We give bananas a new life!

Saledo is a food startup that upcycles bananas grown in a 500,000 m² banana greenhouse in Antalya into value-added products.

In our own greenhouse, we produce approximately 20,000 tons of bananas every year. However, a portion of this production is rejected because it does not meet the cosmetic standards of supermarkets.

The story of Saledo began with a simple question:

“How can these bananas be brought back into the production chain instead of being wasted?”

With this approach, we first transformed green bananas into flour, then developed gluten-free flour mixes that do not compromise on taste or practicality. We also began creating banana chips and sweet snack products made with green banana flour.

Today, Saledo has become a brand that brings together farm-to-fork production, product development, and sustainability through Türkiye’s first green banana flour production initiative.

While aiming to reintegrate approximately 1,000 tons of bananas into the production chain each year, Saledo is also exploring the use of banana peels in biocosmetic applications and biodegradable material solutions derived from banana tree-based raw materials.

Every product we create is the result of a carefully designed process — from the raw ingredient to the final product. The harvested bananas are selected, cleaned, and processed with care.

Through this process, bananas are transformed into flour, mixes, and snack products.

• Under the Saledo brand, products became available through online retail marketplaces.

• In its first year, Saledo reached 500 kg in sales as a gluten-free baking flour.

• Minaturel Gıda decided to upcycle underutilized bananas into green banana flour and officially launched the Saledo brand.

• By establishing a pilot production facility in Istanbul, the company became one of the first initiatives in Türkiye and Europe to produce green banana flour.