CHICAGO — During the IFT FIRST conference, held July 10-13, Upcycled Foods Inc., DBA ReGrained, announced several new product launches under the ReGrained brand portfolio.
ReGrained, Upcycled Foods’ first portfolio brand, is paving the way for food producers to participate in an upcycled economy as a trusted innovation and ingredient platform. Included in the launch is SuperGrain+ Protein Crisps, made in partnership with Kerry, a leading ingredient partner for the food and beverage industries.
SuperGrain+ Protein Crisps were designed to be formulated into products for added texture and nutrition in a familiar format that easily and sustainably accelerates product innovation.
“Our food manufacturer partners come to us searching for R&D expertise and ingredient solutions for new sustainable food,” said Dan Kurzrock, founder and CEO of Upcycled Foods. “Value-added ingredient applications like our new crisp offer a platform for finished product innovation, thus enabling more partners to have a bigger impact. Collaborating with Kerry exponentially amplifies our mission to better align the food we eat with the planet we love.”
Upcycled Foods and Kerry developed the upcycled crisp to meet the rapidly increasing demand of food makers to create more environmentally sustainable products. Protein crisps, which deliver nutritional benefits and are ubiquitous in a range of snack products, were a natural starting point for the two companies’ ongoing commercial collaboration.
The companies immediately received interest from manufacturers for a product that would combine the flavor, nutrition and sustainability of ReGrained SuperGrain+ with the textural benefits of a crisp. The new protein crisps are now available through Kerry.