“Typically, those standards are intended to offer higher animal welfare than what you would see with a conventional product,” Erasmus said.

The newly formed company will focus on the production of next-generation animal products through scalable, cell-based cultivation techniques.

“I can attest that their products are delicious” Chef Leon shares, “Having had the opportunity to work with UPSIDE’s cultivated chicken, I can attest that their products are delicious.

Meat and dairy have also seen reductions, with some products, such as paneer, now exempt from GST altogether.

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It can be extended to mimic a wide range of meat products by analyzing the characteristics of tissues and their organization, followed by a digital assembly of each product to fine-tune the plant-based

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Last year, the company unveiled new spirulina-derived filaments that mimic the texture of meat and fish products.

In addition to plant-based products, Cocuus says it has plans to expand its product range by exploring methods to upcycle meat off-cuts and trimmings to make high-quality prime cuts using 3D printing.

Bell also noted challenges in navigating irrelevant product catalogs, chasing quotes and building relationships from scratch.