16 Apr 2020 --- Chr. Hansen is accelerating its fermented plant-based activities by joining MISTA, a California-based start-up optimizer focusing on the development of sustainable and innovative foods. Bolstering its portfolio of fermented plant-based solutions and capitalizing on the plant-based trend is a key part of Chr. Hansen’s strategy. At the same time, scientists at the biochemicals giant have hailed a “scientific breakthrough” in what is being pegged as a game-changing chapter in the company’s bioprotection history. They are the first to reveal the mechanism that can explain the main part of the inhibitory effect against yeast and mold spoilage organisms.
