Animal-free protein producer Clara Foods has announced a collaboration with global investment and innovation group ZX Ventures. The partnership will work on scaling precision fermentation to produce more animal-free egg proteins. The news comes shortly after the astounding data from the PBFA and GFI which revealed that plant-based eggs grew 168% in 2020 – almost 10 times the rate of poultry eggs.
World’s Largest Beer Company Anheuser-Busch InBev to Upcycle Spent Grains for Alt Protein
Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world’s largest beer maker and parent company of Budweiser, has doubled down on its commitment to recycling barley protein from its brewing process that can be used in plant-based products. “We are the largest buyer and fermenter of malt globally” In a new interview with Yahoo! Finance, Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Michel Doukeris explains the latest on the venture, including millions of dollars in new investment to repurpose the protein for the plant-based sector. Doukeris details how through biotech technology, the company is able to separate fiber and protein, creating a high-quality end product without carbohydrates and a low carbon footprint. EverGrain, an Anheuser-Busch InBev company, has begun work on a $100 million protein in St. Louis, Missouri, and a second such facility …