The Protein Brewery's flagship mycelium ingredient has received novel food approval in Singapore.

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The Protein Brewery Receives Novel Food Regulatory Approval for Mycelium Protein in Singapore

Dutch fermentation specialist The Protein Brewery announces it has received regulatory approval from the Singapore Food Agency (SFA) for its flagship mycelium-derived ingredient Fermotein. The approval will enable the company to import, manufacture, and sell Fermotien or products containing it while expanding its operations in the country. Singapore has emerged as a hub for alternative proteins since the SFA set ambitious targets to produce 30% of the nation’s nutritional needs locally by 2030. As part of this strategy, the country seeks to incorporate safe, novel foods and ingredients that promise nutritional and sustainable benefits. The Finish biotech Solar Foods has also received approval in Singapore, where it recently debuted a chocolate bar made with an air-based protein called Solein. CEO Sue Garfitt comments: “The Protein Brewery …

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The Protein Brewery Hosts Fungi Ingredients Webinar Tomorrow, 23 February

Netherlands-based fermentation company The Protein Brewery, specialized in the development and production of sustainable, animal-free protein, is to host a webinar on fungi-based ingredients tomorrow, February 23rd. Founded in 2020 by Wim de Laat, a molecular scientist with over 30 years of experience in industrial fermentation, The Protein Brewery is a founding member of the newly formed Fungi Protein Association (FPA), whose purpose is to advocate for fungi as a sustainable protein in public policy and help progress the interest of fungi producers globally. Presenters are Sue Garfitt, CEO of The Protein Brewery; Donna Berry, journalist and industry expert; and Zal Taleyarkhan, Corporate Research Chef at Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations. Participants can learn more about the benefits and features of fungi-based ingredients, from production to …

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The Protein Brewery Hosts Fungi Ingredients Webinar Tomorrow, 23 February

Netherlands-based fermentation company The Protein Brewery, specialized in the development and production of sustainable, animal-free protein, is to host a webinar on fungi-based ingredients tomorrow, February 23rd. Founded in 2020 by Wim de Laat, a molecular scientist with over 30 years of experience in industrial fermentation, The Protein Brewery is a founding member of the newly formed Fungi Protein Association (FPA), whose purpose is to advocate for fungi as a sustainable protein in public policy and help progress the interest of fungi producers globally. Presenters are Sue Garfitt, CEO of The Protein Brewery; Donna Berry, journalist and industry expert; and Zal Taleyarkhan, Corporate Research Chef at Charlie Baggs Culinary Innovations. Participants can learn more about the benefits and features of fungi-based ingredients, from production to …

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The Protein Brewery Appoints Former Alpro CEO Sue Garfitt

The Protein Brewery of the Netherlands announces the appointment of Sue Garfitt as new CEO as it prepares to go to market. Garfitt was previously CEO at Alpro where she established the brand across Europe, delivering year-on-year double-digit growth, after serving at PepsiCo and bagel brand New York Bakery.   The Protein Brewery’s hero product is Fermotein®, a fungi-based ingredient for which it raised €22M in Series A in November 2020. The company built a pilot plant in Breda in the Netherlands in June of last year and announced ambitious upscaling the following October, stating: “To meet the soaring demand for proteins, we need a paradigm shift. A different solution than the ones we used that caused the problem. So we decided to brew proteins …

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The Protein Brewery Announces Massive Upscaling For its Uber Sustainable Fermented Fungi Protein

The Protein Brewery, a Dutch producer of sustainable, fermented protein, is to move into its new headquarters early next year and, concurrently, is to begin construction of an innovative facility of 1,500 m2 with a production capacity of thousands of tons per year for its Fermotein® fungi product. We need a paradigm shift The team of scientists focus on integrating animal-free proteins to feed a world population set to hit ten billion by 2050. “To meet the soaring demand for proteins, we need a paradigm shift. A different solution than the ones we used that caused the problem. So we decided to brew proteins — the sustainable way.” The company’s pilot plant was completed this June following its Series A raise last November totalling 22 …

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The Protein Brewery – “Masters in Brewing Proteins” – Completes Pilot Plant

The Protein Brewery (TBB), a Dutch producer of sustainable, fermented proteins, announces it has built a pilot plant for vegetable protein, equipped with a complete industrial line, at its site in Breda in the Netherlands. “With the US approval process for Fermotein™ as a food ingredient on its way, we are ready to further explore our first market” Last November, the company, which is listed by the Unicorn Alert platform, announced a €22M Series A round, commenting: “Fungi will play a key role to feed the world population in 2050 […] To meet the soaring demand for proteins, we need a paradigm shift. A different solution than the ones we used that caused the problem. So we decided to brew proteins — the sustainable way.” …

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Dutch Fermentation Specialist ‘The Protein Brewery’ Raises €22M to Feed the World With Fungi

The Protein Brewery, a developer of sustainable, fermented proteins, announces a €22M Series A investment round led by Novo Growth. Referring to themselves as “masters in brewing proteins”, the Dutch scientists focus on integrating animal-free proteins to feed a growing world population while caring for the health of our future planet.

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