Plant-Based

Reformulating Ben & Jerry’s dairy-free: Why Unilever swapped out nuts and seeds for oats

27-Feb-2024 By Flora Southey

Having experimented with almond and sunflower bases for Ben & Jerry’s vegan ice cream products, Unilever is changing tack.

Vegan baby formula: Exploring the plant-based potential in ‘one of the most strictly regulated’ categories

22-Dec-2022 By Flora Southey

Why does bovine milk dominate the infant formula category, when plant-based is booming in adult nutrition? FoodNavigator speaks with lawyer Jessica Burt from Mills & Reeve, as well as brands Aptamil and Sprout Organic to discuss the plant-based potential...

Researchers query sustainability of plant-based: Is the category’s performance any better than meat and dairy?

25-Nov-2022 By Flora Southey

How does the sustainability performance of plant-based alternatives stack up against conventional meat and dairy? Is the category worthy of its ‘sustainability halo’? FoodNavigator investigates.

Plant-based cheese made with microalgae protein in development for global market

26-Oct-2022 By Flora Southey

In Israel, a microalgae-based protein company and a vegan foods manufacturer are collaborating to develop protein-enriched plant-based cheese.

Breast is best: How can infant formula get as close to human milk as possible?

03-Oct-2022 By Flora Southey

That ‘breast is best’ is undisputed by experts. How can innovation help infant formula manufacturers replicate the real thing?

Wilk receives US patent for cell-based milk production methods

14-Feb-2022 By Jim Cornall

Israeli company Wilk, which develops cell-based human and animal milk and milk components, has been awarded patent approval for Methods and Systems for in-Vitro Milk Production from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, making the company an exclusive...