Tetra Pak has announced plans to collaborate with fungi-based natural ingredient manufacturer Mycorena to construct a facility for alternative protein production.
The new greenfield production facility will be located in Falkenberg, Sweden, and will produce meat replacement products through fungi-based fermentation.
“The process of fungi fermentation utilises microorganisms that are bioprocessing powerhouses which can create high quality, nutritious proteins,” said Charles Brand, executive vice president for processing solutions and equipment at Tetra Pak. “They may be small, but they have the potential to make a big impact on building a more robust and diverse food system, cementing a better future for all.”
The first phase of the plant will include the creation of mince-based products that will ultimately serve as ingredients for making alternative meat products.
Brand added: “We are very excited to be working with Mycorena on this project for the innovation and advancement of the food supply chain that aligns with all three areas of our purpose – protecting food, people and the planet.”
Mycorena also plans to expand its production capacity and extend its geographical reach by opening new factories across Europe and Asia in the near future.
By Lauren Ford
Source: foodbev.com
The company expects to eliminate 1.2 billion tons carbon dioxide equivalent of methane emissions by the end of the decade. The company says that it already reduced its methane emissions by around 14% between 2018 and 2020.
The “first-of-its-kind” pilot project will develop and demonstrate an affordable modular bioprocessing system to produce biodegradable bioplastics from food waste diverted from landfills. The three-year grant will test the scalability and feasibility of the conversion on a national and global scale.
Arkeon is allying with specialty mineral giant ICL to support the scaling of its fermentation bioprocess that converts CO2 into the 20 proteinogenic essential amino acids needed in human nutrition. The process, hailed as carbon negative, is based on the use of archaea, a group of microorganisms that naturally feeds off the greenhouse gas.
