Maria Angelica Mashali © Alianza Team

Interviews

Alianza Team: “We Believe Mirror Tissue Has the Potential to Revolutionize the Plant-Based Meat Market”

Alianza Team specializes in developing and producing innovative lipid solutions for the food, beverage, cosmetics, and nutraceutical industries. They’re dedicated to crafting tailored fats and oils that enhance product quality, functionality, and sustainability. With a team of over 2.000 employees globally, the headquarters are located in Bogotá, Colombia, where Alianza Team runs multiple production facilities and a global presence with operations in Mexico and Chile, reaching the Latin American market, the USA, and a growing presence in Europe. In addition to Colombia, Alianza Team has operations in Chile (two plants) and Mexico, and a growing presence in Europe. We spoke with Maria Angelica Mashali, Chief Growth Officer at Alianza Team, to learn about their latest innovation and business objectives. Could you introduce your newest advancement, …

more

Source: Alianza Team, Photo of Mirror Tissue application on Plant based Ham Alternative.
Meat- and Fish Alternatives

Revolutionising Plant-Based Meat Alternatives: The Game-Changing Impact of Mirror Tissue

In the burgeoning market of plant-based meat alternatives, a significant gap has emerged. While consumers are increasingly driven by health and sustainability concerns, many plant-based products fall short in imitating the flavor, texture, and juiciness of real meat (Appiani et al, 2023). This discrepancy has hindered wider adoption, plant-based meat sales declined more sharply than plant-based food sales overall, and surveys of lapsed consumers showed that plant-based meat products are largely not meeting consumer expectations, particularly in regard to taste, texture, and price (Good food Institute, 2024). Consumers are left craving a solution that offers both the benefits of plant-based foods and the sensory experience of animal fatty tissue. Enter Mirror Tissue, a groundbreaking innovation from the experts at Alianza Team, designed to bridge this …

more

JUST Egg

©Business Wire/JUST

Food & Beverage

JUST Announces Several Global Manufacturing & Distribution Partnerships and Welcomes Two New Board Members

Today, JUST Inc. has announced a list of new partnerships to manufacture and distribute its JUST Egg across North America, Latin America, Europe, and East Asia. The collaborations include South Korea’s SPC Samlip, Southeast Asia’s Betagro Group, Latin America’s Alianza Team, Mexico’s Grupo Bimbo, and global delivery platform Delivery Hero. 

more