Heck eyes vegan product innovation with vertical-farming move
Heck is linking vertical farming to product innovation UK sausage and vegan food manufacturer Heck has partnered with a vertical farming specialist in a move it suggests could help it to create new flavours for meat-free products. The company has linked up with London-based Vertical Future to install a vertical farm at its headquarters in North Yorkshire in northern England. Vertical farming is the practice of growing crops in vertically-stacked layers indoors in a controlled environment to optimise plant growth. Heck co-founder Debbie Keeble said: "There are huge benefits to vertical fa...