Food systems
The Arapyaú Institute operates within food systems by strengthening local capacities, supporting new business and financing models, developing sustainable supply chains and markets, and connecting communities, businesses, governments, and investors around solutions that combine food production, conservation, and territorial development.
New ingredients,
New food systems
Forest ingredients are reshaping the future of food. Transforming forest ingredients into viable market prospects presents new opportunities for people, nature and the economy.
For years, Arapyaú has connected supply and demand across forest-based food chains, collaborating with producers, local organizations, technical partners and companies to reduce operational risks and enhance production capacity. By fostering consistent and scalable demand, Arapyaú strengthens supply chains, improves processing, creates trusted networks and ensures income for producers and reliable delivery to markets.
This sauce tastes different.
Let’s build the next generation of food markets together.
Grupo Trigo, a holding and master franchisee of recognized restaurant brands with over 850 stores, partnered with Arapyaú to develop an economic model that transforms consistent demand into a catalyst for authentic Brazilian ingredient supply chains and local entrepreneurship.
Since 2024, the group has been testing ingredients such as puxuri — an Amazonian seed with a nutmeg-like flavor — in white sauce recipes across its brands. Tucupi and other authentic Brazilian ingredients have been added to this pipeline, expanding sourcing to include native fish supply chains.
Supported by the Arapyaú Institute, what began as a culinary experiment is evolving into a new business model where demand creation and supply chain development reinforce one another. This demonstrates how forest ingredients can transition from experimentation to scale.
