The growing demand for plant-based meat, combined with the increased availability of alternative protein ingredient options, has created massive whitespace opportunities for food manufacturing companies. However, as a relatively young category, the production process for making plant-based meat is not widely understood and has often been the domain of specialized experts. Fortunately, a variety of well-understood and highly-related food processes …
Hooray for Sri Artham’s Plant-Based Bacon!
When Sri Artham began experimenting with crafting bacon by mixing plant ingredients in his San Francisco kitchen in last February, he didn’t expect to become a pioneer in the plant-based pork business in just a matter of months. He wasn’t even planning to become a food entrepreneur. But after a seasoned chef sampled Artham’s creation, everything changed. “When I started …
A new Aussie plant-based meat startup has launched, backed by the CSIRO and the founder of Hungry Jack’s
There’s a new plant-based meat alternative in town, backed by Hungry Jack’s founder Jack Cowin. Australian plant-based meat startup v2food launched in Sydney on Tuesday, a partnership between the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Main Sequence Ventures and Jack Cowin’s, Competitive Foods Australia – the group behind Hungry Jack’s. The launch event was held at Bart Jr in …
Avant Meats, Hong Kong’s First Cell-Based Seafood Startup Looks To Tackle Demand For Prized Fish Maw & Sea Cucumber
Cell-based meat, also known as lab-grown meat or cultured-meat, is trending right now with headlines about cruelty-free chicken nuggets and shrimp wowing inaugural tasters and Hong Kong-born cell-based seafood startup Avant Meats is riding the wave. Grown in exacting and controlled conditions in a laboratory environment, cell-based meat and seafood is viewed by many as an important solution to our …
