Something Big is Brewing

About Superbrewed

Superbrewed Food is a nutrition and health company pioneering the next generation of natural ingredients through Whole-Cell Intelligence™.

Founded by Bryan Tracy, Ph.D., and Talli Somekh, Superbrewed was built on a simple idea: while whole-cell microorganisms have nourished people through fermented foods for thousands of years, modern food ingredients have only begun to unlock the remarkable nutritional and functional intelligence they contain.

Our mission is to harness that whole-cell wisdom to create better ingredients for people, animals, and the planet. Through natural fermentation, we develop sustainable, animal-free, allergen-free, non-GMO ingredients that deliver exceptional nutrition and scientifically validated health benefits.

Today, Superbrewed's portfolio includes Thryvia™, a precision postbiotic for digestive and immune health, the world's first FDA-recognized postbiotic cultured protein. Together with leading partners including Bel, Döhler, Fonterra, and others across the global food value chain, we are helping define the future of nutrition—one whole cell at a time.

Harnessing nature's Whole-Cell Intelligence™ to build healthier people, healthier foods, and a healthier planet.

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Thryvia, the Protein-Derived Postbiotic

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Postbiotics are essential bioactive compounds that humans need to thrive and are produced by our gut microbiome.

Our postbiotic, Thryvia, is the world’s first FDA GRAS affirmed protein-derived postbiotic ingredient that delivers essential nutritional support, enabling better human nutrition.

Our naturally brewed Postbiotic, Thyrvia, is created by the same anaerobic fermentation process used to make beer, yogurt, and even kimchi, and delivers quality, affordable nutrition.

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Superbrewed’s postbiotic, Thryvia, is a first-of-its-kind ingredient that is:

  • Allergen-free

  • Protein derived

  • Non-GMO

  • Affordable

  • Versatile and easily formulated into any food, beverage, supplement, and companion animal applications

“The high functionality of Superbrewed’s innovative protein-derived postbiotic is impressive and desperately needed for a variety of consumer-facing applications.”

-Bryan Tracy, CEO and Co-Founder

Our game-changing work is guided by our commitments to:

Cultivating Collective Wisdom 

Just as we internally foster our team and their contributions, we seek to better our processes and products by understanding the needs of an ever-changing food system and customer.

Practice Pragmatism

We are realistic about the complex challenges our food system faces, always taking a practical and achievable approach to disruption.

Turn Possibilities into Products

We harness our creativity with discipline, taking big ideas from concept to commercialization knowing that practicality always supports profitability. 

Be Radically Resourceful

We’re never satisfied, always pushing to be and do better — we pivot when need be and pursue multiple solutions to our challenges.

The People of Superbrewed Food

Executive Team

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    Bryan Tracy, CEO, Co-Founder, Board Member

    Serial entrepreneur in industrial biotechnology. Co-founder and CEO of Elcriton. Previously an engineer at Novozymes, NA.

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    Ari Eyal, PhD, CSO

    Former Professor of Applied Chemistry at the Jerusalem University. World renowned expert in advanced separation science and is the author of 80 publications and 250 patents.

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    Superbrewed Food Team

Board of Directors

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    Sass Somekh

    Chairman

    Ex-President of Novellus
    Systems & ex Executive VP and board member of Applied Materials. 2006 inductee to the Silicon Valley Engineering Hall of Fame

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    Talli Somekh

    Director, Co-founder

    Serial entrepreneur, General Partner, Musea Ventures, CEO of Erisyon

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    Gina Addiego, PhD

    Director

    SVP of Engineering, Operations and quality at Applied Material, the leading semiconductor equipment manufacturer with $17B in revenue.

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    Joshua Phitoussi

    Director

    Managing Partner at TO VC - Accelerating Earth's Most Vital Ventures

Advisors

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    Anthony Almada

    Founder, President, CSO, IMAGINutrition

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    David Hawk

    Founder AZ Hawk LLC.

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    Joe Light

    Former Vice President, Global Development & Ingredient Technology, Co-Creation & Open Innovation at Ingredion

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    Mark Vergnano

    Former CEO, Chemours Company

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    Paul Kollesoff

    Strategic Leader, Treatt PLC

    Co-Founder, Urgent Co.

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    Shep Gordon

    Author, Agent, and Board Member of Multiple Entities

Our Team

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Press

Fonterra and Superbrewed Food Collaborate

Global dairy co-operative Fonterra and natural ingredient manufacturer Superbrewed Food have teamed up to boost sustainable food production.

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Superbrewed Food Secures Patent

“We are excited to provide unique combinations of benefits and strong IP protection to our customers in the fast-growing and competitive alternative protein market. And most importantly, consumers are soon to have access to a new class of proteins that deliver all aspects of better eating.” (See Patent)

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Superbrewed Food Achieves Self-GRAS

Superbrewed Food has secured self-affirmed GRAS status for a new whole food, non-GMO ingredient - marketed as a ‘postbiotic cultured protein’ – that founder Dr Bryan Tracy is billing as “the most nutrient dense protein source on the planet,” with 80%+ protein and meaningful levels of vitamin B12.

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Superbrewed Food partners with Döhler on postbiotic protein ingredient manufacturing

14-Feb-2024 By Ryan Daily

Alternative protein company Superbrewed Food inches closer to launching its first retail products as it scales production of its bacteria-based postbiotic protein through a partnership with ingredient provider Döhler, company CEO Bryan Tracy told FoodNavigator-USA.

Superbrewed Food joins MISTA

Microbial protein start-up Superbrewed Foods is joining San Francisco-based innovation platform MISTA in a collaboration designed to increase exposure and develop Superbrewed’s fermented ingredient portfolio.

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ging Ideas Superbrewed Food’s microbe-based protein is made through anaerobic fermentation—the same process that turns barley into beer and cabbage into kimchi—and the company says it can be used in both meat-free and dairy-free products.

Fast Company-World Changing Ideas

Superbrewed Food’s microbe-based protein is made through anaerobic fermentation—the same process that turns barley into beer and cabbage into kimchi—and the company says it can be used in both meat-free and dairy-free products.

Superbrewed Food Launches Advisory Board

The six member board will work to advance the Superbrewed Food mission.