Feb 22, 2026
Plant-based cheese has failed to achieve parity with animal dairy because it lacks casein. Precision fermentation may finally solve the problem—but manufacturers are only now beginning to scale.
Feb 21, 2026
Impossible Foods' fermented soy leghemoglobin has moved from regulatory novelty to restaurant staple. Now others are following—but EU approval remains stalled.
Perfect Day's commercial production and a wave of EU startups are quietly replacing cow milk proteins with fermentation. The scale potential is staggering.