Egg-free baking: Leaft Foods cracks Foodstuffs South Island partnership

Egg-free baking: Leaft Foods cracks Foodstuffs South Island partnership
EAL AgriServices' Tim Ridgen (left), Foodstuffs SI bakery operations manager Daniel Te Raki and Leaft's CEO Ross Milne. (Image: Supplied)
Riley Kennedy
Ever thought about making a pavlova without eggs?You might not have, but Leaft Foods has.And it’s just signed a deal to partner with Foodstuffs South Island to explore the use of its Leaf Rubisco Protein in a range of bakery products.Founded in 2019 by former Fonterra executive Maury Leyland Penno and Synlait Milk founder John Penno, the Canterbury-based early-stage startup has been backed by Silicon Valley firm Khosla Ventures, NBA basketball star Steven Adams, Ngāi Tahu and ACC's Climate Change Impact Fund.'Truly scalable'Wi...

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