With new innovative food solutions, in order to bring about a more sustainable, crisis-resilient and healthier food system, a vegan or vegetarian lifestyle has become a trend. Vegan people choose not to consume dairy products including eggs and other products of animal origin, with an aim to bring a difference in their health, animal welfare and the environment. But the difficulty that remains is that they don’t want to miss out on cheese! However, with many startups coming up with numerous alternatives for such problems faced by vegans, this is not going to be an issue anymore. These are so close to the original products, that the difference is often difficult to taste.
From vegan dairy cheese and milk to 100% animal-free meat alternatives, startups are continuously innovating with mass affordability in mind.
1st November is celebrated as World Vegan Day. The event was established in 1994 by Louise Wallis, the then Chair of The Vegan Society in the United Kingdom, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the organization and the coining of the terms “vegan” and “veganism”.
Let’s look at some of the most innovative vegan startups:
1. Mister Veg, India
Mister Veg has been formed with an aim to save the environment by producing Cruelty-Free Food. It provides an innovative solution for nutritious and delicious plant-based meat and seafood alternatives in a hygienic & cost-effective manner.
Their special technology turns grains into texture meat-type products with no loss of nutritious facts. With a very strong R&D team, Mister Veg has also developed new special-purpose machine technology to create plant-based seafood.
Their special range of ready-to-eat meals has no preservatives which can be kept at room ambient with more than one-year shelf life with no loss of taste and nutrients.
2. Beyond Meat, USA
Beyond Meat specializes in providing plant-based meat and aims to make a positive impact on four growing global issues such as human health, climate change, constraints on natural resources and animal welfare. Its plant-based meats are made by combining expert innovation with simple, non-GMO ingredients. Its products offer greater or equal protein levels than their animal counterparts. The startup has also made its way into German supermarkets with its burgers and caused a huge wave of interest. It was founded by Ethan Brown in 2009.
Beyond Meat has broken down the medium of meat into its components and sourced them from plant sources. For example, proteins can be found in beans and brown rice, fats in vegetable oils, minerals in salts and carbohydrates in potato flour. Other ingredients are water and natural flavours as well as colours to copy animal meat. The startup offers burgers, vegan versions of beef, sausages and minced meat.
3. Devon Garden, UK
Devon Garden has a mission to put protein-packed dairy alternatives on the map. Devon Garden is based in the UK. It is developing its own protein extraction methods and using advanced data analytics to accelerate the discovery and exploitation of plant-based proteins to create milk, creams, yogurts, ice-creams, etc. It does it without compromising taste, texture or any of the characteristics of actual dairy products.
Devon Garden has developed a very rich, creamy and highly nutritious milk made from yellow split peas and has launched it in the market as well.
4. Planted, Switzerland
Planted uses cutting edge technology to turn four natural ingredients into plant-based meat that mimics the taste, texture, and mouthfeel of traditional animal meat. It takes raw materials from plants and creates tasty, nutritious, high-protein, and juicy products that the customers love.
It was founded in 2019 and is headquartered in Zürich, Switzerland. Planted has developed a vegan meat alternative. With the help of heat, pressure and a special way of tearing, the plant materials are given the fibre structure of the meat. The first product, Planted Chicken, has become quite famous in Switzerland. It is already being served in some restaurants there and will soon even be found in Swiss supermarkets.
5. Soft Spot Foods, India
Founded in 2018 by Anushi Patel, Soft Spot Foods is a vegan creamery brand specializing in 100% plant-based cheeses. It is based in Mumbai, India. The startup produces a range of vegan cheeses made with cashew milk and coconut oil. Its product line consists of cheddar cheese, parmesan, mozzarella and a cheese spread, which are sold in over 40 retail outlets across India. In 2019, Soft Spot Foods partnered with PizzaExpress India to launch 100% plant-based cheese pizzas in its menu, which won the restaurant a 2019 Vegan Dining Award for the country’s Best vegan Margherita by PETA India.
“My motivation has always been an environmental impact. India has one of the world’s largest populations and we are one of the largest consumers of dairy products. We want to make it easier for people to transition to a plant-based diet in order to curb the harmful effects of dairy farming,” said Anushi Patel, Founder of Soft Spot Foods.
6. Sain, India
Founded in 2017 by Sheena Jain and Tarun Jain, Sain is a vegan dairy startup offering fresh almond milk products that come in various flavours, including cacao, vanilla and cardamom. All their products are available online via their website, and customers can purchase bottles individually or subscribe to a monthly plan. The startup is based in Delhi and they currently deliver in Delhi and Gurugram only. Sain is looking to expand to more geographical locations and increase its dairy-free product range in the future given funding opportunities.
7. Remilk, Israel
Founded in 2019, Remilk is a food and beverage company that uses microbes to produce the key ingredients in milk. It is based out of Tel Aviv, Israel. Using a fermentation process, the start-up has discovered the science behind creating milk proteins without squeezing a single udder.
The startup believes that dairy products have been traditionally consumed for generations, but relying on animals to make our food is no longer sustainable. The implications of animal farming are devastating for our planet. Therefore, they are creating dairy products with no lactose, hormones, or antibiotics, that require 5% of the resources and produce 1% of the waste compared to dairy products made by cows.
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