WildSmith Competitors

Fungi Perfecti® - makers of Host Defense® Mushrooms™ - is a family-owned company specializing in mushroom mycelium-based supplements. Founded by Paul Stamets in 1980 with the goal of building a bridge between people and fungi, Fungi Perfecti® has become synonymous with cutting-edge mycological research and innovative mycological solutions. Under Paul’s visionary leadership, we have made significant breakthroughs revealing the power and potential of mushroom mycelium. This is the foundation of the Host Defense® brand. Based near the Olympic Rainforest in Washington state, we are one of the best-documented and longest-standing mushroom supplement companies in the USA. Since its inception, Fungi Perfecti® has been the industry leader in research on the endless potential for the use of fungi in everything from water filtration (mycofiltration) and ecological rehabilitation (mycoremediation), to using beneficial mushrooms in the form of supplements to support human health. Our continued mission is to explore, study, preserve, and spread knowledge about the use of fungi for helping people and planet.* *These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

For over three decades, passion, rigour and savoir-faire have been the driving force of the work, creation and excellence that is the taste of La Maison du Chocolat, founded in 1977 by Robert Linxe. From Parisian grand artisan to international luxury chocolatier, La Maison du Chocolat carries on the tradition of its grand classics, and each season, crafts new ephemeral chocolate collections, showing that the art of chocolate is ever evolving. Nicolas Cloiseau, Master Chef of La Maison du Chocolat, Meilleur Ouvrier de France Chocolatier 2007, maintains a signature taste throughout his creations, even from the delicate chocolate covering, to the sumptuous ganache, following through to the chocolate pastries. For more than 35 years, La Maison du Chocolat has taken the science of balance and associations to an art form. Perfect harmony on the palate highlights the singularity of these signature creations of unique taste.

TruffleHunter is the UK’s leading supplier of fresh truffles and truffle products. TruffleHunter started more than 15 years ago in our Italian base at the foot of the Sibillini Mountains in Le Marche Central Italy where some of the world’s finest fresh truffles are to be found. We started the business by buying fresh truffles from the local hunters based in the Sibillini Mountain National Park, and selling them directly to some of the finest chefs and restaurants in the UK. After a number of years spent learning all about sourcing and selling fresh truffles we eventually realised that limiting ourselves to sourcing fresh truffles from the local hunters in this region meant that we were missing out on many other wonderful truffle locations throughout other areas of Europe. As truffle specialists we now know that the finest quality truffles grow all over Europe; quality, availability and the value of truffles varies dramatically depending on the variety of truffle, the microclimatic conditions, the time of year and the knowledge and skill of local hunters. Quality is the key to our business. Our fresh truffles are subjected to strict quality control checking procedures, and our products are manufactured in accordance with the highest food safety regulations and certifications. Our fresh truffles are served in restaurants throughout the UK and much further afield, we even supply a 3 Michelin Star restaurant in Japan! And our wonderful truffle products are now recognised and sold all over the world, both in retail and food service sectors, with our main markets being the UK, Germany, USA, Japan, Singapore and India.