Unilever looks to fat alternatives in quest to hit €1bn plant-based sales target The FMCG giant recently tasked start-ups to find solutions that promise to improve the taste, texture, sustainability and affordability of plant-based meat and dairy alternatives. The winner? A French company with a patented plant-based fat that closely resembles animal-fat both in the pan and in the mouth.
The start-up, called 77 Foods, uses the plant-based fat tissue to make what it calls ‘insanely craveable’ plant-based bacon and lardons. It told FoodNavigator
“the innovation is a game-changing, plant-based bacon that actually sizzles in the pan thanks to a patented technology that replicates animal fat tissue.”
‘Impact will come with scale…’ Ingredion, PURIS, ramp up plant protein capacity
Ingredion president and CEO Jim Zallie: We’re celebrating a pivotal moment in our company’s history. (picture: screengrab from Ingredion s March 3 virtual event) Market projections for meat and dairy alternatives vary wildly, with Impossible Foods’ CEO predicting animal agriculture could hit a ‘death spiral’ by 2035, while Wells Fargo reckons plant-based meat will account for a rather more modest 4% of the US meat market by 2029.
However, everyone agrees plant-based protein capacity needs to expand significantly to meet demand, says Ingredion, which has just opened a state-of-the-art facility in South Sioux City Nebraska producing pea protein isolates and starch; while PURIS - a key supplier of pea protein to Beyond Meat, with backing from Cargill – is gearing up to open a new facility in Dawson, MN this year, after significantly expanding production at
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Should Gov’t promote plant-based diets to tackle the climate crisis? 1 in 3 Brits think so…. By Flora Southey A new survey commissioned by The Vegan Society suggests a significant number of Brits would support plans and policies that promote plant-based eating to help combat climate change.
In 2019, the UK became the first major economy to commit to climate neutrality by 2050. This means it has less than 30 years to transform its economy into one championing net-zero greenhouse gas emissions.
In December last year, the Government followed up with new plans to achieve at least a 68% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by the end of the decade, compared to 1990 levels – representing the fastest reduction rate of any major economy.
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In order to clearly differentiate from conventionally produced wild or farmed seafood products, an appropriate qualifier [ie. ‘cell-cultured’]
should be used to denote seafood products that are produced using the method of cell cultured technology.
The qualifier should be science-based, accurate, and informed by peer-reviewed, published consumer studies.
Such products should also be subject to allergen labeling, “
to put those with seafood allergies on notice that the same risks apply as with conventional seafood,” they said.
Memphis Meats: ‘It would simply be misleading for labeling to indicate that cell-cultured products are made primarily from plants’
In a separate submission filed with the FDA, AMPS Innovation member