Scientists in Denmark have developed a plant-based ‘yogurt’ made from just three ingredients: soy drink, brewer’s spent grain, and lactic acid bacteria from plant materials.
Finnish food group Raisio wants to grow international sales of oat products following investment in increased capacity. ‘The oat boom is just beginning,’ says president and CEO Pekka Kuusniemi.
Meat substitute product OmniMeat has been launched on the retail market in Singapore after notching-up success in the foodservice sector, with Japan and the UK next on the brand’s hitlist.
Food companies have timed their meat-free product launches just in time for Veganuary, which sees consumers promise to quit animal products for a month.
The Swiss giant will sell a 60% stake of its packaged meat business Herta to Spanish food company Casa Tarradellas as it continues its focus in the plant-based space.