Soon after, Meet Jack: Fruit for meat-lovers, was born. Jack is a young unripe jackfruit from the jungles of Asia, here to help you recreate your all-time favorite meat dishes. Long story short, Marjolein and Kaline found jackfruit farmers, set up a supply chain, developed new recipes, and became the only supplier of freshly frozen jackfruit in Holland, selling over 12,000 kg of jackfruit in 2019. “We began selling our first products in 2019 and started with a handful of clients in food service. Today, we are on the shelves of all major wholesalers and selling to over 100 restaurants. The pandemic has been very hard on our business, but during the summer months, restaurants remained open. That helped us reach 30,000 EUR in monthly revenues in food service.” 

What keeps them going, among other things, is a conviction that alone, you go faster, but together, you go further. “So I always try to form strategic partnerships instead of short term deals, for example with clients and producers. And I always try to add some fun to whatever I do, even when, or especially when things get tough. I am convinced that it’s necessary to be able to keep up the hard work,” Marjolein shares of her approach. Meet Jack is now ripening and on its way to being investment-ready.