Are changing growing need to consumption is harmful to the environment and the climate and some say in future we may well be eating meat that is meat free its crunch time for the Food Industry welcome to mate now a number of startups wild wide have caught the eye of investors with their plans to feed the planet instead of neat from the farm theyre growing it in laps or designing substitutes the pretty secretive about is all because they hope that their innovative Food Products could soon be worth billions my colleague ben facility in managed to get this exclusive look at the start ups attempts in spain. Ringback feeding the world is on everyones lips Scientists Say the planets doomed if we keep eating meat. A viable alternative could transform the way we use our resources. Industry is closely watching to see who will solve these 1000000000 euro question. The high stakes main secrecy at the startups developing a substitute many wouldnt let us film but the founder of nova me jim barcelona of to show me his printable steak its not real meat but just to be shown he says it tastes just like it as an avid meat eater im going to take a lot of convincing. So how long is this going to take this one in this process is going to take around 10 minutes 10 minutes this process creates special my coffee elements in this microfilm is try to mimic corey sambo what is actually. Muscles in my mouth story for the chickens. Is it exactly the same. As the muscle tissue that you would get in the tissue up in a very very complex is created in a very organized way and so. In our case with. So we found that. Theres was able to or there is micro fibers as if they were muscular fibers of white mimic meat why why not create something for them in you is there is a lot of people in our society theyre looking for an alternative to meat but still would like to avoid sacrificing meat so having a socket is bent base that itself is safe and is it that they stop meat is what a big part of the pleasure. Join you right because how easy is it to. Its a mistake. It is you know we have to make it real which is the hard part to created sure the structure. Its quite easy but its its it sounds quite complicated all in all and its not even meet the end of the day whats the advantage when we think about the way we are producing meat that is quite complex know how we have to go of the crop that will feed the car when they would. Probably have to manage to convert the protein from the crop so theyre kind of thats for me thats complex. Thats not that complex because we are taking natural ingredients. From vegetables and we are just combining the right ones and putting that together with the printer. The powdered protein makes from rice and peas is cheap the test machine costs 5000 euros a bigger one for mass production would be half a 1000000 no for me its raised a big chunk of funds but wont reveal how much the savings on grazing and slaughtering livestock is immense. Once you really have a different start ups are Different Companies bringing this to the supermarket you will have a price which we go lower than actual meat and one of the savings for the environment because it is quite Energy Intensive we use something at Room Temperature and now weve got much pressure we dont control in the unit you have seen the machine is quite simple and we believe to be more efficient also in terms of energy costs so all in all how Much Less Energy and water should be around 95 percent more efficient in terms of both or less than the wire less water required and less Greenhouse Gas im sure. The big taste test well its only a little piece of steak but its the prototype. While. Its surprising its not me dont think of plants when you think that its a meat but youre. My 1st 3 d. Printed steak. And survived you ate my piece was. Just. I was hungry of in filming on. The 1st step and we think its special in some way so awfully we book again next year and see if we really get to the next level do you think you can make a big steak next year im sure this is the be there. At least one on the ground and something that can feel your stomach in there with the darkest hours of. The boys had better get to work investors are waiting and im not the only hungry one the population is exploding. We keep ripping up forests to plant the crops we need to feed the animals that end up on our plates. Planet is in peril ringback. Now lets face it eating meat every day is not exactly a happy to thats representative of every person on the planet there are many vegetarians and vegans out there some for religious reasons others for the health of the climate what is best for our planet here are some facts and figures. Abstain from meat and save the world forget batman today superheroes are vegetarians theyre really doing something to help the environment right whether classic vegetarian vegan or fruitarian more and more people all over the world are giving up meat. Vegetarianism has even become a status symbol in many countries but are they really making a difference. Lets look at the data. Livestock farming has a terrible Carbon Footprint look at that 1000000000 cattle worldwide. And raising them produces vast clouds of Greenhouse Gases twice as much as a minute by planes globally. And the industry also uses an amends amount of water around 3000 liters of h 2 o. Go into the production of a single beefsteak enough to take a shower every day for 3 months. And raising animals for meat takes up a lot of space if we all stopped eating it so morrow it would free up an estimated 30000000 square kilometers. Thats an area roughly the size of africa. In all those ways meat really is terrible for the environment but its also relative for example by not a condo thats been shipped halfway around the world is worse for the environment than buying your steak from a local farmer not least due to the transport involved. So it really makes the most sense to ask where is my food coming from. Local free range animals fed largely on grass hovan rich the soil with their manure. And thats good for the environment. So much of its even claimed that free range cattle could actually help slow local warming. Water consumption in every area of agriculture depends largely on the farming methods being employed in the arid regions of chile for example where many avocados are produced it takes around 320 liters of water to produce a single fruit thats not exactly what when packed agriculture. In other words to make a difference you should eat things that are in season and that come from your region so consume less meat and when you do eat it check its origins maybe its time to come up with another category of environmental hero no less meat to tarry on. Ok so been a vegetarian for some 30 years now doesnt automatically make me an environmental hero but it makes me a pretty atypical german people here simply love their meat and sausages and thats part of their staple diet but here to change is coming even major fast food chains famous or notorious for their burgers and are changing their ways it has been a slow process but it is picking up pace still if you look at a typical german christine you might think the switch to neat lists will be quite a challenge. Round and sizzling straight off the grill. And orwell smokes this is the way germans like their meat and they do like their meat. Pleasures pretzel meat is part of our food our nutrition thats the way its always been most of the. Germans consume almost 60 kilograms of me to gear on average thats considerably higher than the world average of 34. 