Webinar

Fermenting plant proteins into shelf-stable vegurts – fuel your opportunity pipeline

On-demand

Webinar:

Join CP Kelco's EMEA Labs Manager within Sales Technical Service, Tora Jorn and Chr. Hansen's Senior Director for Commercial Development, Ross Crittenden as they discuss the opportunities and challenges of the new category of ambient plant-based alternatives to yogurt, “vegurts”. They are also talking about the synergistic solutions the collaboration between CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen has yielded to help plant-based innovators.

Agenda

Background: 

  • Shelf-stable vegurts are a more sustainable and flexible option for producers and offer convenience for consumers

Collaboration between CP Kelco and Chr. Hansen: 

  • Market leaders work together to address the challenges of creating great tastes and textures across a variety of plant bases
  • Validating prototypes to prove the technology at industrial scale

Looking ahead:

  • What these new innovations mean for producers, and for the future of the category
  • Partnering to co-create fantastic products together

Q&A

Duration of the webinar: 45 minutes 

Language: English

This is an on-demand webinar recorded on May 25, 2023.

Speakers: Tora Jorn

Tora Jorn

Manager of EMEA Labs within Sales Technical Service , CP Kelco

With 20 years of experience in the FMCG industry and new product development, Tora has a passion for value creation and serving consumers by formulating quality products with stability, texture and mouthfeel tailored to exceed their expectations. She has a deep interest in utilizing her hydrocolloid expertise to innovate the next generation of plant-based products.

Speakers: Ross Crittenden

Ross Crittenden

Senior Director for Commercial Development, Chr. Hansen

Ross is responsible for commercializing culture solutions for fermented dairy alternatives globally.  With a PhD in microbial physiology and a 30 year research and commercial career in cultures and fermented FMCG products Dr Crittenden is well placed to present the opportunities and challenges in developing and marketing ambient vegurts.