10 Notable Developments in the Fermentation-Based Food Space

Future Food Fermentat10n: January 2024

This article originally appeared here.

Fermentation is a fundamental process in the bioeconomy.

This time-honoured process, once limited to the fields of food preservation and flavour enhancement, has now unfolded into a wide range of applications. It’s particularly played a key role in transforming the food industry and shaping the future of food.

In this first edition of Future Food Fermentat10n, let’s look back at ten (hence the “10n”, get it?) notable developments that took place in January 2024 in the fermentation-enabled food industry.

Please note that this is a list, not a ranking.

Let’s go.

🥛 Imagindairy receives US regulatory approval for its animal-free dairy proteins; and acquires an industrial-scale production plant

Real milk. No cows. Credits: Imagindairy

• This approval, in the form of a “no questions letter” from the FDA, makes Imagindairy the third company, alongside…