20 May 2024 --- The F&B industry is increasingly shifting focus toward protein produced from diverse sources in a bid to reduce reliance on animal proteins and ensure future food security. Food Ingredients First catches up with Arpad Csay, senior director of New Food North America at GEA, to explore how the company is enabling food tech businesses and start-ups to formulate animal-free proteins amid rising consumer demands for alternative protein products. Alternative protein use in F&B has grown by 6% from July 2018 to June 2023, indicates Innova Market Insights data. While the bakery segment dominated product launches, meat substitutes witnessed the fastest growth during the period.
