Radar · Food Processing in Victoria
Best Food Processing Companies in Victoria, Australia
The 31 best Food Processing companies in Victoria, Australia in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Australian Plant Proteins.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
31companies tracked
$67.6Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
6have raised
Ranked: Best Food Processing companies in Victoria
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australian Plant Proteins Manufacture of plant protein isolate powders 21Moat top 31%Talent top 38%Funding top 46%Patents bottom 49% All 8 signals ▾Moattop 31% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 46% Patentsbottom 49% Innovationbottom 40% Globalbottom 40% Marketbottom 26% Newsbottom 21% Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 10 patents Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 21/100 | $35M | 67 mo ago | Acquired | Phil Mcfarlane Co-Founder & Executive Director | 2016 | — | 10 patents Extraction and processing of legume-derived protein food products | — |
| 2 | Nuchev Manufacturer of goat milk-based nutritional food products 37Product top 14%Innovation top 20%Partners top 32%Funding top 50% All 10 signals ▾Producttop 14% Innovationtop 20% Partnerstop 32% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 48% Techbottom 44% Growthbottom 42% Marketbottom 24% Newsbottom 24% Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public Innovation: 4 product lines rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 37/100 | $15M | 121 mo ago | Public | Ben Dingle Founder & CEO | 2013 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | — |
| 3 | The Healthy Grain Provider of nutrition products 11Product top 41%Moat bottom 49%Global bottom 40%Patents bottom 39% All 7 signals ▾Producttop 41% Moatbottom 49% Globalbottom 40% Patentsbottom 39% Fundingbottom 34% Techbottom 34% Innovationbottom 30% Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 6 patents rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 11/100 | $8M | 118 mo ago | Series A | — | 2014 | — | 6 patents Barley-derived food/beverage production and starch modification for reduced amylopectin content | — |
| 4 | Longtable Group Grain processing company 27Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 42%News bottom 27%Global bottom 25% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 42% Newsbottom 27% Globalbottom 25% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $7.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 27/100 | $7M | 100 mo ago | Deadpooled | Laura McBain CEO & MD | 2000 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Tongala Manufacturer of ultra-high temperature processed nutritional beverages and related packaging 29Global bottom 48%Talent bottom 45%Funding bottom 44%Tech bottom 35% All 4 signals ▾Globalbottom 48% Talentbottom 45% Fundingbottom 44% Techbottom 35% Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Australia Talent: 1 named leader on record rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 29/100 | $2M | 7 mo ago | Funding Raised | Siddharth Jani Founder & CEO | 2023 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 6 | The Leaf Protein Online platform offering plant protein ingredients 6Talent bottom 49%Funding bottom 46%Global bottom 36%Market bottom 8% All 4 signals ▾Talentbottom 49% Fundingbottom 46% Globalbottom 36% Marketbottom 8% Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated Funding: Raised $850k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 6/100 | $850K | 29 mo ago | Seed | Fern Ho Founder and CEO | 2020 | — | — | — |
| 7 | WCB Cheese & butter processing company | — | 192 mo ago | Late Stage | — | 1888 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Agri Food Manufacturer & supplier of vegetables, fibers, and other food ingredients | — | — | Unfunded | — | 1994 | — | — | — |
Top 7 Food Processing companies in Victoria
#1
Funding Raised · Tongala, Victoria · founded 2023$1.5Mraised▾
Funding Raised · Tongala, Victoria · founded 2023
Manufacturer of ultra-high temperature processed nutritional beverages and related packaging. The company uses advanced manufacturing processes to create products that meet industry standards. It offers customized solutions to fulfill specific client requirements. The company is committed to delivering quality products and services.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 29how this company ranks against its industry peers
Global
bottom 48%Talent
bottom 45%Funding
bottom 44%Tech
bottom 35%Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Australia
Talent: 1 named leader on record
Funding: Raised $1.5M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) · Last round Grant (prize money) (Mar 2026)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Funding rounds
- Mar 2026Grant (prize money)$1.5M
Founders & team
Investors
Victoria
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerCloudflareContact Form 7Core-JsElementorElementor Header & Footer Builder
#2
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 17 employees$34.8Mraised▾
Acquired · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2016 · 17 employees
Manufacture of plant protein isolate powders. The company offers protein plant-based powders from Australian grown legumes that are gluten, soy, allergen, and GMO-free. The company uses proprietary extraction process to produce protein powders. It offers faba bean isolate powder, yellow lentil isolate powder, red lentil isolate powder, and more.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 21how this company ranks against its industry peers
Moat
top 31%Talent
top 38%Funding
top 46%Patents
bottom 49%Innovation
bottom 40%Global
bottom 40%Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 7/10 · IP moat: 10 patents
Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated
Funding: Raised $34.8M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 5 yrs (0.2/yr) · Last round Series C (Apr 2021)
Audience (LinkedIn): 2k LinkedIn followers — 3.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity (LinkedIn): 1 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Apr 2021Series C$34.8M
Founders & team
Investors
Bunge
#3
Seed · Camberwell, Victoria · founded 2020 · 2 employees$850Kraised▾
Seed · Camberwell, Victoria · founded 2020 · 2 employees
Online platform offering plant protein ingredients. The platform provides plant-based food ingredients including protein powder.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 6how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 46%Global
bottom 36%Market
bottom 8%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $850k across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 2 yrs (0.5/yr) · Last round Seed (Jun 2024)
Global: Investors from 2 countries beyond Australia
Funding rounds
- Jun 2024Seed$850K
Founders & team
Investors
University of Melbourne, Big Idea Ventures, She1K, Rocket Seeder, Plug and Play Tech Center
#4
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 21 employees$15.1Mraised▾
Public · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2013 · 21 employees
Manufacturer of goat milk-based nutritional food products. It develops and produces nutritional food products utilizing goat milk, focusing on improving human health and well-being. The company emphasizes strategic innovation, combining natural food nutrition with scientific research and market analysis to create effective solutions. Manufacturing takes place in industry-leading facilities, ensuring high product quality.
