Formo
Ep. 9 real cheese without the cowFormo is a cellular agriculture startup that develops cultivated, animal-free dairy products through precision fermentation. Through this innovative scientific approach, Formo is ensuring that the future of food is sustainable, scalable, and tasty.
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Why We Made this Film
We’re cheese lovers, yet our taste for burrata and brie comes into conflict with our desire for a cleaner future. Dairy is responsible for 4% of global GHG emissions, roughly equivalent to the whole aviation and shipping industry.
So we were particularly excited when we were introduced to a pair of Berlin founders, Raffael Wohlgensinger and Dr. Britta Winterberg, who also shared our love for cheese and desire for a more sustainable food system.
Through precision fermentation, Formo uses cellular agriculture to develop cultivated, animal-free dairy products. That means real, gooey, great-tasting cheese without the lactose, questions regarding animal cruelty, or substantial environmental impact. It’s a solution that drastically cuts emissions, saves water, and preserves land use compared to typical cheese production.
