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Next-generation plant-based turkey products

There has been little in the way of publicly-announced R&D or commercial efforts to develop the next generation of tasty and affordable plant-based turkey products. There is room for innovation toward different formats and more complex products with higher fidelity to conventional turkey.

Production platform
  • Plant-based icon Plant-Based
Solution category
  • Commercial
Value chain segment
  • End Products
Technology sector
  • End product formulation & manufacturing
Relevant actor
  • Industry
  • Investors
  • Startups
Maturity level
  • 1 – Inception

Description

In recent years there has been an influx of innovation for developing compelling plant-based versions of ground beef and, to a lesser extent, pork and chicken. But there has been little in the way of publicly-announced R&D or commercial efforts to develop the next generation of tasty and affordable plant-based turkey products. Deli slices and seasonal holiday roasts are available from a few brands, but there is room for more innovation toward different formats and more complex products with higher fidelity to conventional turkey.

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