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 Scelta Mushrooms BV is an innovative food company, located in Venlo, Netherlands, which processes mushrooms to make a portfolio of mushroom, and mushroom derived products, that are fresh, frozen, or preserved, for distribution to the food industry, food suppliers, and food retailers around the world. Scelta has grown to a group of six production facilities, with products exported to over 80 countries worldwide, and is widely recognized as one of the world’s most innovative mushroom companies. Jan Klerken is the Founder of Scelta, whose family has been in the mushroom business for three generations, combining over 50 years worth of experience within the mushroom industry, and who has been focusing and pioneering the intersection of taste, health and sustainability for the last few decades. Mr. Klerken is also an Ambassador at Kokkerelli / The Kids University for Cooking, a non-profit initiative which intends to familiarize Dutch children with the wonderful world of food and food innovation. In 2008, Scelta opened up the Scelta Institute, a research and development laboratory for novel, value added opportunities, and a kitchen for chefs to test products and come up with new recipes. 

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