Kerry is partnering with Upcycled Foods to develop an upcycled protein crisp formulated to add texture and nutrition to products in a sustainable manner. The company explains that “upcycled foods are made from ingredients that would otherwise have ended up in a food waste destination.”
The companies report that crisps are a natural start for their collaboration due to their ubiquitous nature in a wide range of snack products – that go from bars to cereals, passing through crunchy mixes – with the businesses reporting that there is already interest from manufacturers.
“Our food manufacturer partners come to us searching for R&D expertise and ingredient solutions for new sustainable foods. Value-added ingredient applications like our new crisp offer a platform for finished product innovation, thus enabling more partners to have a bigger impact,” says Dan Kurzrock, Founder & CEO of Upcycled Food.
“Collaborating with Kerry exponentially amplifies our mission to better align the food we eat with the planet we love,” he continues.
Kerry, the developed upcycled grains, called ReGrained SuperGrain, contain enough reused ingredients to apply for the Upcycled Certified ingredient standard from the Upcycled Food Association.
The plant-based crisp delivers 40% protein and 16% fiber. (Credit Upcycled Foods).The plant-based crisp delivers 40% protein and 16% fiber, suitable for vegetarian, vegan, and kosher applications, and is made in the US,” says Upcycled Foods.
Innovating new upcycled ingredient solutions with Upcycled Food Inc.’s leadership enables us to develop exciting new food items that live up to this vision and move us towards our goal of reaching over 2 billion people with sustainable nutrition solutions by 2030,” says John Kaufmann, senior director of business development at Kerry.
