Imagindairy, an Israeli-based food tech startup that is trailblazing a new future for the dairy industry by producing sustainable, animal-free dairy proteins that are equally nutritious as those from bovine sources, is announcing that it has acquired and is operating its own industrial-scale precision fermentation production lines focused on the production of dairy ingredients. Imagindairy has become the first company in the industry to achieve this milestone, fully owning and operating its own industrial-scale production lines dedicated solely to animal-free milk proteins. This news, combined with the startup’s advanced technology, puts Imagindairy in a position to offer animal-free products at cost parity to traditional dairy.
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The facility allows Imagindairy access to production at more than 100,000 liters of fermentation capacity, with planned capacity expansion to triple this volume in the next one to two years. At present, Imagindairy is already producing industrial-scale batches in the facility at a competitive cost structure to traditional dairy.
This achievement comes on the heels of another major company milestone, as Imagindairy received a “no questions” response letter from the US Food & Drug Administration last month for the Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) notice submitted by the company. This signifies that the ingredient is safe to be used in food and beverage products, providing a regulatory ‘green light’ for food and beverage manufacturers to partner with Imagindairy. Imagindairy can now offer the most efficient manufacturing and end-to-end capabilities, extending through in-market product availability.
