Volare is building the world’s leading refining platform for food industry side streams.
About us

A high-value refining platform for food industry side streams.
Our aim is nothing less than to solve the global food system - to stop waste, and to help realize true circularity. We designed Volare from the get-go to be scalable. Both in plant size and facility count.
Our growth comes from where the food industry operates. The closer our plants are to the food manufacturers, the smarter. The bigger the share of their side streams we can process, the more ecological. And the bigger our size and number of plants, the more economical.
When 50 percent of arable land is used for food production it’s no longer a question of who eats what. We are running out of arable land. At the same time, protein demand is expected to double by 2050. Current sources will not be able to cover the need.
Our demonstration plant is fully operational, and already serves customers in aquafeed and pet foods businesses, providing ingredients for targeted product launches and industrial testing. We are currently building our first industrial-scale plant in Finland.
The Volare platform is primed to expand massively beyond protein, oils and organic fertilizer. To turn more side streams into ultra-sustainable ingredients for a wide range of industries. Medical, textile, oleochemical and aviation industries – welcome to a sustainable future!
The global food system is broken. We will help solve it.
This is just the beginning.
What next?

Volare's journey and plan
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Our background
Volare is a spin-off from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland. The founders came together while researching an ultra-efficient way to keep nutrients in the food chain – with the help of the black soldier fly. Volare’s varied research background is in all things circular economy, not limited to insect economy but also including energy technology, biogas and even emerging fields such as novel foods.
The concepts and technology developed in research now forms the backbone of Volare’s process — using food industry side streams. Volare’s team of engineers, agronomists, operators and researchers are building on decades of experience to create a truly circular future for the food industry. The original Volare plant is already in operation and serving customers in aquafeeds and pet food business.
The people
Jarna Hyvönen
Chief Executive Officer
jarna@volare.fi
Specialized in customer-centric business building and growth business management Jarna is co-founder at Volare. Now leading company management, fund-raising, partnerships and commercialization.
Tuure PARVIAINEN
Chief Science Officer
tuure@volare.fi
Former research scientist turned startup co-founder. Now leading the science and R&D at Volare. Specialized in insect economy, biotechnology and biomass valorization processes.
Matti Tähtinen
Chief Technology Officer
matti@volare.fi
Former research scientist turned technology leader and startup co-founder. Specialized in circularity, energy technology and CO2 mitigation. Matti Volare’s technology development and building of Volare 01, the first industrial scale factory.
Marko Rintanen
Chief Financial Officer
marko@volare.fi
Over a decade of experience in financial management, business development, operations and strategy. Ensures that Volare’s financial strategy supports its growth and innovation.
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