Immune boosters: the rise of immunity-boosting startups during covid
Covid has placed immunity top-of-mind for consumers as they increasingly seek products with added health benefits. According to AI-powered Israeli food intelligence startup Tastewise shoppers are now looking for ways to boost immunity and lower stress through their food choices during COVID and found that “immunity” in relation to food searches rose 27% between February […]
Tips for plant-based startups & entrepreneurs amid COVID
Covid19 has undoubtedly put a strain on the plant-based and vegan food ecosystem. Anne Marie Butler, EU R&D Applications Manager at Edlong, says the number of new product lines is at a standstill as the pandemic has shifted focus onto more well-known products. She told FoodIngredientsFirst that protein remains one of the most important ingredients […]
Plant power: the rise of the protein revolution
What is the protein revolution? Plant protein has been identified as a major source of future foods that could help prevent the complete collapse of the food system amid covid. By changing the way we produce food and offering consumers more sustainable options, we could save the crisis from buckling our food supply chains completely. […]
4 signs alt protein foodtech investment is heating up amid covid
Innovative startups developing plant-based substitutes for meat and dairy products are now attracting more investment and capital than ever before. With the meat industry crumbling amid covid, alternative protein solutions seem to be filling the empty void. The current pandemic has exposed the vulnerability of the meat industry, from outbreaks in factories to public health […]
Plant power: The rise of the protein revolution
Identifying plant protein as a major source of future foods is what we like to call the protein revolution: perhaps because the way in which we produce our protein represents a need for change in our food system and during the current covid crisis, change has become the forefront of most businesses agenda. According to […]
Plant-based startups: the rise of alt protein amid covid19
As distribution systems begin to buckle and meat factories become hot beds for the virus, faux meat has started to establish itself as a sustainable alternative. But this isnt anything new, over the past few years we have slowly seen a global shift towards better for your products and more nutritional diets, and as the […]