From the editor


Less talk, more action “W


On the web...


Keep up with the latest developments in the ingredients industry at www.ingredients-insight.com


Ingredients Insight Vol. 2 2021


Editorial Editor William Moffi tt william.moffi tt@progressivemediainternational.com Sub-editor Nikki Peach Production manager Dave Stanford Group art director Henrik Williams Designer Martin Faulkner Head of content Jake Sharp


Commercial Client services executive Ruchita Marwaha Sales manager Curtis Ross


curtis.ross@progressivemediainternational.com Managing director William Crocker


Ingredients Insight is published by Progressive Media International.


Registered in England No. 06212740.


John Carpenter House, John Carpenter Street, London, EC4Y OAN, UK www.ingredients-insight.com ISSN 2051-0896 © 2021.


All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without prior permission of the publisher and copyright owner. While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the information in this publication, the publisher accepts no responsibility for errors or omissions. The products and services advertised are those of individual authors and are not necessarily endorsed by or connected with the publisher.


The opinions expressed in the articles within this publication are those of individual authors and not necessarily those of the publisher.


SUBSCRIPTIONS Single issue price: UK £38 EU €59 US $78 RoW $78 One year: Two year:


“It’s time to say: enough. Enough of brutalising biodiversity. Enough of killing ourselves with carbon,” Guterres continued.


Pulling no punches, the Portuguese politician made it patently clear that talk of progress around climate strategy and backslapping were misguided. Instead, in a scathing critique of world leaders Guterres lambasted the carousel of good will and PR talk that has characterised such counsels in recent years. Any talk of optimistic outcomes or advancements, he said, merely served to project “an illusion” that efforts to combat the problem were enough. Eloquent and acerbic as they are, even the average punter – or average journalist, in my case – can get to the root of the problem without Guterres’s stinging assessments. As the science suggests, global carbon emissions must be cut by about 45% by 2030 compared with 2010 levels, to limit global temperature rising to 1.5ºC. With so many world leaders seemingly unwilling or unable to point to concrete aims on how this might be achieved, it is obvious that politicians are obsessed with the crisis, not the solution. In short: not enough is being done to avert an impending ecological catastrophe. It’s refreshing, then, that many in the food and ingredients space are taking climate change seriously. In particular, there’s an understanding that plant- based eating and the growing ways in which meat alternatives are being developed is going to be vital in shifting humanity away from an animal- focused food system, and thus helping us cut those toxic emissions. As Nikki Peach explores in our cover story on page 60, it’s a trend that shows no signs of abating and one that has grown from a fringe movement to a diverse, sophisticated ecosystem full of manufacturers and marketeers vying to outdo one another in selling their meat-free products. Speaking ahead of Cop26, Rachel Dreskin, CEO of the Plant Based Foods Association, reiterated just how important the shift from heavy meat reliance is going to be in helping to protect the planet from further harm. “We must act together, and we must act now,” Dreskin said. Now that’s the kind of message I can get behind.


UK £58 EU €92 US $119 RoW $120 UK £93 EU €144 US $190 RoW $191


Tel: +44 845 073 9607 (local rate) Fax: +44 207 458 4032 Email: cs@progressivemediainternational.com Customer Subscriptions Department, Progressive Media International, Riverbridge House, Ground Floor, South Tower, Anchor Boulevard, Crossways, Kent, DA2 6SL


Printed by Stephens & George Print Group Images used under licence from Shutterstock.com


William Moffitt, editor


e face a stark choice: either we stop [the addiction] or it stops us,” the UN secretary António Guterres told world leaders gathering at the Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow this winter.


For reprint, e-print and licensing enquiries Please contact: Media Licensing Co, The Grange, 3 Waverley Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 8BB. Tel: +44 203 773 9320 or email info@medialicensingco.com


Ingredients Insight / www.ingredients-insight.com 5


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112