Rosewood Foundation Entrepreneurship Award

XOXO Beverages was founded in Hong Kong in 2021, bringing together teams from multiple universities. Through smart technology, it offers efficient beverage preparation solutions, delivering a novel cocktail experience for guests. Its system, equipped with high-precision control devices, reduces raw material waste by 30% and integrates AI inventory prediction to significantly cut excess stock. Its proprietary “Flavour Analysis Dashboard” instantly analyses customer preferences, automatically adjusting drink proportions and providing inventory replenishment suggestions, while saving operational costs and supporting sustainable environmental goals Websote: https://xoxobeverages.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xoxobeverages/

Sodaz is a next-generation beverage company redefining sustainability and wellness through innovation. It upcycles imperfect and surplus fruits—often discarded due to appearance—into healthy, functional beverages through its proprietary extraction technology. Its mission is to eliminate waste, elevate taste, and enhance wellbeing. By transforming fruit pulps, peel, and even seeds into delicious teas, sparkling drinks, and cocktail infusions, it gives every part of the fruit a second life—while retaining its nutritional value. Recently, Sodaz has collaborated with local farmers to revolutionise beverage manufacturing by upcycling surplus fruits into new drinks. Using “chicken heart” wampee, it transforms the natural sour taste into […]

Unlock the power of video with MotoNerv’s Video-Understanding AI technology, which meticulously analyses video content frame by frame, delivering transformative solutions for enterprises, institutions and even urban environments. Its platform automates labour-intensive tasks, uncovers hidden patterns, and provides critical insights previously out of reach, significantly reducing time and costs. Beyond efficiency, MotoNerv drives the evolution of smart cities by optimising daily operations, sharpening decision-making, and enhancing experiences in industries like hospitality. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MotoNervAI/ Linkedin: https://hk.linkedin.com/company/motonerv-ai

ESGuardian stands at the forefront of sustainable innovation, pioneering silica capsule technology to transform everyday hygiene products. Its breakthrough approach uses a porous silica matrix to encapsulate active ingredients, enabling precise, water-activated release that enhances performance while reducing excess fillers, packaging, and preservatives, therefore lowering the carbon footprint of personal care products. Originating from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, this technology reduces product volume by 90% throughout the product lifecycle, from production to disposal. Each 15-gram capsule replaces a 500ml plastic bottle of hand soap, while simultaneously maintaining a 99% pathogen reduction rate and safely degrading into […]

Elevatefoods transforms personalised nutrition and digitally optimises food through its patented smart 3D food printing and nano-cooking technology. It created a commercially feasible integrated smart 3D food fabrication solution that revolutionises the preparation, cooking, and consumption of personalised foods, offering ready-to-eat edible products with distinctive design, texture, sensory, and nutritional profiles. The solutions are targeted at the F&B and clinical nutrition industries, including individuals with specific dietary requirements such as seniors with swallowing disorders, patients with diabetes, children and athletes. Its cutting-edge ecosystem facilitates rapid and precise food and nutrition fabrication. Key technologies involve a real-time print and cook system […]

Established in 2021, Time to Gold Limited is an award-winning social enterprise dedicated to preserving pastry traditions, empowering elderly women, and enriching lives. We hire and empower elderly women, offering them meaningful job opportunities in the art of pastry-making. Alongside our culinary pursuits, we organize experiential workshops for organizations and schools, fostering intergenerational learning and appreciation for our pastry culture. Website: timetogold.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timetogoldhk

Gaau1 Up Design Studio Limited recycles plastic from the local recycling system and they do their design and production on upcycling plastic pieces into different art pieces or retail products. They believe that changes in the minds of the general public are more important than the advancement of recycling technology, through workshops and works, they allow the public to experience the process of plastic recycling and understand the value of plastic. Website: https://www.gaau1up.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gaau1up/

Earthero Studio Limited is a sustainability-focused consultancy specializing in conscientious curation. They design and execute sustainable events, campaigns, and workshops tailored for corporate entities with ESG strategies. Their expertise lies in crafting eco-educational content and merging sustainability with art curation. By combining design, art, and deep sustainability knowledge, their curated projects are distinct, memorable, and easily understood. As a pioneering consultancy, they offer a fresh and innovative approach to sustainable corporate engagement, emphasizing sustainability from a curation perspective. Website: www.earthero.studio Instagram: www.instagram.com/earthero.studio