredient production. Enhanced seeds increase protein yields, enabling the same food output on less land, while farmers gain more stable incomes and food producers and consumers access nutritious, lower-carbon plant proteins, while supporting planetary boundaries.
-
Contribution
Nutris contributes to Summa’s theory of change by enabling low-carbon, regenerative protein production through locally sourced fava beans and proprietary processing technology. Its ingredients support plant-based food innovation, reduce emissions versus other proteins, and promote soil-enhancing agricultural practices that strengthen ecosystem health and farm profitability.
-
Risks to impact
Key risks to impact include limited farmer adoption of fava bean cultivation and regenerative practices due to knowledge gaps, limited agronomic data, yield variability and market access constraints, which may affect supply reliability and slow the scaling of fava beans as a competitive plant-protein input.