Those Vegan Cowboys

Belgian food-tech company Those Vegan Cowboys is leading a €1.3 million project to develop animal-free casein, a milk protein, aimed at sports nutrition products. The funding will support producing casein without cows, using precision fermentation, offering athletes dairy-style protein with a lower environmental footprint.

Belgian food-tech company Those Vegan Cowboys has been awarded a €1.3 million grant to develop sports nutrition products made without dairy from cows. The funding will support its work creating proteins through fermentation as an alternative to conventional whey. The company, known for pushing animal-free cheese and dairy innovation, says the grant will help it expand into the growing plant-based fitness nutrition market.