Shaun Quade and Veronica Fil Grounded

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Interviews

Grounded: “We’re the People Who Make Tasty AF Cheese Out of Cauliflower and Hemp. And the Market Potential For That is Pretty Massive”

This plant-based power couple needs no introduction for our vegconomist readers. Former economic advisor to the Australian government, food writer & restaurant critic Veronica Fil, along with her husband Shaun Quade, the Australian fine dining chef renowned for his “mad scientist” methodology, created a line of cheese which the industry has been waiting for with bated breath. This week, the upcycled cauliflower and hemp cheeses finally hit the market.

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Products & Launches

Tyson-Backed New Wave Foods Launches Its Seaweed Based Shrimp in the USA

Following its recent $18M series A round, alternative seafood producer New Wave Foods announces today the official distribution of its plant-based shrimp to foodservice and restaurant companies in the USA. New Wave Shrimp, made from seaweed and plant protein, is New Wave’s first offering, with further plant-based shellfish to follow in 2022 to include lobster, scallops and crab.

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Products & Launches

Planteneers Develops Solutions For Vegan Tuna and Salmon Filets

Generation Z consumers increasingly seek sustainable options and are looking more towards plantbased alternatives to seafood, and according to Innova Market Insights, at 32 percent worldwide this is the largest population segment. With this target group in mind, Germany’s Planteneers has developed various product ideas with which manufacturers can produce breaded fish, fish sticks, or filets.

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Food & Beverage

Oatly in $30 Million Partnership with Yeo’s to Produce Plant-Based Milk in Asia

Singapore’s Yeo Hiap Seng – commonly known as Yeo’s – has agreed a production deal with Swedish oat milk giant Oatly. The joint investment partnership worth $30 million will mean this will be the first time Oatly’s products will be produced outside Europe and North America, as the oat milk market leader looks towards further expansion into China and the rest of Asia. 

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Company News

Brenntag Food & Nutrition Announces Agreement with Axiom Foods for its Vegan Line in South America

The Latin American division of food ingredient supplier Brenntag Food & Nutrition announces a new agreement with Axiom Foods for the distribution of its plant-based protein line in Argentina, Peru, Chile, and Bolivia. The agreement will extend both companies’ commitment to provide the food industry with plant-based alternatives to dairy and allergen-free vegetable proteins. These would be used for the production of foods, beverages and nutraceuticals, from cereal bars to dairy-free yoghurts. Raw materials used to make Axiom’s products include rice, peas, oats and sacha inchi. “This Axiom line is an important addition to our product portfolio as it helps to meet and strengthen the growing demand for meat and dairy ingredients and alternatives. This agreement is also a breakthrough where our customers will benefit …

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Products & Launches

BREAKING: Grounded Foods’ Upcycled Cauliflower & Hemp Cheese Finally Arrives

When Veronica Fil first sampled the cauliflower and hemp-based cheese her husband, chef Shaun Quade had created, she said: “Do you realise what you’ve done? This could be huge.” She was right. The innovative portfolio that unfolded from Grounded Foods originated in Shaun’s fine dining restaurant in Australia then landed, via New York, in LA, with pre-sales of its cheese selling out within three minutes last April. 

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Plantbased Business Hour

The Plant-based Market Reaches $290B by 2035 and So Much More

Every week, Plant-based Business Expert Elysabeth Alfano breaks down the headlines with her review and analysis in the Plantbased Business Minute.  Elysabeth is the founder of Plant Powered Consulting, the host of the Plantbased Business Hour and the Consulting Managing Director, vegconomist, North America. She doesn’t use a teleprompter. Here is the Plantbased Business Minute for the week ending March 26, 2021. Mushroom news Hermes sets the stage. The company is now working with startup, MycoWorks, out of California. They are making a mushroom leather version of the classic Victoria bag. But Hermes is not the only one working with mushrooms in fashion. Designer Stella McCartney has made two garments for the Victorian Albert Museum with the help of Bolt Fabrics which are also from …

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