Cow-Free Cheese Startup’s ‘Holy Grail’ Quest Wins Big Backers

Upfield, Mexico’s Sigma bet on precision fermentation
Change Foods aims to mirror taste, feel of traditional cheese

Caseins, which gives cheese its texture, created by Change Foods without animals via precision fermentation.Source: Change Foods

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By Kim Chipman

February 14, 2022 at 10:50 PM UTC

Updated on

February 15, 2022 at 5:00 AM UTC

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A U.S. food-tech startup in the growing field of “animal-free” dairy is getting a boost from some big names in its aim to create a superior cheese.

Upfield Group, a closely held producer of plant-based spreads that’s owned by KKR & Co.-controlled funds, and Sigma, a global food producer and distributor owned by Mexican conglomerate Alfa SAB, are both teaming up with Change Foods in a bid to shake up the dairy industry.