At SPRK, we work every day to solve the problem so that food waste will soon be a thing of the past. We are a diverse team, combining different talents and areas of expertise. We are all united by the desire to create a new ecosystem, building strong partnerships in the process to scale the impact. We work in an open and modern co-working space (Space Shack) in Schöneberg, remotely, or we visit our partners to get to know them. We are already a team of more than 20 but we are still growing!
SPRK and the catering company Optimahl start offering products and daily specials in the restaurants of Berlin’s esswirtschaft. 75 percent of each meal is made using top-quality, redistributed surplus food.
SPRK is nominated for the German federal award Zu gut für die Tonne in the Digitalization category. The 2021 federal award focused on the connection between our food waste and global warming.
SPRK is part of the Future of Food fellowship programme. The aim is to scale the impact by means of exchange with peers, experts, and investors from around the world.
We are already a team of more than 20 but we are still growing!
SPRK’s idea of building a B2B trading platform for food was born back in 2017. After a successful proof of concept, SPRK.global was finally founded in March 2020.
SPRK.global secures seven-figure seed funding. The founders of Toniebox/Boxine, the co-founder of Zanox Jens Hewald, the Corporate President of Samsung Electronics, and many other family-run companies, business angels, and entrepreneurs invest in the vision. SPRK plans to use the fresh capital to build its technological distribution platform and to expand its infrastructure and logistics. Read more (#1)
Collaboration with non-profit organizations is an integral part of SPRK’s approach.
So far, around 30 tons of food has been delivered to Die Arche and SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin. This is equivalent to roughly 75,000 meals. Most notably, SPRK mainly supplied the children’s foundations with fruit and vegetables – food that is otherwise rarely donated.
Sustainable indulgence in Berlin: Start-up SPRK.global opens its first deli with dishes made from surplus food. Deli by SPRK forms part of the concept to redistribute and process surplus food in order to protect resources and the climate. The goal is for Germany’s capital to become free of food surplus within four years. Read more (#4)
SPRK is part of the Google Startup Advisor Program. The mission of the program is to support and empower social impact startups at scale to solve the world’s biggest problems.
SPRK’s idea of building a B2B trading platform for food was born back in 2017. After a successful proof of concept, SPRK.global was finally founded in March 2020.
Thanks to its innovative technology, SPRK comes first out of 2,400 international applicants in the XTC Extreme Tech Challenge (Smart Cities category) in June 2020. It is the largest Tech For Good competition for sustainable startups.
SPRK.global secures seven-figure seed funding. The founders of Toniebox/Boxine, the co-founder of Zanox Jens Hewald, the Corporate President of Samsung Electronics, and many other family-run companies, business angels, and entrepreneurs invest in the vision. SPRK plans to use the fresh capital to build its technological distribution platform and to expand its infrastructure and logistics. Read more (#1)
SPRK and the catering company Optimahl start offering products and daily specials in the restaurants of Berlin’s esswirtschaft. 75 percent of each meal is made using top-quality, redistributed surplus food.
Collaboration with non-profit organizations is an integral part of SPRK’s approach.
So far, around 30 tons of food has been delivered to Die Arche and SOS-Kinderdorf Berlin. This is equivalent to roughly 75,000 meals. Most notably, SPRK mainly supplied the children’s foundations with fruit and vegetables – food that is otherwise rarely donated.
SPRK is nominated for the German federal award Zu gut für die Tonne in the Digitalization category. The 2021 federal award focused on the connection between our food waste and global warming.
Sustainable indulgence in Berlin: Start-up SPRK.global opens its first deli with dishes made from surplus food. Deli by SPRK forms part of the concept to redistribute and process surplus food in order to protect resources and the climate. The goal is for Germany’s capital to become free of food surplus within four years. Read more (#4)
SPRK is part of the Future of Food fellowship programme. The aim is to scale the impact by means of exchange with peers, experts, and investors from around the world.
SPRK is part of the Google Startup Advisor Program. The mission of the program is to support and empower social impact startups at scale to solve the world’s biggest problems.
We are already a team of more than 20 but we are still growing!
SPRK stands out with its proprietary distribution technology that uses AI to recognize patterns, identifying food surplus and redistributing it in real time. We believe technology is the key to solving global problems like food waste.
Junior Supply Chain Manager
Deli Service
Controller
Commercial Assistant
Account Manager
Logistic Agent
Mirontell Fein & Frisch AG, Lean Production Manager
Legerwall, Representative of charitable institutions & foundations
Mirontell Fein & Frisch AG, Lean Production Manager
Legerwall, Representative of charitable institutions & foundations