Chickpea Protein

Is the party over for meat alternatives? It’s just getting started, says ADM

17-Jun-2022 By Elaine Watson

US retail sales of frozen meat alternatives were up a solid +10.1% to $76m in May 2022 vs May 2021, with volumes fairly flat at -0.8%; but sales of refrigerated meat alternatives continued their precipitous slide last month, with dollar sales slumping...

Tate & Lyle bets big on chickpea protein, flour, with deal to acquire Nutriati

03-May-2022 By Elaine Watson

Tate & Lyle – a global ingredients company best known for sweeteners, fibers, and texturizing ingredients – has moved into the burgeoning plant-based protein arena with a deal to acquire Virginia-based chickpea protein and flour co Nutriati, six months...

‘Huge consumer appeal…’ Chickpea protein in the spotlight as Ingredion invests in InnovoPro

09-Feb-2022 By Elaine Watson

Ingredion has made an equity investment (of an undisclosed sum) in Israeli firm InnovoPro, which has developed a suite of highly functional chickpea ingredients including protein concentrates, textured vegetable proteins, and most recently, egg replacements.

InnovoPro expands meat alternative toolbox with textured chickpea protein launch

06-Oct-2021 By Elaine Watson

Israeli firm InnovoPro – which recently launched a US subsidiary in Chicago – has unveiled a textured vegetable protein (TVP) combining chickpea and pea protein that it claims will enable food manufacturers to expand the ingredient toolbox for plant-based...

Banza expands distribution of chickpea-based pizza to 8,000+ stores

25-Aug-2021 By Mary Ellen Shoup

Banzs's chickpea-based pizza crust and topped pizzas will soon be available in 8,000+ stores including national distribution with Walmart.

ChickP ramps up commercialisation of clean label chickpea protein

23-Feb-2021 By Gill Hyslop

Israeli foodtech start-up ChickP Protein has swung into full commercial production of its 90% chickpea isolate.

InnovoPro opens US subsidiary as chickpea protein gains traction: ‘We think the market opportunity is huge’

17-Dec-2020 By Elaine Watson

There are now more than 100 R&D projects in countries all over the world featuring chickpea protein concentrates from Israeli startup InnovoPro, which has just opened a US subsidiary and is currently recruiting account managers in North America as...

Artesa chickpea protein: 'It's as close to dairy as any plant protein we've tested'

There’s a new kid on the plant-based protein block, and it’s going to be disruptive, predicts Nutriati

09-Jul-2018 By Elaine Watson

Plant-based proteins are hot property, but organoleptic and functional challenges continue to hold the market back, claims Virginia-based Nutriati, which says its new chickpea protein concentrates can open up new application opportunities and give soy,...