Superbrewed Food’s Strategic Partnership with Dairy Group Fonterra Explores Uses of Biomass Protein
New Zealand-based multinational dairy cooperative Fonterra and US fermentation startup Superbrewed Food have entered into a strategic partnership to explore applications and further develop Superbrewed’s biomass protein platform. Leveraging Superbrewed’s Postbiotic Cultured Protein, a non-GMO, allergen-free bacterial biomass protein, which recently received FDA approval for the US market, the partnership aims to address growing demand for “sustainable” dairy, and will also explore applications for precision-fermented derived animal-free dairy, as well as plant-based ingredients. Worth noting in this context is that Fonterra, along with DSM-Firmenich, was instrumental in the 2023 seed round for Dutch precision fermentation company Vivici, which this February announced the commercial launch of its nature-identical whey protein. Bryan Tracy, CEO of Superbrewed Food, states: “We are pleased to partner with a Fonterra format …
