Quazy Foods – a Berlin-based biotech startup that develops its own microalgae strains – has announced a pre-seed funding round worth €800k to explore the microorganism’s potential as a sustainable food ingredient.
Plant-based is one of the most important trends in the food industry today. Meat- and dairy-free products are helping provide food alternatives to an ever-growing flexitarian market. But some questions still remain. For one, since many plant-based foods are heavily processed, can they bring the same nutritional benefits as traditional meat and dairy or do they inevitably have the same pitfalls as ‘ultra-processed’ foods? Secondly, and most importantly, how will plant-based foods help us to make a transition to a sustainable food system?