New Zealand-based Leaft Foods has received an investment from Japanese dairy group Lacto Japan, supporting the commercialisation of protein products made from its leaf protein ingredient.

San Francisco-based Palmetto Superfoods has become the first US foodservice operator to bring leaf protein to its menu, through a partnership with food-tech start-up Leaft Foods.

New Zealand-based start-up Leaft Foods has partnered with retail cooperative Foodstuffs South Island, to explore the use of its Rubisco leaf protein ingredient in a range of bakery products.

This month, the spotlight is on Leaft Foods: a New Zealand-based food-tech innovator developing functional ingredients and consumer products made from green leaf protein.

Leaft Foods, a food-tech start-up based in New Zealand, has debuted a new plant-based performance nutrition drink, Leaft Blade, made with protein from green leaves.