Research presented at the Natural Product Expo West trade show on March 10 identified taste, texture and quality as unmet needs in plant-based meat and dairy alternatives.
Now that plant-based alternatives to meat and dairy have been well-established in the marketplace, incorporating plant proteins into baked foods is where the action will be in 2023.
The investment will support Arkeon’s one-step fermentation bioprocess, which creates protein ingredients by capturing greenhouse gas carbon dioxide and converting it into the 20 proteinogenic amino acids necessary for human nutrition.
The New York-based Specialty Food Association (SFA) Trendspotter Panel has predicted that alternative seafood products will be among the top trends in specialty food in 2023.
Hoxton Farms raised $22 million in a Series A round for a new pilot facility to produce cultivated animal fat. The 13,000 square-foot startup facility will operate in London.