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Close calls and online celebrations at grand finale of the ReThink Protein Challenge
The wait is finally over for teams participating in the ReThink Protein Challenge ’2. On Friday 25 June, the jury announced the winners of this thrilling edition of the Student Challenges...
Milk-fat substitute wins Rethink Protein Challenge, pegged as alternative protein “game changer”
Team Cultivated has won the 2021 Rethink Protein Challenge hosted by Wageningen University and Research (WUR) in the “most demanding” Prototyping category...
Yeast-produced milk-fat alternative wins the Rethink Protein Student Challenge #2
Team ‘Cultivated’ won the Grand Finale of the Rethink Protein Challenge with their dairy-fat alternative produced with precision yeast fermentation. They won in the most demanding category, Prototyping, and were awarded the prize money of €6000...
Important discussions and drama at the announcement of finalists
On 3 June, the ReThink Protein Challenge got one step closer to the end. A panel of nutrition and consumer behaviour experts discussed the importance of involving the consumer in the protein transition. This insightful session, which provided the student teams with...
Meet the finalists of the ReThink Protein Challenge’2
Twelve international student teams will present their idea for producing sustainable, healthy and affordable protein during the Grand Finale of the Rethink Protein Challenge, organized by Wageningen University & Research. On 25 June the teams will present their...
Behavior gap: Dutch wish to eat less meat, but data shows little change in appetite
More consumers in the Netherlands intend to reduce their meat intake, with ever more vegetarians, vegans and flexitarians. However, data from Wageningen Economic Research in the Netherlands shows that meat intake has remained stable in recent years and is still ...