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- Omeat's integrated, farm-to-table supply chain complete as new cultivated meat pilot facility is announced
Omeat's integrated, farm-to-table supply chain complete as new cultivated meat pilot facility is announced
Plus, Future Ocean Foods gives alt seafood a voice, most Europeans are reducing meat intake, and plant-based set for US$19.2 billion by 2028
As our LinkedIn page teeters on the edge of 15,000 followers, it's amazing to see such a high level of engagement with the stories being published. This week was a classic with three stories in particular dominating the clicks!
This winner by a country mile, though, was the announcement of a significant milestone from a Californian cultivated meat company that came out of stealth earlier in the year. The company's new state-of-the-art pilot plant has the capacity to produce up to 400 tons of product a year via 15,000-liter bioreactors. And this is just the start!
Elsewhere, a new association dedicated to alternative seafood companies has been unveiled, with 34 member companies already spanning 14 countries around the world. With more than three billion people around the world eating seafood as their primary source of protein, we think it's great that such an exciting area of alt proteins gets its own body to have a voice in the conversation about ocean preservation and restoration.
Meanwhile, there were big announcements from a cultivated meat player from South Africa, and an Israeli food-tech that specializes in chickpea isolate. The latter could be looking forward to having a slice of the US$19.2 billion plant-based protein market that is predicted to exist by 2028. Whoever said plant-based is dead, take note...
Read on to find out more…
Don't forget, these are just a few of this week's highlights – there's loads more online. We'll bring you another selection of fabulous developments next week!
