(Page 1) Goals to sustainably feed a growing population with limited land resources are driving massive efforts to develop new food sources Today, it is common to see plant-based “meat” products on the shelves of grocery stores. Although soy-based meat products have been available for decades, the number and variety of alternative protein sources are rapidly growing. Not only are traditional food companies involved in this quest for alternative proteins, but also university and research institutes around the world are working in this field, with new startup spinoff companies regularly emerging. This also means new business for equipment suppliers, who are getting involved with process development and scaleup of new protein sources. Goals to sustainably feed a growing population with limited land resources are driving massive efforts to develop new food sources
The ASCE uses nine different categories to come up with the grade, and despite not having the most impressive scores, they're higher than the national average