Remilk is a multi-national
Israeli company that specializes in the production of cultured milk and dairy products. The company was founded in 2019 by CEO Aviv Wolff and CTO Ori Cohavi. It has developed a method of
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fermentation to produce
History
Remilk was founded in 2019 by Aviv Wolff and Ori Cohavi.
In December 2020, the company completed a Series A funding round of $11 million. Among its initial investors were Hochland, one of the largest dairy companies in Germany,
Tnuva, the largest dairy conglomerate in Israel, and
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In November 2021, the multinational venture capital fund, Hanaco Ventures, led a funding round for the company and raised $120 million
to increase the company's manufacturing capabilities.
In April 2022, the company announced that it is planning to open the world's largest fermentation facility in
Denmark
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The full-scale fermentation facility will be built on more than 750,000 square feet in the
Kalundborg Eco-industrial Park.
In June 2022, Remilk received
FDA approval.
Product
In order to produce cow-free milk, the company uses
genetically-modified
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single-cell microbes in order to create milk proteins on a large scale. The resulting milk is identical, in terms of taste and texture, to the milk that is traditionally produced from cows but is devoid of
lactose
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,
cholesterol
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, growth hormones and
anti-biotics. It is then dried up into powder form which can then be used in derivatives of milk-based products such as yogurt, cheese and ice-cream
Companies that currently use traditional dairy can replace their dairy proteins with Remilk's protein.
As for sustainability, Remilk estimates its process uses just 1% of the land, 4% of the greenhouse gas emissions, and 5% of the water required to produce comparable products in the traditional dairy manufacturing process.
References
External links
* {{Official, remilk.com
Food and drink companies of Israel
Food and drink companies established in 2019
Israeli companies established in 2019
Dairy products companies of Israel