Perfect Day : What is driving interest in whey protein ?
Today there are multiple startups making dairy proteins without cows. But back in 2014, Perfect Day founders Ryan Pandya and Perumal Gandhi were in a field of one, creating a completely new category in food. So what was Pandya’s vision for the business in the early days, how different is it today, and what’s the exit strategy for […]
Perfect Day : What is driving interest in whey protein ?
Today there are multiple startups making dairy proteins without cows. But back in 2014, Perfect Day founders Ryan Pandya and Perumal Gandhi were in a field of one, creating a completely new category in food. So what was Pandya’s vision for the business in the early days, how different is it today, and what’s the exit strategy for […]
Startups are producing real dairy without a cow in sight
The global dairy industry is undergoing a remarkable transformation, thanks to the innovation and ingenuity of startups. These companies are challenging the traditional methods of dairy production by creating real dairy products without a cow in sight. Using advanced techniques such as precision fermentation, these startups are revolutionizing the way we think about dairy and […]
Danone invests in animal-free dairy startup Imagindairy
Danone’s corporate venture arm Danone Manifesto Ventures has taken a minority stake in Imagindairy, an Israeli startup making ‘animal-free’ dairy proteins via precision fermentation (using microbes instead of cows). While Danone is heavily invested in plant-based dairy through brands such as Silk, Alpro and So Delicious, this is its first move into the animal-free dairy space, whereby firms engineer fungi or yeast to make dairy proteins such as […]
How single-celled yeasts are doing the work of 1,500-pound cows
The first course was a celery root soup lush with whole milk. The last was a spice cake topped with maple cream cheese frosting, served with a side of ice cream. And then a latte with its fat cap of glossy foam. In all, a delicious lunch. Maybe a little heavy on the dairy. Only […]
Anonymous Petitioner Challenges Perfect Day’s Patents For Whey
Perfect Day, the leading producer of precision fermentation whey, has had its US patent challenged by an anonymous petitioner. The news of the patent challenge broke yesterday. While the request has not been made public on the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) website, it is now visible through the online tool PatSnap, AgFunder News […]
Perfect Day Expands Global Footprint :Owned Manufacturing Cap in India
Perfect Day, Inc. today announces a deepening of its global vision and production prowess with two critical steps in India—a critical market for the company to scale its production capacity, extend its kinder, greener impact, and add top caliber talent to its team. The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India has approved the company’s […]
Nestlé Is Set To Release Animal-Free Dairy Products This Year
Food and beverage giant Nestlé has announced that it is “exploring” the potential of animal-free dairy through a partnership with California-based Perfect Day. The news makes Nestlé the latest in a growing list of established and start-up companies to look to the alternative dairy protein manufacturer as a supplier for new product lines. Starbucks and Mars are included in […]
A startup is making ‘real’ milk, cheese, and ice-cream without cows
Perfect Day, based in California, advocates for dairy-free products, free from animal exploitation. They aim to ethically produce milk using a cow’s milk gene and reproducing it using a fungus. The firm is already selling ice cream and cheese. At the end of 2021 it plans to sell cream cheese. What if there was an […]
A startup is making ‘real’ milk, cheese, and ice-cream without cows
Perfect Day, based in California, advocates for dairy-free products, free from animal exploitation. They aim to ethically produce milk using a cow’s milk gene and reproducing it using a fungus. The firm is already selling ice cream and cheese. At the end of 2021 it plans to sell cream cheese. What if there was an […]