915 Labs is a US-based company manufacturing innovative food and beverage processing systems. The company is owned by the Tata Group, a global enterprise headquartered in India comprised of 30 companies across ten verticals.

915 Labs was founded in 2014 to commercialize the novel food preservation technologies known as Microwave Assisted Thermal Sterilization (MATS™) and Microwave Assisted Pasteurization (MAPS™). The patented, FDA-accepted technologies take the 'process' out of food processing by minimizing the time food is exposed to high heat. The result is higher quality, better tasting and more nutritious packaged foods for the shelf and refrigerator case.

The food-tech startup was acquired by the Tata group in 2019.

915 Labs manufactures a MATS-B pilot-scale system and a MATS-42 commercial production system capable of processing up to 17 million single-serve trays annually (rigid and flexible packaging options are also available). A MAPS pasteurization-only system is also available.

Three product development centers around the world allow food companies to develop new products for MATS/MAPS-made foods. The centers, each of which are equipped with a pilot-scale MATS-B system and support personnel, include:

• Washington State University, Pullman, Washington

• Centre for Food Innovation, University of Tasmania, Scottsdale, Tasmania, Australia

• Tata Smartfoodz, Sri City, India.

Tata Smartfoodz in Sri City, India also provides commercial-scale testing and co-manufacturing capabilities on a case-by-case basis.