It’s day one of our celebratory series about the wonderful world of plant milks, leading up to World Plant Milk Day this Saturday August 22. Our second brand today is an innovative new company from the USA called Take Two. Take Two upcycles waste barley from rejuvenated spent grain, the by-product of beer brewing.
The 8 Most Exciting Brands Saving Food Waste by Upcycling Ingredients
Here at vegconomist we applaud and support innovation in plant-based but especially those who are working on upcycling ingredients and helping to solve the horrific global issue of food waste whereby around a third of the food produced around the world is discarded. The issue is beyond imperative but it is not beyond solution, so we here celebrate some of the brands innovating for our planet, upcycling ingredients from spent grain, to cashew fruit, to cauliflower and carrots. Spent barley from the beer industry – Take Two Portland-based Take Two transforms barley grains leftover from beer brewing into nutritious, fiber-rich barley milk. A subsidiary of EverGrain, owned by beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, Take Two reuses over 500,000 pounds of discarded grain each year. Co-Founder & …