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 37how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 14%Innovation
top 20%Partners
top 32%Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 48%Product: 4 distinct product lines · Company stage: Public
Innovation: 4 product lines
Partners: 0 partnership announcements in 12 mo (3 in 24 mo)
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers — 2.3% of this cohort's audience
Hiring (LinkedIn): 1 hiring post in 12 mo (public) · hiring: Practitioner Services Team Lead
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2016Series A$15.1M
Founders & team
Investors
ADM Capital
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerApple PayCart FunctionalityCloudflareCore-JsFont Awesome
#5
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2000$7.4Mraised▾
Deadpooled · Melbourne, Victoria · founded 2000
Grain processing company
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 27how this company ranks against its industry peers
Talent
bottom 49%Funding
bottom 42%News
bottom 27%Global
bottom 25%Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding: Raised $7.4M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 8 yrs (0.1/yr) · Last round Post IPO (Jun 2018)
News: 0 BI events in 12 mo (of 3 tracked, 3 types)
Funding rounds
- Jun 2018Post IPO$7.4M
Founders & team
#6
Series A · South Yarra, Victoria · founded 2014$8Mraised▾
Series A · South Yarra, Victoria · founded 2014
Provider of nutrition products
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 11how this company ranks against its industry peers
Product
top 41%Moat
bottom 49%Global
bottom 40%Patents
bottom 39%Funding
bottom 34%Tech
bottom 34%Product: 3 distinct product lines · Company stage: Series A
Moat: Editorial + unicorn rating 1/10 · IP moat: 6 patents
Global: Investors from 1 country beyond Australia
Audience (LinkedIn): 1k LinkedIn followers
Activity (LinkedIn): 2 product launches · 1 partnerships · 2 awards (incl. The Yenda Group and their growers) announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2016Series A$8M
Investors
Teijin
Tech stack
WordpressMysqlPhpWpbakeryWp RocketYoast Seo
#7
Late Stage · Warrnambool, Victoria · founded 1888 · 480 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Warrnambool, Victoria · founded 1888 · 480 employees
Producer and seller of dairy products created to distribute a variety of high quality dairy products in Australia. The company's dairy products include a range of products for the domestic and export markets, including milk, cheese, butter, butter blends and cream enabling consumers to avail a variety of processed food items.
Investors
Bega Cheese, CVC
Funding & investor landscape
$67.6Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
6disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Siddharth Jani
Founder & CEO · Tongala
Phil Mcfarlane
Co-Founder & Executive Director · Australian Plant Proteins
Brendan McKeegan
Founder & Director · Australian Plant Proteins
Fern Ho
Founder and CEO · The Leaf Protein
Ben Dingle
Founder & CEO · Nuchev
Laura McBain
CEO & MD · Longtable Group
Prism market signals · Australia · country-scoped Prism corpus, 136,097 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Food Processing coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Food Processing companies are there in Victoria, Australia?
Radar tracks 31 indexable Food Processing companies headquartered in Victoria, Australia that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Food Processing companies in Victoria, Australia?
The Food Processing companies in Victoria, Australia on this list have raised a combined $67.6M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Food Processing company in Victoria, Australia?
Australian Plant Proteins is the highest-funded Food Processing company in Victoria, Australia, with $34.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Food Processing companies in Victoria, Australia are funded?
6 of the 31 Food Processing companies in Victoria, Australia on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Food Processing unicorns are there in Victoria, Australia?
None of the Food Processing companies in Victoria, Australia on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Victoria, Australia Food Processing companies?
The most active investors in Victoria, Australia Food Processing companies on this list include Rocket Seeder, ADM Capital, Bega Cheese, Big Idea Ventures, Bunge.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.