We design the foods of the future with ideas fermented by culture and kneaded by science

Our Story

From a culinary tradition to the laboratory

We believe the circular bio-industry is one of the strongest paths to a sustainable future and food security. We set out as professionals who saw the negative change in our children’s nutrition.

Genç ve Natürel (GVN) is an R&D spin-off founded in İzmir. By bringing engineering and gastronomy together, we use fermentation-based biotechnology to design innovative functional foods from idle resources, such as spent coffee grounds, without compromising on flavor.

We develop retro-innovative ideas inspired by world cultural heritage. We measure our prototypes’ health and sustainability performance in our laboratories and consumer acceptance in our own café, aiming to take ideas from the lab to the shelf under one roof.

Through our scientific projects and commissioned R&D work we have brought many processes and products to life over the years. Now we are sharing some of these success stories with you. If you have ideas waiting to ferment for a sustainable future, we are here to inspire them and turn them into products together.