SmartLab Architects

Planet A Foods

Cocoa-free Chocolate Factory

Location
Munich, Germany
Year
2022
Size
1000 m²
Lab area
500 m²
Safety level
S1

Our client Planet A Foods produces cocoa-free chocolate – Choviva – based on local, natural ingredients that are carefully fermented and roasted. Thereby, they offer a sustainable solution to industrial cocoa farming. In under 6 months, we built a new headquarter for Planet A Foods in Munich.

Key Achievements

Rapid Deployment

New headquarters built in under 6 months, allowing for quick operational start.

Sustainable Food Innovation

Enabled production of sustainable, cocoa-free chocolate using local ingredients.

Functional Biotech Lab

Delivered a fully operational biotech lab integrated with office spaces.

Efficient Construction

Achieved an impressive timeline with construction and installation completed in four days, allowing for immediate production.

Dr. Sara F. Marquart

CTO & Co-Founder

It was an impressive timeline pulled off by SLA to get us operational as soon as possible. The very day the previous lab moved out, construction workers showed up and began deconstruction, did the flooring on the next day, installed massive power supplies and industrial kitchen furniture and painted our office and lab spaces – after only four days we were operational and ready to take up production of our chocolate. Finally, the SLA Team came in for a joint one-week sprint together with our team and we finalized all work in our beautiful office and biotech lab. We even have a rave-cave now!

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