The story of AkoPlanet™

Together with our customers, we develop great-tasting plant-based food made with love for people, plants and the planet.

Vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets have rapidly moved into the mainstream, bringing unique challenges for food producers – and a world of opportunities. Yet, at AAK, plant-based ingredients are not new – they are part of who we are.

We believe people should be able to enjoy healthy, sustainable plant-based foods without sacrificing taste and texture.

AkoPlanet™ is our platform for plant-based foods where we harness over 150 years of experience in plant-based oils and fats so people who choose a plant-based lifestyle can enjoy the foods they love without compromise. With our dedicated approach you can take your plant-based meat, -dairy or -frozen dessert to the next level.

Nicholas Dahl is the Founder & CEO of Alternative Proteins Global (APG). APG is a market research company specialising in alternative proteins.

APG tracks all the alternative protein companies, products, investments, investors, events and more to create customised databases and reports on the industry.

APG intends to fill in these gaps in market research, and provide comprehensive, accurate and regularly updated reports & databases which allow the alternative protein industry to be analyzed and visualized using several criteria including technology, product and geography. This will enable industry stakeholders to make informed decisions and gain a comprehensive understanding on all aspects of the alternative protein industry.

Providing a broad reach to the industry and offering an instantaneous communication channel, with an exciting, accessible format that taps into our existing social and digital media platforms.

Harnessing and reporting the love of all things café, coffee and culture, through our global news and communications on technology, roasting techniques, current food trends, recipe, leading chefs and artistic entrepreneurial people.

Leading the way in this trending space!

At Coco & Lucas we believe in optimal health for our families and for our planet. With this in mind, we’ve embarked on an exciting journey. With sustainability at our core, we’ve moved into plant-based foods that offer optimal nutrition with a fraction of the environmental impact. We offer an exciting new range of delicious plant-based meals that include family favourites as well as plenty of exciting, new products. Our plant-based meals use less water, create less greenhouse gas emissions and require less land-use than conventional meat dishes – all this, while never compromising on taste or nutrition. Making a small step in the right direction has never been easier and we’ve done all the hard work for you! Better for you. Better for the planet!

Fine Cultures offers the largest range of vegan cheeses in Australia from Cream Cheeses, Cheddars, Camembert, Mozzarella, Brie, Specialty Alcohol-infused cheeses and more. High quality ingredients are always used in these mostly organic handcrafted products. Founder Imber Lingard started Fine Cultures in early 2020- with steady growth the cheeses can now be found in over 200 locations in Australia including Woolworths, Harris Farm Markets, IGAs, Market Organics, Flannerys, Organic Stores, Delis, Restaurants and Cafes. Soon to be found in Singapore at Everyday Vegan and RedMart. Imber Lingard, has a long history in creating vegan cheeses and specialty vegan products. She previously founded Vtopian Artisan Cheeses in 2013 and Vtopia Restaurant & Cheese Shop in 2015, both in Portland, Oregon, USA.

Goodster is a for profit social enterprise, taking Australian Sweet Lupin and making a range of incredible high protein, high fibre and low carbs consumer food products.

We started with snack chips with 30% protein and have a range of staple foods in our pipeline.

We have secured investment and suspended our pilot while we plan and execute our scale plan to bring incredible healthier food to feed humanity across the world.

Katrina McCarter is your Business Wingwoman.

Armed with over a decade of running successful businesses, consumer insights marketing expert Katrina McCarter – a Fortune 100 corporate chief turned entrepreneur, international award-winning speaker and author – has helped hundreds of clients build businesses, reputations and visibility. She’s reached audiences of thousands across Europe, the US and Australia and is a five-time B&T Women in Media Awards finalist and 2021 Top 50 Small Business Leader.

Katrina is a successful marketing consultant with experience working in the plant-based foods industry. Engage her to better understand your audience, up skill your team and create a winning marketing strategy.

We're truly paddock to plate - we grow and trace our lupins from planting to each and every package.

Gary and Heather Drew have been growing lupins for decades as part of their mixed farm business. After finding out about the nutritional benefits of lupins published in so many academic papers, Gary started processing the sweet white lupin and handing bags out at the local footy club to give the community a protein boost.

With positive feedback (and a few premierships!) flooding in, Gary and Heather enlisted the help of the wider family to create Lupins For Life – a company that now gives the global community that protein boost.

The secret ingredient.

These days, there are a lot of companies focusing on alternative proteins, but fats are essential in making them taste incredible. By overlooking fats, the market has missed the most essential element to the taste experience. That’s where Nourish comes in.

We are passionate about the future of food, and we’re a talented squad with 360-degree expertise. From lipid engineering science to global regulatory affairs to consumer relationships, we’ve got the theoretical and real-world experience to create products that not only work in a lab but also work in the market.

We are Aussie made and owned, and it shows. Based on the Central Coast of NSW and backed by over thirty years of experience in non–dairy milk, we joined forces with local baristas with one mission in mind: to create the no.1 Plant-Based Barista Milks for Cafes to make a brew they can be truly proud to serve.

Working side by side, our barista friends have put our milk range to the test. Consistent in performance and superior in taste, we are always striving for the best texture and creaminess to showcase latte art.

Put simply, our milk is living its best life when it comes to being stretched and canvassed. Give it a swirl.

The Vitasoy story began in 1940 in Hong Kong, with our first soy milk production plant.

Nowadays, we’re all about “Growing a Better World” from our state-of-the-art production facility in Wodonga, Victoria. There, Vitasoy Australia blends premium, whole Australian almonds, soybeans, oats and more with other delicious ingredients to create a smooth and irresistible range of plant-based milks and plant-based yogurts.

Our mantra is to constantly challenge the status quo to create innovative and dynamic improvements in our products.