Report
July 2021
Next Generation Protein: 65 technologies shaping the future.
Now, more than ever, sustainable and healthier products of any kind are perceived as simply “better” than products that don’t take the environment and animal welfare into account.
"2020, the year of the global pandemic, brought a total of $18B to food-producing tech companies in funding, a record that has since been broken in 2021, reaching $20.6B in funding (2021 YTD)."
Parallel to the investment increase is the rapidly growing consumer demand for healthier food manufactured focusing on environmental responsibility. Now, more than ever, sustainable and healthier products of any kind are perceived as simply “better” than products that don’t take the environment and animal welfare into account.
This report focuses on the promising segment of alternative protein solutions identified by SOSA as the frontrunners of food-producing food tech companies.