Egg’n’Up: Laying Golden Egg Replacements for the Food Industry
The Israeli startup Egg’n’Up, a subsidiary of SavorEat, the company behind the 3D printing robot chef, describes itself as the hen that lays golden egg replacements. The food industry relies heavily on eggs due to their versatility and multiple functionalities despite current price volatility, food safety issues, egg allergies, high environmental footprint, and the growing trend to eliminate animal proteins from everyday products. According to Egg’n’Up, the reason behind the continued use of eggs in food processing is that available egg substitutes do not entirely satisfy the food industry’s requirements for functionality and taste. 1:1 egg replacement Founded in 2021 by Racheli Vizman, Oded Shoseyov, and Ido Braslavsky, according to PitchBook, and supported by a team of managers with a track record in the food …