Future Food Quick Bites: XL Tempeh, British Airways & Yeasty Palm Oil

In our weekly column, we round up the latest news and developments in the alternative protein and sustainable food industry. This week, Future Food Quick Bites covers Octonuts California’s new cashew products, Gail’s new eco store, and Europe’s most vegan-friendly cities.

New products and launches

New York-based Bake Me Healthy, which makes allergen-free, plant-based baking products, has rolled out Soft-Baked Dark Chocolate Chip Cookies to its product lineup. Made from sunflower protein flour, it contains 8g of protein, 4g of fibre, and no added sugar.

On the west coast, plant-based snack manufacturer Octonuts California has debuted churro and strawberry cashew butters (priced at $11.99 per 16oz jar), as well as gochujang and crème brûlée cashew snacks ($6.99 per 5oz pouch).

Across the Atlantic, UK vegan snack brand ChicP has made its way into the pantries of British Airways Club Lounges, stocking a trio of hummus and breadsticks in harissa, basil and truffle flavours.

Also in the UK, Tiba Tempeh will launch an XL pack of tempeh (featuring two 200g blocks) on Ocado at £4.85 in January. Meanwhile, its original block, soy-marinated, and curry-spiced pieces will be available in 1,000 Aldi from tomorrow.

Bakery chain Gail’s has announced it will open what it calls its first “sustainably built” store in London’s Southwark district at the end of this month.

And Indian oat milk brand OatMlk has landed a listing for its 200ml pack and its protein shake at 279 7-Eleven stores in Singapore.

Company, policy and research updates

In Israel, beverage manufacturer Priniv has earned approval from the Ministry of Health to employ BlueTree Technologies‘s sugar reduction technology on its natural juice line.

Catering company Accor Group Greater China has set a target to make half of the dishes at its hotel vegan or vegetarian by 2030.

Despite 13.5 million American households facing food insecurity, 29% of Americans aren’t familiar with the term, and 76% don’t believe it’s among the top three issues impacting households today, according to a survey by Sara Lee Bread and US Hunger.

In the UK, scientists at Aberystwyth University and Sun Bear Biofuture are working together to produce a more sustainable palm oil alternative through yeast fermentation for use in food and cosmetics.

Online booking travel platform Omio has analysed the number of restaurants on Tripadvisor to name the 10 most vegan-friendly cities in Europe. The winner? London.

UK company BSF Enterprise (parent of cellular agriculture startup 3D Bio-Tissues) has listed 20 million new ordinary shares on the London Stock Exchange.

Finally, French agrifood firm Louis Dreyfus Co has signed a binding agreement to acquire BASF‘s Food and Health Performance Ingredients department in a bid to expand its plant-based ingredients business. The deal includes a production site, a state-of-the-art R&D centre, and three application labs.

Check out last week’s Future Food Quick Bites.