Taco

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Startups, Accelerators & Incubators

Propel Foods is Developing AI-Powered Plant Proteins Backed by Mexican Government

After winning the Hult Prize 2021, with a proposal to help local communities and the environment with alternative foods, Joel González, Sofía Hillman, and Jayat González received a US $150K prize which they used to fund their startup Propel Foods. Based in Mexico City, Propel Foods is an AI-powered startup that creates plant-based and hybrid-protein foods. The company says it combines the best of the vegetable and animal worlds in foods that are good for your health, delicious to eat, and good for the planet’s health.  Propel Foods commented in an interview: “Since we won the prize, we have continued turning our idea into a viable business. We were recognized in Mexico as a National Interest, were featured in Entrepreneur Magazine, and have entered into talks …

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Komo Plant Based Foods

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Products & Launches

Canada’s Komo Foods Launches Taco Filling as Plant-Based Frozen and Ready Meal Categories Soar

Vancouver producer Komo Plant-Based Foods Inc. has announced the launch of its BBQ Mushroom Lentil Taco Filling. The emerging plant-based food company develops and manufactures a variety of plant-based frozen and ready meals, with the latest launch part of its Meal Helpers line expansion.  “Plant-forward diets are more prevalent than ever before; consumers are cooking at home more often and looking for easier ways to bring dinner to the table” Komo’s new ready-to-serve Taco Filling comes as the brand targets multi-serve plant-based dinners and entrees sub-categories with its flagship Ready-to-Bake Classics and its Plant-Based Meal Helpers lines. Komo’s products are sold DTC through its eCommerce website and a distribution network of online and brick-and-mortar retailer channels. With plans to launch another 5 new SKUs by …

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