The ingredient manufacturer will expand its semi-finished product portfolio to include plant-based Meatless Beef Bites and Minced Meat.

Alternative meat sales decline, but industry embraces authenticity and diversity to create new culinary experiences.

TiNDLE Chicken Wings and TiNDLE Breakfast Sausage will both be available to all distributors nationwide in June through DOT Foods. 

Motif PorkWorks Plant-Based Ground and BeefWorks Plant-Based Burger Patties and Grounds will be introduced at the National Restaurant Association Show.

The company created its first shelf-stable plant-based protein.

Last November, the U.S. FDA announced that it had completed an evaluation of UPSIDE Foods’ cultured animal cell foods and had “no further questions at this time about the firm’s safety conclusion.” While the FDA pointed out that there were still other regulatory hurdles to overcome for cell-cultured foods could be brought to market, namely from the USDA and FSIS, the announcement was seen by many as an important step in adding another option to the alternative protein space—one of a number of trends involving alternative protein in the past year. 

The product is the latest addition to the company’s award-winning Benecel MX portfolio for plant-based protein food formulations.

It is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 12.7% from 2022 to 2028.

The company says the buildout is the final step to commercialization for its plant-based seafood.

The vegan canned tuna is reportedly 100% plant-derived and has the same appearance, texture and flavor of fish-based canned tuna.