How Ukrainians created a superfood that won a prestigious award in France

Entrepreneurs from Kharkiv have created cheese bites with zero water content, for which they received a prestigious award in France. Having conquered the Ukrainian market, snEco has set its sights on export.

The brothers Vadym and Pylyp Gryshyn spent two years experimenting with drying cheese and ruined hundreds of kilograms of product in search of the perfect flavour. They succeeded in creating snacks without colourings or preservatives that are made of 100% cheese.

A few years later, the snEco-branded product appeared on the shelves of all the major Ukrainian supermarket chains. The company now produces about 100 thousand packs of snacks a month and doubles its revenue every year. Recently, the cheese bites created by Ukrainians received an award for an innovative product at one of the most prestigious food exhibitions, SIAL Paris, held in France.

In 2024, the company is taking part for the first time in one of the two largest food exhibitions in the EU – SIAL, which takes place every two years. It showcases the latest products, technologies and innovations in the food industry.

This year, 7.5 thousand companies from 130 countries are exhibiting. Although the exhibition takes place on 19-24 October in Paris, the jury has already chosen the winners. snEco received the SIAL INNOVATIONS 2024 award in the dairy category.

“We decided that our product is innovative, so why not give it a try? The selection was tough. First a description, photos of the production and the products. When the circle of participants narrowed, the jury asked for samples for tasting,” Gryshyn explains.

Details – https://epravda.com.ua/publications/2024/10/18/720729/