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Food Forward Summit

Saudi Food Manufacturuing 2025

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Scaling Alternative Proteins Successfully: Lessons, Pitfalls and Best Practices

14 Apr 2025
Food Forward Summit Stage
FOOD FORWARD SUMMIT
  • Developing alternative proteins at a mass scale: Crucial component of Saudi Arabia's strategy to sustainably nourish its population by 2030, aligning with the country's food security and vision 2030 goals
  • Leveraging consumer insight evaluation to support product development and innovation
  • Maintaining the taste and functionality of alternative protein ingredients in product processing
  • Evaluating the key barriers to achieving cost competitiveness, convenience and taste 
  • Scaling production of mycelium, precision fermentation in Saudi Arabia
  • Saudi Arabia's unique position with the lowest energy costs globally presenting a major advantage in reducing the production costs of precision fermentation: A key driver of cost competitiveness in alternative proteins
Moderator
Natalie Lindo, International Journalist & Event Host
Panelist
Mark Warner, Co-Founder and CEO - Liberation Labs
Stéphane Mac Millan, Co Founder & CEO - Verley
Alexander Ward, CEO - Food Future Group
Andre Menezes, Managing Director - Monviso Holdings
Guido Mercati, Co-Founder & CEO - PROTe-IN