Evanesce

Evanesce Molded Starch tray / Source: Evanesce

Evanesce Molded StarchFood & BeverageNorth AmericaPackaging

WHAT WE SAY:

Evanesce means ‘to disappear’ – which is exactly what this Canadian startup plans for its food trays, made from moulded starch and fibres, designed to replace the horrible but still available Styrofoam ones that litter the landscape.

Could this be the next big thing for food packaging? Given starch’s low cost and widespread availability, it will be exciting to watch how this innovative new approach scales in the coming months and beyond.

The moulded starch trays can be customised / Source: Evanesce

ABOUT EVANESCE

Evanesce offers cost-competitive, 100% plant-based, compostable alternatives to single-use plastics and Styrofoam.
The company serves the global packaging and food industry, making meat trays, cups and containers.
In 2022, it launched its trademarked material, Evanesce Molded Starch – a mix of starch and fibre which it claims costs significantly less than other eco-friendly alternatives, thanks to its low-cost core starch ingredient.
Evanesce was founded in 2016 by Douglas Horne, a former member of the legislative assembly for the Canadian government.
In November 2021, Evanesce closed its CAD 10.1 million (USD 7.8 million) Series B, bringing its total funding to CAD 15 million (USD 11.8 million).
Evanesce is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. It has distribution centres in Las Vegas and South Carolina, US, with its R&D centre in Vienna, Austria.