About Us
Giving good ingredients a second bite.
Second Bite Lab is a food innovation studio exploring new possibilities for surplus ingredients and by-products from food and drink production. We bring together culinary craft, experimentation and circular design to turn overlooked ingredients into flavourful food.
We’re starting with crisp, savoury crackers made with upcycled brewer’s spent grain. Our ambition is to build on this first product, exploring more ingredients, recipes and ways to keep valuable food resources in use.
Our Story
Second Bite Lab brings together a chef’s experience with flavour and a designer’s curiosity about materials. We share an interest in what remains after food production — and what it could become through a different recipe, process or perspective.
Our first product begins with brewer’s spent grain, the grains left after brewing beer. Through recipe development and experimentation, we give this brewing by-product a second life as crunchy crackers.
As we grow, we want to explore other food production by-products and surplus ingredients, including bread, fruit and vegetable streams. Each offers different possibilities for cooking, fermentation and preservation. Our aim is to develop food that people enjoy while making fuller use of the ingredients already around us.
Meet The Team
Matas Žilys
Co-Founder & CEO / Head Chef & Product Development Lead
Austėja Platūkytė
Co-Founder / Creative & Operations Lead
Our Clients
