Foodtech venture fund Sparkalis has taken a minority stake in Fooditive, a next-gen food technology business specializing in sustainable plant-based ingredients. Fooditive’s innovations include an upcycled calorie-free natural sweetener with the taste and functionality of sugar derived from apple and pear side streams. Following the investment, Sparkalis Managing Director Filip Arnaut has joined Fooditive’s advisory board. There are now 11 foodtech experts sitting on the board. They will … [Read more...] about Sparkalis invests in Fooditive, the ground-breaking creator of vegan casein and bee-free honey
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Vegan Protein Yeastin® Shows Excellent Sustainability in Life Cycle Assessment
Protein from BSY is significantly more resource-efficient as a basis for burger patties than pea or beef protein Brugg/Switzerland, March 2023 – A study at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland (FHNW) recently aimed to evaluate the environmental impact of burger patty production. A patty made with proteins sourced from brewer’s spent yeast (BSY) was compared with conventional beef and a vegan one as benchmarks. The ISO 14040 ff Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) showed that … [Read more...] about Vegan Protein Yeastin® Shows Excellent Sustainability in Life Cycle Assessment
BENEO Provides Local Rice Farmers in Laos with Farm Machinery
Investment improves working conditions for over a hundred farmers BENEO’s rice ingredients production site in Wijgmaal, Belgium, has changed the long-term working life of more than a hundred small-scale farmers in Laos thanks to the provision of harvesting and threshing machinery. This investment reflects BENEO’s commitment to its stakeholders throughout the supply chain and has enabled the business to strengthen its farm-level partnerships even further. As the … [Read more...] about BENEO Provides Local Rice Farmers in Laos with Farm Machinery
