Amsterdam, September 9, 2025
Food for Skin, the Dutch skincare brand that creates high-quality skincare products from upcycled ingredients, proudly announces today an investment from three powerful impact investors: DOEN Participaties, a genuine business of Henk Jan Beltman—including Tony's Chocolonely—and the Rabo Foundation. With the financial and knowledge contributions of these impact partners, we can collectively make a greater impact in the European skincare industry.
This strategic partnership enables Food for Skin to accelerate its mission: to become a leader in responsibly produced skin care in Europe.
Food For Skin was a finalist in our Fair Future Challenge, for high-impact entrepreneurs with sustainable and socially responsible products. Their enormous drive to make an impact and make the cosmetics industry more sustainable was immediately apparent: not by shouting, but by taking action. With a high-quality alternative, they demonstrate that skincare truly can be done differently. – Noortje van Heijst, Investment Manager at DOEN Participaties.
The investment enables Food for Skin to increase its impact by:
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Reach more consumers in the Netherlands and Europe
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To set up local upcycling projects and combat food waste
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Developing new products that are really needed
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To expand the team
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To give more people in the chain economic independence
Food for Skin products are 100% natural, vegan, locally produced, and upcycled whenever possible. Food for Skin uses oils and extracts from residual products like tomatoes, avocados, and broccoli—for maximum nourishment for your skin and minimal impact on the planet. Food for Skin's motto: truly sustainable skincare starts with smart choices in the supply chain. Less waste, more value.
"The skin is your largest organ. Protect and care for it well, without all kinds of nonsense, microplastics, or nasty ingredients. Food for Skin, with a strong team, is humbly following in the impact footsteps of Anita Roddick. Her powerful statement was: 'If you think you're too small to have an impact, try going to bed with a mosquito.'" – Henk Jan Beltman
In addition to investing in DOEN Participaties shares and a genuine business, the Rabo Foundation is financing Food for Skin's growth with a long-term loan. The Rabo Foundation will also contribute knowledge and expertise to increase its social impact.
With the investment from DOEN Participaties, genuine business, and funding from the Rabo Foundation, Food for Skin is building a strong foundation of knowledge and financial resources to become a leader in the high-quality, responsibly produced skincare industry. We don't do this alone, but together ! Angela Ursem, co-founder and Captain of Food for Skin.
Food for Skin was founded in late 2020 by Cathy Molenaar, Angela Ursem, and Manon Fennis with a mission to make the beauty industry a little more beautiful. Not just from the outside, but also from the inside. With transparency, honesty, and radical simplicity.
About Food for Skin
Food for Skin develops skincare products based on the power of vegetables, fruits, seeds, and kernels. Upcycled, 100% natural, vegan, and produced in the Netherlands. No unnecessary marketing claims, no fuss, just well-thought-out formulas with a minimal ecological footprint. Our mission: to inspire the beauty industry to embrace circular change. www.foodforskin.care
About DOEN Participaties
DOEN Participaties is an impact investor in sustainable and social startups in the Netherlands and has been investing in innovative, sustainable, and social startups for over 30 years. The organization's ambition is to make the world greener and more social. Therefore, impact is central to all investments. DOEN Participaties invests in early-stage companies and is willing to take risks. The company is fully owned and managed by the DOEN Foundation, which was established by the Dutch Postcode Lottery. www.doenventures.com
About genuine business
Henk Jan Beltman made Tony's Chocolonely the ultimate example of impact entrepreneurship: radically transparent, uncompromising in its mission, and always with a smile. What Tony's did for chocolate, he sees Food for Skin doing for skincare – shaking up an industry with a compelling story and a compelling product. genuine business bv is an impact enterprise with a small number of investments in the well-being of people and the planet.
About Rabo Foundation
Rabo Foundation supports people who strive for economic independence and want to participate. Rabo Foundation invests in solutions by collaborating with innovative organizations that address societal challenges. www.rabobank.nl/over-ons/rabofoundation
