Hochland Group Partners with Those Vegan Cowboys to Develop Animal-Free Cheese Using Microbial Casein
German cheese producer Hochland Group has entered a joint development agreement with Belgian-Dutch company Those Vegan Cowboys to explore the production of animal-free cheese using microbial casein. The collaboration will focus on scaling up the cow-free milk protein for use in semi-hard and hard cheese varieties. Microbial casein, developed through precision fermentation, replicates the functional properties of traditional animal-derived casein, such as melting and stretching, while offering environmental benefits. In …