Bühler Group looks to its extrusion technology expertise to solve plant protein texture challenge The company has identified ‘huge opportunities’ in side-stream valorization as it looks to make use of its expertise in extrusion technology to produce the ‘next generation’ of healthier and more sustainable meat substitutes.
The Swiss-based technology group has just announced a partnership with the German Institute of Food Technologies (DIL) to accelerate research and the development of new solutions for more sustainable protein production.
Christoph Vogel, Head of Market Segment Proteins & Ingredients at Bühler, told FoodNavigator that the tie-up aims to accelerate sustainable food production and develop new production technologies for healthy and sustainable food products, focusing on alternative protein-based products with a lower environmental impact than the meat value chain’.
The company has identified ‘huge opportunities’ in side-stream valorization as it looks to make use of its expertise in extrusion technology to produce the ‘next generation’ of healthier and more sustainable meat substitutes.
Maple Leaf says if demand for tempeh continues as expected the plant offers the flexibility to proceed with a second phase that could include doubling capacity
Maple Leaf Foods and its wholly-owned subsidiary of plant protein products, Greenleaf Foods, has acquired a 118,000-square-foot facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, which will increase the production of Lightlife tempeh products to meet rising consumer demand.
Outstanding Foods, maker of PigOut Pigless Pork Rinds, has raised $10m in a recent Series A financing round led by existing investor SternAegis Ventures to fuel rapid retail expansion and new production innovation.
In addition to SternAegis, which led a $5m funding round for Outstanding Brands last year, other investors include: Kenneth Harris, former chairman of the board of Enjoy Life Foods, and Javier Valéz-Bautista, former CEO of Mission Foods and current CEO of El Dorado Foods.
Outstanding Foods will use the $10m in capital to accelerate its retail footprint and build out its research & development team in order to introduce