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🌾🥛 MILKADAMIA UNVEILS 2D-PRINTED 'FLAT PACK' OAT MILK SHEETS TO CUT PACKAGING WASTE Known for its macadamia milks, milkadamia is diversifying its lineup with a new product format and milk base to tackle the sector’s waste and carbon footprint through ‘precycling’. The Illinois-based startup has launched Flat Pack, a range of 2D-printed plant-based milk sheets that are shelf-stable and can be blended with water at home. The debut product is an oat milk, which will be showcased at the Newtopia Now trade event in Denver (August 25-28). Every Flat Pack contains five sheets, which can each make 8oz of oat milk. They’re made from fermented whole-grain oats, water, rapeseed oil, oat fibre, locust bean gum, sea salt, and bourbon vanilla, and can be used in a plethora of applications, including in frothy cappuccinos. The company began with oat milk “simply because the oat product was formulated first and oat milk is driving growth in the plant milk category”, CEO James (Jim) Richards tells Green Queen, adding that the sheets will be available online and in stores in January. Milkadamia isn’t the only one innovating with the format of plant-based milk. Germany’s Veganz Group AG has been selling its own 2D-printed oat milk sheets under the Mililk brand. But apart from sheets, brands are also making powders, nut milk pastes, and frozen concentrates. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/eYDU5s36 #GreenQueen #altdairy #innovation #foodtech #climatechange #ecopackaging #sustainability

🇩🇪🌱💰 VEGANZ GROUP SECURES €10M TO EXPAND PRODUCTION OF ITS 2D-PRINTED OAT MILK, MILILK Veganz Group AG, a plant-based pioneer from Germany, has brought in €10M in equity funding to expand production capacities for its plant-based milk and meat products. The investment round, which brings its total raised to over $24M, came courtesy of a Securities Purchase Agreement with New York-based investor Global Corporate Finance LLC (GCF). The contract enables a flexible and staggered use of the capital over a 30-month period, against the issuance of new shares at a valuation determined through the share price at the time of retrieval. Veganz will utilise the capital to optimise and automate its production processes, increasing the manufacturing capacity of its Mililk sheets by fivefold. While the current version of the non-dairy milk is based on oats, the company indicated that it’s working on almond milk too. Additionally, Veganz will look to expand Peas on Earth, a new pea-protein-based meat analogue. The latest equity investment comes two months after Veganz secured funding from the state of Brandenburg to expand production. And a month later, it announced plans to use around 1,000 sq m of its site in Ludwigsfeld to ramp up manufacturing of its Mililk products, enabling it to make 50,000 litres every day. Mililk is among a burgeoning category of plant-based milks breaking away from the conventional liquid format to offer a product more sustainable, convenient, clean-label, or a combination of these. MIGHTY, OVERHERD and Blue Farm are all making powdered oat milks, JOI and Nooj - milk it skinny or full fat, your go-to dairy-free hero produce nut pastes to be blended with water, while Goodmylk Co. makes frozen concentrates. More information in the full article: https://lnkd.in/erS4H4t9 #GreenQueen #altprotein #futurefood #foodtech #innovation #plantbased #altdairy #vegan

🌱🍔💰 FoodTech 500 alum receives funding to scale production of its mycelium-based meat products. Matr Foods, a Danish startup specializing in mycelium-based meat analogs, has secured a €20M loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to expand its production capabilities. The funding will support the construction of Matr's first large-scale factory, with plans to produce over 3,000 tonnes of mycelium meat annually by 2026. Matr's mycelium meats are made using a solid-state fermentation process, which involves inoculating upcycled ingredients such as beetroots, potatoes, and oats with fungi spores. This process reduces food waste and enhances flavor and texture by releasing amino acids and starches during fermentation. Matr’s products have garnered praise for their health benefits and significantly lower carbon footprint than conventional meat, aligning with EU sustainability goals. The €20M loan from the EIB marks its first investment in a plant-based meat company and is part of the EU's broader push towards a green economy under the InvestEU initiative. Read the full Green Queen Media article here: https://lnkd.in/eGYkVEQv #ForwardFooding #FoodTech500 #plantbasedmeat #foodtech #funding #foodsystems #fermentation

Amazing news for Adamo Foods from SHAKE Climate change's most recent cohort, on closing their latest fundraising round despite the current challenging investment landscape. A US$2.5M raise!! Pierre Dupuis, founder and CEO at Adamo Foods, is on a mission to create whole cuts of alternative protein that is much healthier, more transparently labelled and more realistic in texture and taste than current options. Instead of a processed product, the company uses fungal fermentation to produce a realistic alternative protein with a structure similar to animal muscle. Rather than being a cocktail of artificial ingredients, the meat-look-alike is made using a few natural ingredients. Although biomass fermentation isn’t a new technology, Adamo Foods has raised the bar regarding quality from a consumer perspective. Their innovative approach to sustainable food solutions is shaping the future of our food system, and we couldn’t be more proud to support their mission. We are excited to see how they will continue to revolutionise the industry with this new momentum University of Hertfordshire University of Hertfordshire Business Zone https://lnkd.in/ejNZkvES

