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New Culture Names New Science Leadership

Josh Kittelson, PhD, joins company as vp of biology

April 19, 2022

Bay Area-based New Culture announced the hiring of Josh Kittleson, PhD, as the company's vp of biology. New Culture is part of the global movement to an animal-free dairy future, offering animal-free dairy products that are indistinguishable from conventional products in taste, texture, function, and nutritional content. Adding Kittleson's deep synthetic biology and R&D management expertise, the company has brought on board an industry leader to accelerate the time to market of its animal-free mozzarella.

American Egg Board Names New Sustainability Leadership

Hema Prado to take on role as director of sustainability to lead expansive new industry program

July 15, 2021

The American Egg Board (AEB) named Hema Prado to the newly created role of director of sustainability. Reporting to Dr. Mickey Rubin, executive director of the AEB’s Egg Nutrition Center, Prado will oversee development and administration of a comprehensive new sustainability program encompassing critical industry-level research and education initiatives with significant potential value to US egg producers and their food industry customers.

Diana Food: Ethical Eating

Diana Food offers traceable organic, animal welfare solutions for industrial chicken ingredients

February 12, 2021

Diana Food announces the launch of a range of Organic and Animal Welfare Poultry solutions specifically developed to meet the rising demand for ethical food and drink among consumers around the world.

Aleph Farms, The Technion Reveal Cultivated Ribeye Steak

The proof-of-concept incorporates real muscle, fat, and vascular-like system similar to a ribeye from a slaughtered cow, in strategy to build a diverse portfolio of cultivated meat cuts of any dimension

February 10, 2021

Aleph Farms Ltd. and its research partner at the Faculty of Biomedical Engineering at the Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, cultivated a slaughter-free ribeye steak, using three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting technology and natural building blocks of meat – real cow cells, without genetic engineering and immortalization.

Animal-Free Dairy Company, Remilk, Secures $11.3M Funding Round

Remilk’s technology breakthroughs increase production of animal-free dairy proteins by an order of magnitude

December 15, 2020

Remilk, an Israel-based start-up producing identical dairy products through microbial fermentation, announced the completion of its $11.3 million funding round. With this new capital, the company plans to rapidly expand its production and distribution capabilities, and meet global demand, for its revolutionary animal-free dairy products.

2021 Predictions: PROTEIN

Protein, the King of Ingredients

Alternative protein ingredients will continue to be of interest to consumers, and food and beverage formulators

Devon Gholam, PhD

November 23, 2020

Vegetarianism and flexitarianism continue to grow in popularity, driven by health concerns as well as demand for greater sustainability and animal welfare. This means that alternative protein ingredients will continue to be of high interest to consumers, and therefore also to food and beverage formulators.

Hooray Foods 100% Plant-Based Bacon

The product is gluten-free, allergy-free, dairy-free, soy-free, and meat-free

November 18, 2020

Hooray Foods debuted an innovative meat-free bacon with a 300-store rollout in Whole Foods. The brand is breaking through barriers to entry with a product that looks like bacon, sizzles like bacon, smells like bacon and tastes like bacon, but instead puts health, environment and animal welfare first.

Brave Robot Ice Cream with Animal-Free Whey Protein

New ice cream is lactose free, cholesterol free and vegan

August 20, 2020

Made with a one-of-a-kind animal-free whey protein and changing how ice cream treats the environment, Brave Robot is a brand for The Urgent Company, a new, next generation natural foods CPG company that is committed to making the world a better place through everything from ingredients to conscious packaging.

Consumer Appetite for Beef and Other Animal Proteins Remains Strong

The variety of cuts available in the grocery store has dwindled over the years because most consumers know less and less about the animals they consume

John Shackelford

June 30, 2020

There is a massive demand for protein and many product developers are turning to beef to meet the demand.

Animal Welfare Approved Whey Powder

Certification lets consumers know animals are raised outdoors on pasture in accordance with the highest animal welfare standards

December 31, 2019

Consumer Reports has rated Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW as the only "highly meaningful" label for farm animal welfare, outdoor access and sustainability--and the only animal welfare certification in which they have confidence.

Consumers are actively seeking everything from enhanced focus and better information processing, to reduced stress, improved mood, faster learning, effective memory, better adaptability, and enhanced multitasking. This session will review the science behind these ingredients and how they can be added to your formulations to tap into the cognitive support wave.

Remember a child’s kaleidoscope? You put your eye to a cylinder fitted inside with angled mirrors and—as soon as you twist the end of the cylinder—there’s a changing pattern with the shifting of small pieces of colored glass. That’s also something of an apt description for the plant-based food and beverage market, which continues to capture attention as it grows and shifts.

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