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Burcon-Backed Partnership Acquires Illinois Protein Facility, Prepares for 2025 Production

Burcon NutraScience Corporation, a developer of plant-based protein technologies, announced that its alliance partner, RE ProMan, LLC, has completed the acquisition of a protein production facility in Galesburg, Illinois. The facility will be used to integrate Burcon’s protein processing technologies, with commercial-scale production expected to begin in the first half of 2025. John Vassallo, a director at Burcon, stated that the facility was selected based on its infrastructure and suitability for the company’s protein production needs. “The Galesburg facility was our top choice, offering the infrastructure needed to bring Burcon’s innovative protein products to market,” he said. This marks the first time Burcon has operational control over a commercial production facility. The company develops plant-based protein ingredients derived from sources such as pea, canola, soy, …

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Powering Up Plant-Based, Planet-Friendly Protein: With Vertis™ CanolaPRO®

What if a company could take one of the world’s most plentiful crops and unlock the previously inedible protein within to help the plant-based industry create a whole new generation of healthy and sustainable products? This is precisely what dsm-firmenich has achieved – in the form of Vertis™ CanolaPRO®, produced by joint venture Olatein. Derived from the canola plant, this sustainable plant protein packs greater nutrition into everything from dairy alternatives to meat & fish alternatives to sports nutritional bars and beverages. But importantly, it does all this while maintaining an appetizing taste and texture. So how did this all come about – and what does it mean for manufacturers? Sewing the seeds of success Famous for its distinctive, vivid yellow color, the canola plant …

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DSM Unlocks Complete Protein from Canola Seed After a Decade of Research

After over ten years of research and development, DSM has succeeded in producing a high-quality protein isolate from canola seeds. Otherwise known as rapeseeds, canola seeds contain all nine essential amino acids and are free of major allergens. But DSM’s new product, Vertis™ CanolaPRO®, is not just a source of protein — it is also a functional ingredient that improves the texture of meat and seafood alternatives and gives dairy alternatives a smoother mouthfeel. Vertis CanolaPRO is highly sustainable as it is made from canola meal, a co-product of canola oil production. This means that no additional farmland is required to produce the protein, and the production process uses minimal water and no solvents. The ingredient is produced in collaboration with vegetable oil and protein …

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Bunge Limited Makes $30M Capital Investment in Merit Functional Foods, Partnership to Expedite Completion of Plant-Based Protein Facility

Merit Functional Foods has announced its new partnership with ternational agribusiness and food company Bunge Limited. The collaboration will expedite the construction of Merit’s “state-of-the-art” plant-based protein production facility located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, where it will produce novel pea and canola protein ingredients.

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Justin Trudeau Announces $100M for Canadian Plant-Based Industry, Will Produce “World’s Highest Purity and Highest Quality” Proteins to “Redefine Plant Protein”

The Canadian government has announced financing of almost $100 million for Merit Functional Foods, a producer of plant protein, for its previously announced new Winnipeg facility which will reportedly produce the world’s highest purity and highest quality pea and canola protein. Merit’s CEO states the facility will “redefine plant protein”.

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