LegenDairy Foods is rebranding as Formo, a consumer-facing brand positioned at the forefront of cultivated dairy. The German start-up, which uses precision fermentation to produce milk protein without the cow, is aiming to launch commercially by 2023. Berlin-based Formo – formerly LegenDairy – is a cultivated dairy company that uses microorganisms instead of cows to produce animal-free milk proteins. The process sees selected microorganisms encoded with milk protein DNA sequences. These cells are then grown in a fermenter until enough protein has been produced to harvest. Next, the milk proteins are combined with plant-based fats and carbohydrates to create a base for the cheesemaking process.