00 kilos. But even in the land of the car even worse things are changing. Consumers are chewing over the idea of going meatless to back Animal RightsEnvironmental Protection and health take this green food truck at a Farmers Market in fribourg its sausages are oddly angular theyre made of tofu. And this man is sampling them for professional reasons hes head of sales for the company that makes the tofu. And i think its a general trend actually plant based diet is a mega trend more and more people especially young people are getting on the bandwagon that some call is a gret effect and people are questioning their Consumption Habits and plan proteins are big opportunity and buckets and we see that in the rising hunger for tofu will spike. Real diggins make up just one percent of the population in germany the proportion of vegetarians is somewhat higher between 6 and 10 percent but the biggest change is in a 3rd of the population who say they intend to eat less meat. This is a new target group for traditionally meat centric fast food chains mcdonalds for instance which has nearly 38000. 00 outlets worldwide launched a new product in germany this year. Alongside the 40000. 00 tons of meat that the hamburger. Giant processes every year in germany alone it now offers a vegan burger as part of the standard menu. Its fried separately from the product so it is officially begun. What does it consist of we wanted to know. Essence is picky its a paddle based on so and we thought that looks very neat like and has a relatively meat like taste a lot of fashion expect suppose customers have asked for it 10 years ago back to them we could have made it sooner. Today the stage seems to be set for meat that isnt meat. And that has turned saw it from the villain of the piece to a star among crop plants. Its so protein rich that its far too valuable to be used as animal fodder. Here soybeans are being milked for use in tofu. In the next step will be he says empress to create a mask that can be seized and informed into any shape. And im thinking of your mom. All in the beginning our company developed our own tofu sausages to allow people to make an association with something they already knew that you want to make it easier for them to switch in like that and other things but now its important for us to develop foods are distinctive and became standish type. But does a plant based substitute even have to look like meat thats still a debate among vegetarians and it was back when typhoon tofu was founded more than 30 years ago the family run business now produces 100 tonnes of tofu every week. Thats far less than it could given the current jump in demand. But it Certified Organic tofu is made to a large extent by hand and tofu is still a nice product in germany unlike in other regions of the world. Also in this its a sod the system with a long one for the ages the motherland or the mother continent for all kinds of soy products that people i know from feed and tofu is one of the many varieties and side feeling tofu has been eaten for centuries there so it pretty much has the status of food staple fish then but its often combined with animal products tofu and fish or tofu and meat are a matter of course in asia its in austin said 1st then trish. In fact the meat portion in asia is getting bigger and bigger in china for example theres a direct correlation between Meat Consumption and Economic Growth the more money people make the more meat is on the table chinas per capita Meat Consumption has already surpassed that of germans. As a result german pig growers are exporting their surpluses to china while in home there are more and more flexitarian for semi vegetarians theres the few dollars. I dont eat much meat. Maybe once or twice a week but not much more so i was over. Less meat a small but potentially Healthy Development for individual consumers and the global climate. To think that when i ate out i used to have to explain that chicken or fish does not fit into a vegetarian diet. Times have changed now one of the big players joining the club is nestle the conglomerate is investing in meat replacement products on a grand scale we caught up with christian marketing director off nicholas vegetarian and vegan unit to find out more. Its nestle is controversial and it has lots of brands and makes a huge range of products from what was a supermarket here in frankfurt only sell stuff made by nestle now its getting into beacon foods has that going to go to. Criticism of nestle has focused on various issues including its use of scarce Water Resources and its indirect involvement in the clearing of tropical rain forests. It doesnt cut down trees itself but it does buy lots of palm oil from plantations on the land. The swiss giant wants to be seen as benevolent and not a force of evil that is perhaps one reason for its new concentration on plant based foods Christian Adams is the public face of garden gourmet nestles vegetarian and vegan unit it has recently developed soit based mincemeat. So i think. We already saw a boom in alternatives to meet several years ago but then it faded do you think itll be different this time as these models. Get the critical forgot the quality of the product is much better now back then when you say a tofu sausage at a grill party it didnt taste of much and the consistency wasnt so great either. Its not todays products but for example the really not so different from then meaty counterparts. We kind of people will accept them. To the seawater by the time. Like the 1st few days. Its very salty. Thats good. But its still not like meat. Nestle