MorningStar Farms, a subsidiary of Kellogg’s, announced today that it will introduce a new addition to its plant-based portfolio, with the entry of Incogmeato. This new next-gen product line includes the company’s first ready-to-cook plant-based burger to be sold in the refrigerated meat case and frozen, plus plant-based Chik’n tenders and nuggets.
VegTech Invest Launches First Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins Index
VegTech Invest, the firm behind the first Plant-based Innovation & Climate ETF (NYSE: EATV), is officially launching the VegTech™ Plant-based Innovation & Alternative Proteins Index. Calculated and distributed by Morningstar Indexes, the new index aims to lead and define a new global investment category. According to VegTech, the index also serves as a benchmark for the emerging plant-based and alt-protein sector. It focuses on large, mid-, and small-cap companies that produce, among other innovations, consumer packaged goods, ingredients, biotechnology, and agtech using plant-derived or animal-free technologies. By offering these companies increased exposure, the index aims to attract greater investment toward a more eco-friendly, efficient and cruelty-free food supply chain. “An underweighted sector” Before listing its calculated index, VegTech first introduced a non-weighted tracking index, The …