Foreseen for the second quarter of 2023, the ingredient manufacturer will expand its portfolio with its first-ever semi-finished product: plant-based chicken chunks.
The new solution is the only textured vegetable protein that contains necessary levels of all nine essential amino acids to be a complete protein, has unique textural benefits and is soy-free, gluten-free and dairy-free.
The wheat protein contained in Lory Bind gives the recipes not only an elastic texture but also a nutritional profile as close as possible to the original.
The alliance follows Ingredion’s February 2022 announcement outlining its equity investment in InnovoPro to bring the benefits of chickpea protein to more consumers.
Those conducting plant-based protein experiments in piloting applications find the units a good choice for controlling flow rates and for general fluid transfer.
Wegmans now carries four SKUs of The Very Good Butchers' suite of products in 107 stores throughout Mass., N.Y., N.J., Pa., Md., Washington (D.C.), Va. and N.C.