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FOOD
'Chicken'
nuggets
TiNDLE is the first chicken made
from plants that was created
specifically by chefs and for chefs - a
versatile, easy-to-work-with product
with unique similarities in taste,
texture and aroma to real chicken.
It can take centre stage in any dish,
from satay to schnitzel, as well as
favourites from fried chicken or
chicken cordon bleu.
The popular plant-based chicken
is now available in nearly 500
restaurants around the world and is
now exclusively on menus at toprated
restaurants in the UK, including
London's Aqua Shard, BrewDog and
sketch, where diners can try dishes
ranging from coronation chicken
sandwiches and curries, to chicken
steak burgers.
Andre Menezes, CEO and CoFounder
of Next Gen Foods says, "We
are thrilled to be working alongside
some fantastic restaurant partners
and chefs in the UK, who are helping
us achieve our goal of bringing
delicious - but also sustainable -
options to diners."
Ben Hedley, co-founder of new
concept dining and food-delivery
site Neyba, said, "TiNDLE has been
a mind-blowing experience for our
chef team at Neyba. It is not just the
texture but also the fibres within the
protein and how quickly it absorbs
various marinades, seasonings
and sauces. TiNDLE is incredibly
versatile and has added a whole
new dimension to our plant-based
offering. We are thrilled to be one
of the first restaurant partners for
TiNDLE in the UK."
TiNDLE is made of only nine
simple ingredients, all of which
are ubiquitous and well known to
international regulators and food
manufacturers. In addition, it is high
in protein and fibre and contains no
antibiotics, hormones, cholesterol,
or genetically modified ingredients.
It features the distinctive flavour
of chicken, thanks to Lipi - the
company's proprietary emulsion of
plant-based ingredients that mirror
the aroma, cookability and savoury
qualities that typically comes from
chicken fat.
TiNDLE is produced by Next Gen
Foods, which was founded in 2020
by Brazilian-born poultry exporter
and food industry veteran Andre
Menezes, and German native Timo
Recker, whose family business made
schnitzel and other meat products
for three generations. After meeting
through an introduction by Rohit
Bhattacharya, who is now the
startup's Chief Financial Officer, they
decided to work on products that
reduce humanity's reliance on animal
agriculture.
Based on a 2020 Blue Horizon
report, choosing plant-based chicken
over avian meat uses 82% less
water, 74% less land and 88% less
greenhouse gas emissions.
Pleasingly piquant
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall's River Cottage has been
increasing its range of products over the last couple
of years. It has now added five ketchups developed in
conjunction with organic food producers 9 Meals from
Anarchy. Previously they collaborated on a vegetable
stock range. The range of ketchups covers a full roster
of flavours - 'pleasingly piquant' squash, 'richly moreish'
tomato, 'deeply umami' mushroom, 'fruity smoky'
rhubarb and 'beautifully bold' beetroot. Each flavour has
been carefully spiced, creating a range of five distinctly
different sauces containing less than 10% sugar. RRP of
£3.50 per 250ml bottle. As with all 9 Meals From Anarchy
products, the range is certified organic, vegan friendly,
palm oil-free and gluten-free. The 250ml recyclable glass
bottles feature biodegradable paper labels applied using
plastic-free adhesives. Three of the ketchup flavours
- squash, tomato and beetroot - are available from
Waitrose. The full range of ketchups will be available to
buy from River Cottage's Kitchen & Store, as well as from
ninemealsfromanarchy.co.uk