Egg replacers utilizing starches have been used by food companies for years, but a new generation of products deploying plant-based proteins are riding on the plant-based wave and targeting consumers as well as food manufacturers and foodservice companies. Two key players to watch include San Francisco-based Eat Just, which is mulling an IPO at the end of 2021, and Israel-based Zero Egg, which is hoping to crack the US market.
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