Alt protein #egg 🥚 replacers are not just for alternatives. 🤔 This is something visionary startup founders are slowly realizing... Seeing many startups pivot from B2C towards B2B shows the disconnect between the vision of passionate founders and where the public is at. Why do they pivot? 💹 They follow the path towards #demand and #profitability, which is essential for survival and food system improvement. Competing with traditional eggs toe-to-toe in the eyes of the consumer is difficult. However, convincing CPGs to adopt upcycled egg-white replacer ingredients may be the easier solution. Here are some B2B examples: 🥚 Aquafaba 💧 Fabumin's aquafaba egg white replacer, based on chickpea wastewater OGGS® - aquafaba Chickpea & mung bean 🍃 Evo Foods - mung bean, chickpea and peas Angry Camel - chickpea protein Duckweed & water lentils 🍀 Plantelo - duckweed DryGro's sustainable water lentils Simply Eggless - lupin beans 💛 Microalgae 🌿 Algrow Biosciences - microalgae Precision fermentation: 🎯 OTRO Foods - precision fermentation egg white Onego Bio - precision fermentation egg white The EVERY Company - precision fermentation egg white Undisclosed ❓ UOBO - undisclosed ingredient (recently pivoted to B2B in January) Neggst - undisclosed cholesterol-free ingredient (spinoff from Fraunhofer) Egg'n'Up - undisclosed, plant-based ingredient Although even egg white replacement has its own host of challenges, it's an important category with wide-ranging potential. Many corporates are interested in this type of solution with Häagen-Dazs Shops and Grupo Bimbo being recent examples. Where do you think lies the biggest potential for these replacers?

Plant-based milk alternatives like oat, soy, and almond milk are booming, capturing the interest of vegans and non-vegans alike for their sustainable and ethical benefits. In this dynamic market, the quality of the end product and the flexibility of production processes are crucial for manufacturers. Flottweg decanters excel in providing high-efficiency separation and versatile application options, enabling you to produce a variety of plant-based milks on a single production line—from soy and oat milk to almond and coconut milk. Ready to elevate your plant-based milk production to new levels of revenue and efficiency? Let's talk about upgrading your facilities.

🇸🇬 The Big Story: Asian Oat Milk Leader Raises $35M In Potential $74M Series B - that and more inside Green Queen Media's #FutureFoodWeekly 🥛 Asian Oat Milk Leader OATSIDE Raises $35M in Potential $74M Series B Round 🧫 Everything You Need to Know About UPSIDE Foods’ Lawsuit Against Florida’s Cultivated Meat Ban 🇨🇳 Chinese Plant-Based Dairy Giant Viee Gets Private Equity Backing for ‘Spice-Neutralising’ Beverages 📈 European Fermentation Startups Raised More Funds in H1 2024 Than All of 2023 🥛 Doubling Down on Animal-Free Dairy, Fonterra Looks to Advance Superbrewed Food Inc.’s Postbiotic Cultured Protein 🌱 Beyond Meat Cuts Costs, Raises Prices to Boost Margins and Revenue Expectations in Q2 2024 🇮🇳 India Releases 109 High-Yielding, Resilient Crop Varieties for Climate-Vulnerable Farmers 🇳🇱 Netherlands Rejected Meat Tax Based on ‘Biased’ Report, Finds New Investigation 🍴 Quality Meats: Impossible Foods Opens Pop-Up Restaurant in Chicago, Featuring Oatly Ice Cream 🥮 Solar Foods, Ajinomoto Co., Inc. Roll Out Desserts with Solein Protein from Air in Singapore 📦 Walmart Taps Denali’s ‘Depackaging’ Solution to Recycle Food Waste in 1,400 Stores 🍝 EQUII Takes on GLP-1 Space with High-Protein, High-Fibre Pasta Made from Microbial Fermentation 📉 AKUA PBC 🍔 🌊 : Kelp Burger Startup Winds Down Amid Wider Plant-Based Industry Headwinds Read the full version here: https://lnkd.in/diumyS_t #GreenQueen #altprotein #futurefoods #cultivatedmeat #innovation #sustainability #climatechange -------- Want to see more posts like this? Hit the 🔔 button on our profile so you don't miss any updates. Or subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest in alt protein and sustainability: https://lnkd.in/eMJ7WwXC

Thanks to Thunderbird School of Global Management and Dr. Kannan Ramaswamy, I am a strong proponent of the ‘case method’. It was an honor to study and work under Professor Ramaswamy throughout my time at Thunderbird on cases like this! #WorldCaseTeachingDay

~$𝟓𝟎𝟎𝐌𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐂𝐂 The plant-based meat market in the hashtag#GCC is expected to grow significantly, reaching approximately $500 million by 2030. This growth is driven by several factors: 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 hashtag#𝐂𝐀𝐆𝐑 𝐨𝐟 𝟔% 𝐛𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟑𝟎, increased awareness and brand efforts are boosting the percentage of the population willing to try 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐭-𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and improvements in taste that expected to drive higher repeat purchases. For market players, this signifies a lucrative opportunity to invest in and develop plant-based products, ensuring they meet consumer expectations for taste and quality to capture a significant share of this rapidly expanding market

This morning in Axios: C16 ramps up in food fueled by fresh funding. “Creating better oils and fats for use in food has been a critical part of our company’s ambition and strategy from Day 1, but we’ve waited strategically for the right moment to enter the market,” says Co-Founder and CEO Shara Ticku. “Now that we’ve scaled our manufacturing to commercial-scale production and begun generating revenue in the personal care industry, we are ready and eager to expand our solution’s application set to produce high performance, scalable ingredients for food.” Fueled by a $3.5 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as well as a $1 million investment from Elemental Excelerator, we are gearing up to make a major dent in the food industry. The global edible oils industry is projected to reach $870 billion by 2050, but the industry’s growth will be limited by insufficient arable land for oilseed crops to grow. Alternative options like Palmless™ are essential to help ensure the gap between explosive demand and existing supply doesn't come at the expense of millions of hectares of incremental rainforest. In-house feasibility studies have demonstrated our oil performs spectacularly as a deforestation-free alternative in a range of foods -- from ice cream to bakery to chocolate -- and we are committed to bringing these solutions to market. Read more about our ramp up into food https://lnkd.in/ejMfx9kf with thanks to Kimberly Chin for the reporting and Elemental Excelerator and Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation for your incredible support.