Salzburg startup FLOCKE produces food for people with chronic intestinal diseases
Salzburg – The Salzburg young company flake brings organic food onto the market, which is also intended to support the diet of people with chronic intestinal diseases such as Crohn’s disease, irritable bowel syndrome or ulcerative colitis.
In the German-speaking area alone, there are currently around five million people who are suffering from the consequences of chronic inflammatory bowel diseases or other autoimmune reactions and are severely affected in their quality of life.
Diseases such as Crohn’s disease are usually associated with persistent diarrhoea, inflammation and pain – there is no definitive cure. As one of the first food companies in the world, FLOCKE, founded in Salzburg in 2021, has specialized in high-fiber nutrition especially for people with these autoimmune and intestinal diseases.
“So far, the market has hardly offered any food for this group of people. With FLOCKE, we want to help people who otherwise see no way out and are severely restricted in their diet
“, explains founder and CEO Ivan Cindric, who has been suffering from Crohn’s disease and rheumatoid arthritis since the age of 24.
Since his diagnosis, Cindric has been looking at all forms of therapy to reduce his autoimmune responses. He triggered the “high-fiber diet”, which can have a positive effect on the intestinal flora and thus alleviate the symptoms of his autoimmune diseases, according to his own statements.
From this self-therapy, Cindric worked out the idea of also helping other people with autoimmune diseases and offering them guidance away from conventional medicine.
FLOCKE combines natural superfoods
Together with leading nutritionists, renowned doctors, food technicians, dieticians and their own expertise, FLOCKE develops oat-based snacks and drinks that contain a high fiber content and purely natural ingredients. Artificial additives, emulsifiers and sweeteners are deliberately avoided. “With FLOCKE, we only use natural products from organic farming, which are manufactured and processed in Austria with a low degree of processing
“, Accurate Cindric the product development.
An average of six different ingredients are combined in each product. “That sounds simple, but it is a very complex interaction of several superfoods that can positively support the intestinal flora.
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Salzburg founders convince expert jury and investors
Even before the company was founded, several investors were convinced of the idea. After winning first place in the Erste Bank #believeinyourself Challenge 2021 in the area Food & Drinks and successful participation in the startup incubator Startup Salzburg, Austria’s largest food retailer, the REWE Group, was also won as a partner. Since May 2022, the organic products from flake Available throughout Austria in selected Billa and Billa Plus branches.
Questions & contact:
Ivan Cindric
CEO and Founder
Email: Ivan@flaky.com
Tel.: 0043 664 23 25 982
Daniel Herdler
CMO, PR & Co-Founder
Email: Daniel@flaky.com
Tel: 0043 664 389 0776
Flocke GmbH
Address: Imbergstrasse 9, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
Email: office@flaky.com
Network: www.flaky.com