spent years developing its vegan mince burgers and meatballs its an investment it hopes will pay off. I was doesnt cost as much as ments visit the toilet because its more in germany the recommended retail price for a 200 gram pack is 3 euros 49 depending on the quality mincemeat costs between 6 and 8 euros a kilo so yes it is a bit more expensive. For many nestle is still one of the major bad eggs of the Food Industry this press so coffee pods and drinks bottles generate vast amounts of Plastic Waste 1700000 tons in 2017 how is that compatible with nestle is efforts to be seen as a force for good because this is often times in which people associate begin with eco friendly and good for the climate but honestly still makes lots of products that arent so green. How do you deal with this image problem in the stuff like the feel good things. That mr. Mr schneider recently said that nestle has committed to 0 net Greenhouse Gas emissions by 2050 all parts of the group and to do better for the sake of the environment of course that is quite a challenge to our hatta brand does still sell meat but the trend is certainly towards plant based products and it started off to a tangent with why does not use its was the idea behind the garden gourmet brand to create some distance from the nestle brand for marketing purposes. Is a bit different its no secret that it belongs to nestle itself so on the website and on the packaging. Yes and no doubt some people who arent exactly fond of nestle probably wont buy the products but ultimately its the quality of the product that will determine long term whether they sell or not but i dont know if. This Company Canteen already serves the meatless meat. Major players in the Food Industry such as nestle could do a lot for the climate if they terribly change their ways but time is short and the changes needed are great. As in many sectors its rarely the big players that initiate change its the small ones the young ones those who think outside the box and come up with new ideas in short startups they tend to be attuned to what people like to buy and eat and that can be quite lucrative and that is why a 1000000000 base company is investing and startups to bring about what it calls the food revolution. German candy manufacturer cost us has started a Venture Capital fund in downtown berlin the family owned firm hope scotches green food will encourage hip sustainable Nutrition Trends and make money at the same time as a. Mango coconut milk or a banana i got a syrup of lemon juice or all the powdered cold pressed not pasteurized by heating the innovation in the sector is the pressure high and so heres the worlds 1st ready to eat out c bowl. The manager of the fund to spin a vegetarian since childhood funds food projects that she believes are forward looking and environmentally friendly bacon chips without pork or hemp bars and shes prepared to invest between 200002 1000000 euros in the. Mike it may sound as an all but especially for investors from the tech side the taste has to be top class in the food sector if the taste isnt great you wont get customers coming back for more sometimes we get companies with great ideas that take plant based issues or meat alternative seriously but then the product doesnt taste good right and i didnt supply. Its a growing market sales of vacant and vegetarian products are rising significantly in germany 28000 the market was worth over 1200000000 euros. Touches green food has so far invested in 8 startups among the firms theyve invested in is the porridge maker half a cocktail. Half a crown actually came across half a cartel by accident they had a pop up store in the main train station and i walked past it on a sunday and tried it and found the taste fantastic i got talking to the founders and learned about their concept but we ended up investing because it was the 1st healthy. Breakfast to go on the market and yes. It marked in 2014 other schubert opened berlins 1st part bar with 2 friends they wanted to offer Something Different from the bakery chains and i thought its always easier to sell something with meat a breakfast with ham will sell people want that but there are enough existing concepts that offer it already we dont have to. 40000. 00 portions of powerage across hoffer counters counters every month odes fruit and nuts are challenging meats dominance. When we started we renovated a small kebab shop that we scraped all the fat off the walls and said lets start our pards business after a few months we took part in an Accelerator Program run by german rail they were looking for startups to make train stations more appealing it was mostly tech firms with a few Food Companies we were one of them and they were impressed by our part we operated a pup location and berlins main station for 6 weeks and it went incredibly well for. Their concept is simple take the old set of been in europe for centuries and add different toppings and fruits. When under schubert and her cofounders were given the cash injection from coaches green food they made the leap to become a chain. There paul ridge can now be bought in 5 german cities and 2 more will follow in 2019 this poses new challenges for the berlin startup. That its more difficult because were reaching many more people and Quality Assurance is more complicated so as packaging were mainly a take away business with sustainability and packaging is a bit of a contradiction of pick and although you could bring your own container and get it filled with these questions keep coming up and we try to find the right answers and keep on growing him. Because if its about not also by then selecting. The good food is now a trend in german cities this shows where most begin foodstuffs are being rolled out 15 percent of Global Market launches take place in germany closely followed by the United Kingdom in the United States in spain in france its only 4 percent so a market for wealthy countries but theres more to it if anyone can assist i wish there was wider awareness of the relationship between nutrition and the environment but such an important point and we need to become more aware of it but i believe were just at the beginning especially in germany is a bit of one in the United States people are already 2 years further along in terms of consciousness but confession as. Germany may be catching up fast but for the time being Sustainable Food trends remain a nice market for young and well heeled urban foodies. Well maybe one day more people here in germany will catch up with us. 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