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Cocuus and Cargill collaboration makes it possible to print 3D foods

by Olivia Chavassieu | Aug 11, 2022 | Press | 0 comments

Have you ever eaten any kind of 3D printed food or at least thought about trying it?

Nowadays, it seems like anything is possible with the help of additive manufacturing, and more and more industries are turning to it. According to the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), food production needs to increase by 70% by 2050 in order to feed the future population of  9.1 billion people and produce 200 million tons of meat. Thanks to a new collaboration between Cargill and Cocuus, it is possible to 3D print foods like bacon, or salmon, in a sustainable and nutritious way. The idea is not exactly new, and many companies in the food industry are already able to print a broad variety of foods.

The newly discovered benefits of additive manufacturing in the food industry quickly attracted companies and investors on a national and international level. U.S.-based company Cargill, for example, provides foods, financial services, and agricultural products and is working towards a way to feed the world responsibly by reducing environmental impact and improving life in different communities.

Recently, Cargill became a shareholder of Cocuus, a Spanish technology company that specializes in developing industrial solutions for the production of plant- or cell-based animal protein analogs. Following a €2.5 million funding round, the Spanish company will use the money to print salmon, bacon, or steaks! More and more consumers want a more balanced diet free of additives, processed foods, preservatives, sugar and fats, which is exactly what 3D food printing can achieve.

Patxi Larumbe, CEO and founder of Cocuus, said, “We are very proud to have attracted the interest of international investors with this round of financing. Thanks to this capital injection we will be able to bring our technology within reach of corporations that want to print proteins on an industrial scale”.

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