Marlow Foods, the parent company of Quorn, has announced plans to make its mycoprotein available to other food and beverage manufacturers through a new ingredients division.
Marlow Ingredients will first make the mycoprotein available in Europe before expanding internationally.
Marco Bertacca, Marlow Foods’ CEO, said: “We have been trailblazers in meat-free since we sold our first Quorn product in 1985. We see it as our responsibility to provide healthy food for people and the planet.”
He added: “We recognise the urgent need for humanity to eat more sustainably. By making our mycoprotein available to others, Marlow Ingredients will play a pivotal role in helping us achieve one of our missions – to tackle climate change by making great-tasting food.”
Marlow mycoprotein is naturally high in protein, low in saturated fat and contains several vitamins and minerals. It is also high in fibre and, according to Marlow, uses 90% less land and water and produces 98% less carbon emissions than equivalent beef products.
Bertacca concluded: “There’s huge potential for our mycoprotein. Alongside the delicious meat-like texture and incredible nutritional and sustainable benefits it’s famous for, there’s exciting research happening into its ability to create more sustainable versions of other applications, such as dairy alternatives. Marlow Ingredients is initially focused on building partnerships with food manufacturers, but the potential for the future is very exciting.”
Marlow Foods’ journey started in the 1960s when Lord Rank began what became over 20 years of research into the creation of Marlow mycoprotein.
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