We have some great news for you!
Worth the wait, our Q1 2026 edition of Protein Production Technology International has finally landed – and it’s packed with the kind of deep, practical insight the sector needs right now.
This quarter, the magazine looks at what it really takes to move protein innovation from promise to performance – across algae and seaweed, precision fermentation, taste and texture, regulatory affairs, and industrial scale-up.
Leading the issue is Marine Corps, where Louise Davies meets the innovators turning macro- and microalgae into food solutions – from AlgaeCore’s desert-grown spirulina seafood and NXW’s Marine Whey, to Brevel’s illuminated fermentation platform and University of Queensland research using algae as a life-support system for cultivated meat.
Elsewhere, Moments of Truth examines precision fermentation’s move into commercial reality, with insight from TurtleTree, Verley, Standing Ovation, The EVERY Company, Vivici and Cargill on approval, execution, scale, reliability and market traction.
Engineering Excellence profiles the scientists and companies tackling some of plant-based food’s hardest technical problems – from adipose tissue mimetics and plant-based cheese functionality to sensory benchmarking, mechanical texture fingerprints, mycelium-based deli meats, umami engineering and clean-label formulation.
Our latest Protein Pioneer profile, Code Breakers, features Yvan Chardonnens, CEO of Standing Ovation, on scaling precision-fermented casein, building circular protein systems with dairy side streams, and taking one of dairy’s most complex functional proteins toward industrial reality.
And in Long and Winding Roads, we explore the increasingly complex path to novel food approval, with perspectives from Forward Food Law, Arla Foods Ingredients, Cargill, Vireo Advisors, Vow Foods, MicroHarvest and others on shifting global rules, political uncertainty and proactive regulatory strategy.
Together, it’s a clear snapshot of where the sector stands in early 2026: more disciplined, more technical, more commercially focused – and increasingly shaped by the realities of scale, regulation, performance and consumer acceptance.
Download our media kit today to find out how you can be featured in the Q2 2026 edition, out on 15 July 2026!
LONG AND WINDING ROADS
As regulatory pathways grow more complex and political, Lisa M. Keefe unpacks how companies are adapting their strategies to navigate approvals, markets, and global uncertainty
“What it takes to get approval has really become almost completely different”
CODE BREAKERS
As Standing Ovation scales precision-fermented casein, Code Breakers follows Yvan Chardonnens’ push to turn one of dairy’s most complex proteins into an industrial, circular system
“We chose early on to take the ‘north face’ – to go after the toughest challenge”
MARINE CORPS
As algae moves from niche ingredient to system-level solution, Louise Davis explores how companies like AlgaeCore, Brevel, and NXW are turning macro- and microalgae into scalable, real-world food platforms
“If the product does not deliver sensorially, no amount of messaging will make up for that”
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Download the 2026 Media Kit to learn more about the editorial, video and other available multi-media opportunities.
